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%
• Tokyo Broadcasting System 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 2021/6/25)

• President&CEOTatsuhiko Inoue
• Managing DirectorMasashi Sakaguchi
• Managing DirectorYasushi Asotani
• Managing DirectorHiroshi Hirabayashi
• Managing Director (absentee)Masami Fujita
• Managing Director (absentee)Masanao Takahashi
• Managing Director (absentee)Kenji Terada
• Managing Director (absentee)Kenji Noshi
• Managing Director (absentee)Hitoshi Yamamoto
• Managing Director (absentee)Masafumi Higuchi
• Managing Director (absentee)Naohiro Sudo
• Managing Director (absentee)Keisuke Fujino
• Managing Director (absentee)Kingo Sakashita
• AuditorShingo Shumuta
• Auditor (absentee)Yoshimasa Chounan
• Auditor (absentee)Junichi Onoue

(as of 2021/6/25)

87 (as of 2021/7/2)

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.