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Tokyo Broadcasting System
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
International News Briefs
Mar 27 2000 12:00 AM PST

 PROFILE
Don't tune in to this TBS expecting to see the Atlanta Braves. One of Japan's leading commercial broadcasters, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) operates Japanese TV station JOKR-TV, radio station JOKR 954KHz, 24-hour news channel JNN Newsbird, and Internet newscast News-i. TBS also is home to digital satellite broadcaster Japan Digital Communications (also known as BS-i), and the company has teamed with several other Japanese firms to create content for digital broadcasting. Though something may get lost in the translation, the company's stable of TV programs includes titles such as "Am I Unattractive?; Double Kitchen; Lighten Up, Rintaro!;" and "Relentlessness is Found Everywhere."

 COMPETITION
Nippon Television Network Corporation (dossier)
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,470.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 23.5%
Employees: 1,463
Revenue per employee: $1,688,790.16

 KEY PEOPLE
• Yukio Sunahara
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo 107-8006, Japan
Phone: 81-3--3746-1111
Fax: 81-3-588-6378
Online: Web Site

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