Private company

BS-TBS

BS-TBS, Inc. (株式会社ビーエス・ティービーエス, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Tībīesu) is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo.1

Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

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BS-TBS, Inc. (株式会社ビーエス・ティービーエス, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Tībīesu) is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i).2

How it started

History

November, 1998: Japan Digital Communications, Incorporated (株式会社ジャパン・デジタル・コミュニケーションズ, Kabushiki-Gaisha Japan Dejitaru Komyunikēshonzu) founded.

June, 2000: JDC was renamed BS-i, Incorporated (株式会社ビーエス・アイ, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Ai).

December 1, 2000: BS-i started broadcasting.

July, 2003: BS-i moved its headquarters from TBS Hoso Kaikan to TBS Broadcast Center 15th fl.

September 30, 2005: BS-i closed satellite radio broadcasting.

From Wikipedia’s article on BS-TBS, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

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Sources

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