NHK Enterprises

NHKエンタープライズ

As the commercial subsidiary of NHK Holdings and an affiliate of NHK, NHK Enterprises manages the sales and distribution of the broadcaster's programming and intellectual property, while also overseeing their copyrights. Additionally, it serves as a production contractor for NHK programs.
Established in 1985 as 'NHK Enterprises', the company merged with NHK Creative in 1995 and was subsequently rebranded as 'NHK Enterprises 21'. On April 1, 2005, it combined with NHK Software (the corporation's video division); the resulting entity was rebranded once again as 'NHK Enterprises'. In later years, other NHK affiliates were absorbed, including Sogo Vision in 2013 and NHK Planet in 2020.