TV TOKYO has made Q-nine, which has e-sports event production capabilities, into its wholly owned subsidiary!
From left, Kaori Nagatomo, Director, Director General, IP Business Bureau, TV Tokyo, Yasuyuki Haruta, President, Q-nine, Hiroshi Yoshitsugu, President, TV Tokyo (titles omitted)PR TIMES
TV Tokyo has hosted the “STAGE:0” e-sports tournament for high school students, and has also broadcast the variety program “YUKI YEEEEEEEEEEEE! Let’s play games at your house from now on! The appeal of e-sports was communicated through such programs as “STAGE:0,” an e-sports tournament, and the variety show “Ariyoshiiiieeeeeee!
Q-nine, a subsidiary of TV Tokyo, is engaged in the event business and has integrated production functions such as distribution technology, stage direction, and event management, especially in the field of e-sports. By combining this with TV Tokyo’s experience, brand power, and network, the company aims to acquire the commercialization rights for large-scale e-sports events in Japan and overseas.
The company plans to aggressively develop e-sports events as a new type of content for the purpose of disseminating the “interesting content yet to be discovered” that TV TOKYO has set forth. For more information, please visit the official website of TV TOKYO Holdings.
Comment from Hiroshi Yoshitsugu, President of TV TOKYO
TV TOKYO is actively promoting the development of a variety of content. Among these, we consider “e-sports” to be one of the media contents that will gain the most support from the younger generation in the future, and have strengthened our efforts since 2018, starting with the “STAGE:0 National High School e-Sports Tournament” in 2019. Q-nine Corporation, which has a stable track record in the production of e-sports events and demonstrates high production capabilities in various events, will join the TV TOKYO Group to accelerate the development of content centered on events, especially the promotion of the e-sports business. We will work to ensure that the aggressive development of content will become a new growth engine for the TV TOKYO Group.
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Comment from Mr. Yasuyuki Haruta, President of Q-nine Co.
Q-nine Inc. is now a subsidiary of TV TOKYO Corporation, and will promote its business under a new structure. In line with this change, Yasuyuki Haruta will continue to manage the company as President and Representative Director. With its strength in planning, management, and production experience in the field of e-sports and events, the Company will work to strengthen its business foundation and further enhance the value it provides through collaboration with the TV TOKYO Group. Going forward, we intend to leverage the group’s management resources and expertise to achieve medium- to long-term growth and increase corporate value.
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