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TBS, TBSHD | |
Native name | 株式会社TBSホールディングス |
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha TBS Hōrudingusu |
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Type | Public KK |
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Founded | 17 May 1951 in Tokyo, Japan |
Headquarters | TBS Broadcasting Center, Akasaka 5-chome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Owner | MTBJ investment trusts (10.4%; 5.3% managed for Dentsu (largest shareholder)) MBS Media Holdings (5%) SMBC (3.2%) Mitsui Fudosan (3.1%) NTT (3.1%) |
Number of employees | 5,271 |
Subsidiaries | TBS Television, Inc. others, see TBS Group |
Website | http://www.tbsholdings.co.jp/ |
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Below is a selection of the many programs that the network has broadcast.
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