J:COM

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JCOM Co., Ltd.
Native name
JCOM株式会社
Romanized name
Jeikomu kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyJupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (1995-2021)
Company type Private
TYO: 4817
Industry
Headquarters Marunouchi,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Owner
Subsidiaries
Website

J:COM Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, whose main operation is an MSO (multiple-system) cable operator in Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. It is a consolidated subsidiary of KDDI, and is a 50/50 joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation.

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Previously known as Jupiter Communications, the company uses the brand name J:COM, and many of its subsidiaries have the J:COM name.

History

The company was created in December 1994 by Tele-Communications Inc., one of the largest MSOs in the world at the time. The company would initially offer cable systems and would later branch out to telephone services. [1] The company expected to set up its telephony services by mid-1996, as well as trialing interactive television services. [2] TCI, on its behalf, had problems with Japanese bureaucracy, as well as problems faced by smaller cable companies to provide digital services even after deregulation in 1993, enabling more foreign control. [2] In 1999, it signed an agreement with @Home Internet to provide internet services for its subscribers. [3]

Liberty Global sold its stake to KDDI in January 2010. [4]

On December 1, 2023, it added Paramount+ to its services, alongside WOWOW. [5] In June 2025, it took over satellite channel BS Shochiku Tokyu, saving it from closure, and renaming it J:COM BS. [6]

J:COM Channel

J:COM Channel is the name given to its community channels. A second channel, J:COM TV, started broadcasting in June 2011. [7] [ dead link ]

References

  1. ↑ Dubroff, Henry (December 7, 1994). "TCI revamp to trigger four IPOs". The Denver Post .
  2. 1 2 "Bureaucracy in Action: One Firm's Struggle to Bring Cable Television to Tokyo". The New York Times . October 3, 1995. Archived from the original on July 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ At Home to Offer Internet Access In Japan in Sumitomo Venture
  4. ↑ Liberty Global Sells Stake in Japanese Company
  5. ↑ 小野佳希 (2023-09-20). "サブスク映像配信「Paramount＋」日本上陸。12/1提供開始". PHILE WEB. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ↑ "｢BS松竹東急｣の｢J:COM BS｣へのチャンネル名変更と放送継続のお知らせ". BS松竹東急株式会社. 2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ↑ J:COMメディアセンター J:COM チャンネル(コミュニティチャンネル) 放送統合送出センター
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