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CEO
  
Shinji Takeda (2014–)

Founded
  
1998

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Parent organization
  
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings

TV shows
  
Seiren, Urara Meirocho, Shōnen Maid, Tokyo Girl, This Art Club Has a Problem!

BS-TBS, Incorporated (株式会社ビーエス・ティービーエス, Kabushiki-Gaisha Bīesu-Tībīesu) is a satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Asakaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network.

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Channels

  • Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS161ch - 163ch.
  • Radio: BS-i had been assigned 461ch, 462ch, and was closed on September 30, 2005. - TBS Radio & Communications had been produced.
  • Data: BS-TBS is assigned BS766ch, BS768ch, but BS768ch is not being used now.

    • 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, 2004 - BS-i moved its headquarters from TBS Hoso Kaikan to TBS Broadcast Center 15th fl.
  • September 30, 2005 - BS-i closed satellite radio broadcasting.
  • April 1, 2009 - BS-i, Incorporated was renamed to its current name BS-TBS, Incorporated.

    • Programs

  • General programs
  • A number of programs which TBS broadcast are broadcast also on BS-TBS.
  • Anime programs
  • Anime produced by BS-TBS are popular among anime fans because the regulation of expression on satellite broadcasting is looser than on terrestrial broadcasting.
  • On TBS, in order to adjust size, most 16:9 anime is cropped on the left and right. They are broadcast on BS-TBS in their original form.
  • These are anime programs exclusively broadcast on BS-TBS:
  • Air
  • Cyber Team in Akihabara
  • Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma
  • He Is My Master
  • Kanon
  • Little Snow Fairy Sugar
  • Mahoromatic
  • Popotan
  • This Ugly and Beautiful World
  • Yumeria
  • These are anime programs broadcast on both TBS and BS-TBS:
  • Oh My Goddess!
  • Bincho-tan
  • BLACK CAT
  • Chobits
  • Heat Guy J
  • Ichigo Mashimaro
  • Melody of Oblivion
  • REC
  • Rozen Maiden
  • Rozen Maiden Traumend
  • Clannad
  • Clannad -After Story-
  • Tsukihime, Lunar Legend
  • K-On!
  • Sankarea
  • Acchi Kocchi

    • References

    BS-TBS Wikipedia
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