Our group has always aimed to contribute to the development of entertainment culture through our business activities.
We continue to believe that the entertainment we produce along with our affiliated companies has the potential to make a change, with content such as our original documentary series WHO I AM, our endeavours with "Regional Revitalization Support Projects" and cutting edge visual content utilizing new technologies.
This series was launched in 2016 as a joint project of WOWOW and the IPC (International Paralympic Committee) and follows para-athletes at the pinnacle of their sport.
In 2024, we broadcast/streamed an extended version including coverage of the Paris Paralympics.
Both "WHO I AM Paralympics" and "WHO I AM LIFE", featuring a diverse lineup of personalities, were nominated for the 2024 International Emmy Awards. Archives of the series are currently available for free streaming.
In 2021, the WOWOW Group company WOWOW Plus Inc. leveraged its media expertise and attributes to start a regional revitalization support project with the aim of solving local issues for municipal governments and regional industries. Through ongoing initiatives, it is tackling local issues alongside municipal governments and regional industries so that it can contribute as a partner that supports solving them from multiple perspectives, not just through visual works.
In 2024, "On the Hills of Biei", produced by WOWOW Plus and the Biei Town Short Film Production Committee in Hokkaido, won a 2024 Eibunren Excellent Film Award (Semi-Grand Prix).
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At WOWOW Lab, we are exploring the possibilities of using technology to explore the future of entertainment. Through the expertise in content production that WOWOW has cultivated over many years and collaborating with a diverse range of external talents (companies, artists, engineers, creators, etc.), we aim to create an unprecedented new entertainment experience.
In the area of connected media, we have been jointly developing a remote production system with Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. since 2019. We commercialized video transmission technology created through this initiative as software in 2024. It has received multiple awards, including a Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award and is also attracting interest from other sectors such as the VTuber world and the construction industry.
By producing works that leverage spatial audio technology such as Dolby Atmos and AURO-3D and distributing them via movie theaters, streaming, etc., we are creating new viewing experiences.
Among these, the WOWOW-distributed movie "UVERworld KING'S PARADE Otoko Matsuri REBORN at Nissan Stadium", featuring a Dolby Atmos mix by Yoshihiro Toda from the Engineering & Technology Center, won an Excellence Award and Grand Prix in the sound technology category at the JPPA Awards 2025.
In order to ensure the appropriateness of the content we broadcast, we deliberate content issues and establish program standards within our Broadcast Program Council and Broadcast Ethics Council.
We are aware of the social responsibilities and public mission we take on as a media company and comply to broadcasting ethics with a spirit of autonomy, and deliver content that viewers can enjoy with peace of mind.
We invite young students to learn about broadcasting, streaming and the media industry by giving them a guided tour of our broadcast center. We hope that these tours to our facilities convey the possibilities and excitement of working in the entertainment industry, and help young students in career education.
