Corporation Profile

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT)

April 13, 1993

1-3-5, Wakamatsu-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-0005, Japan

+81-42-370-1190

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 2026/7/1)

• President&CEOKenji Terada
• Managing DirectorMototaka Yamaguchi
• Managing DirectorShoichi Seki
• Managing DirectorIzuru Murasaki
• Managing Director (absentee)Toshihide Yabuki
• Managing Director (absentee)Yutaka Kaneko
• Managing Director (absentee)Hisashi Ariga
• Managing Director (absentee)Toshihiko Okuno
• Managing Director (absentee)Hiroyuki Shirato
• Managing Director (absentee)Hidekazu Tanaka
• Managing Director (absentee)Shuzo Umekawa
• Managing Director (absentee)Hitoshi Kato
• Managing Director (absentee)Kenichi Ue
• AuditorAkira Hotta
• Auditor (absentee)Kei Oharu
• Auditor (absentee)Junichi Onoue

(as of 2026/7/1)

88 (as of 2026/7/1)

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-3b, BSAT-3c, BSAT-4a and BSAT-4b.