Nippon Television Network Corporation (abbreviation: NTV, Japanese: 日本テレビ放送網株式会社, Nihon Terebi Hōsōmō Kabushiki Gaisha) is a television and radio network at Shiodome in Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. It is known as "Nihon TV" (日本テレビ) or "Nittere" (日テレ).
The company has intimate connections with Studio Ghibli, led by Miyazaki Hayao, and holds the exclusive rights to broadcast their motion pictures. It also produced the popular anime series Inuyasha though its Osaka affiliate, Yomiuri TV.
On 28 August1953, the company started to broadcast television as the first network of television broadcast and on 10 September1960, was given right to broadcast color television. In 1966, the company has formed Nippon News Network (NNN) and Nippon Television Network System (NNS).
NipponTelevision Network Corporation ( NTV, æ¥æ¬ãã¬ãæ¾éç¶²æ ªå¼ä¼ç¤¾, Nihon Terebi HÅsÅmÅ Kabushiki Gaisha) ( TYO : 9404) is a television and radio network in Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun.