{"id":732713,"date":"2026-06-29T11:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/732713\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:04:11","slug":"nippon-tv-launches-global-strategy-division-headed-by-kazuo-takaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/732713\/","title":{"rendered":"Nippon TV Launches Global Strategy Division Headed By Kazuo Takaya"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJapanese media group Nippon TV<\/a> is undergoing a major restructuring as it expands its international activities, launching a Global Strategy division, headed by former Hulu Japan President Kazuo Takaya.<\/p>\n

\n\tWorking in parallel with the company\u2019s Content Business division, the new unit will drive long-term growth initiatives across IP development, technology, strategic partnerships and region-specific market strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition, Satoru Hiramatsu has been promoted to Executive Vice President\u00a0of Content Business, from his previous role as Managing Director of the division, reporting directly to Tadafumi Shimomura, President, Content Business. The announcements were made by Keiichi Sawa, Board Director, Senior Executive Operating Officer, Nippon TV.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnder the new leadership structure, the Global Strategy division will place a strong focus on expanding the international scale of Gyokuro Studio, Nippon TV\u2019s unscripted content production brand, and AiDi, the company\u2019s proprietary AI unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAiDi provides AI-powered tech solutions to Japanese and international broadcasters including production of international sports events.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore serving as President of Hulu Japan from 2023 to 2026 \u2013 where he spearheaded business development and product innovation for the SVOD platform \u2013 Takaya produced many hit Nippon TV shows and\u00a0\u00a0held a key role in the company\u2019s programming division. Nippon TV acquired Hulu Japan back in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGlobal Business is becoming an increasingly important driver of Nippon TV\u2019s future growth,\u201d said Kazuo Takaya, President of Global Strategy, Nippon TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLeveraging our strengths as a global content company, we aim to explore and drive business opportunities worldwide across a diverse range of areas and initiatives. With Gyokuro Studio, we have launched a powerful creative brand that can deliver fresh unscripted formats and ideas to partners around the world such as Majority Rules.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the Content Business division, Hiramatsu will continue to oversee the global content sales and promotion team, which has delivered hit formats including Dragons\u2019 Den\/Shark Tank, Mother and Old Enough!.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHiramatsu said, \u201cNippon TV\u2019s core strength lies in our expansive library of high-quality content, driven by the exceptional creativity of our in-house creators. Our position as the world\u2019s sixth-ranked remake distributor reflects how deeply our formats and programs resonate across borders.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Japanese media group Nippon TV is undergoing a major restructuring as it expands its international activities, launching a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":732714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,315409,92],"class_list":["post-732713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-nippon-tv","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=732713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/732713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/732714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=732713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=732713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=732713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}