Nippon TV announces appointment of new Chairman and new President through two promotions within the company.

Yoshio Okubo, Chairman and CEO　 Yoshinobu Kosugi, President

Currently ranked as the #1 TV broadcaster in Japan for the past five consecutive years, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) announced that Mr. Yoshio Okubo, currently President and CEO of Nippon TV, has been appointed to Chairman and CEO of the leading broadcaster, while Mr. Yoshinobu Kosugi, currently serving as Executive Vice President, has been promoted to President of Nippon TV. Both positions became effective June 27, 2019 and with these new promotions Mr. Kosugi will report directly to Mr. Okubo.

About Nippon TV
Nippon TV is Japan's viewer ratings champion, topping all timeslot categories for five consecutive years and garnering the largest profits in the country's broadcasting industry. One of the biggest successes for the nation's finest producer of all genres of programming is "Dragons' Den", a globally successful business show format that has more than 35 versions in territories across all continents of the world. The Emmy Award-winning version, "Shark Tank", airs in the US. Following closely are the successes of scripted formats "Mother" and "Woman -My Life for My Children-", whose Turkish versions have become mega-hits that have gone on to sell in nearly 40 territories around the world. As formats, "Mother" has also been sold to South Korea, Ukraine, and France, while "Woman" has likewise been acquired in France. With well-established businesses that span VOD / live-streaming engineering, animation, movies, events, fitness clubs, eSports, android creation, and digital mixed reality, Nippon TV is leveraging its coveted platform to revolutionize digital media in an ever-changing industry. Launching a channel in Southeast Asia named GEM through a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television Networks, and leading the Japanese digital content market through its subsidiary Hulu Japan, Nippon TV is steadily solidifying its presence and brand as a global media powerhouse.