Corporation Profile

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT)

April 13, 1993

Parkside-Yamamotokan, 1-16-4, Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0063, Japan

+81-3-5453-6521

www.b-sat.co.jp

¥15 billion/300,000 shares(¥16 billion authorized capital)

• Japan Broadcasting Corp.(NHK)49.9%
• WOWOW Inc.19.6%
• TBS Holdings, Inc.5.6%
• TV Asahi Holdings Corporation5.6%
• BS Nippon Corp.5.2%
• BS Fuji, Inc.5.2%
• BS TV TOKYO Corporation5.2%

(as of 2024/7/1)

• President&CEOHideo Kado
• Managing DirectorHaruo Ohtsuka
• Managing DirectorShoichi Seki
• Managing DirectorTomohiro Saito
• Managing Director (absentee)Kei Oharu
• Managing Director (absentee)Yukata Kaneko
• Managing Director (absentee)Toshihiro Ito
• Managing Director (absentee)Atsushi Hirota
• Managing Director (absentee)Tadashi Suzuki
• Managing Director (absentee)Toshiyuki Ishiwata
• Managing Director (absentee)Shuzo Umekawa
• Managing Director (absentee)Keisuke Fujino
• Managing Director (absentee)Kingo Sakashita
• AuditorAkira Hotta
• Auditor (absentee)Mina Kashiwagi
• Auditor (absentee)Junichi Onoue

(as of 2024/8/22)

86 (as of 2024/7/1)

1. Broadcast satellite procurement.
2. Control and management of broadcast satellites.
3. Supply for basic broadcasting stations.
4. All operations and business related to the above broadcast satellite services.

BS broadcasting services, uplinks, and generation of electronic program guides(EPG) for all broadcasters, using four broadcasting satellites: BSAT-3a, BSAT-3b, BSAT-3c, BSAT-4a and BSAT-4b.