On November 29 (Friday), Yoshimoto Kogyo received a satellite broadcaster 
certificate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. As a 
result, Yoshimoto will become a broadcaster of BS broadcasts (clockwise wave HD 
broadcasts). The "Yoshimoto Channel (provisional)" is scheduled to open in 2021 
as a comprehensive channel that handles original program content in various 
genres such as news, culture, education, animation, sports, variety shows and 
dramas. The channel is free of charge except for some programs.

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As for the program production, Yoshimoto will proactively develop content that 
leads to the appeal of local regions, regional development and regional 
revitalization. In the "I will live in your town" project that started in 2011, 
Yoshimoto will utilize "live-in comedians" who are active in regional 
revitalization in 47 prefectures nationwide. In addition, it will provide 
national news that tells the topic of each region and also convey a wide range 
of local attractions such as people, culture and food through the creation of 
original "local" content and in cooperation with local media (newspapers, TV, 
radio, etc.). Also, Yoshimoto plans to broadcast theater performances in 
various locations and archived broadcasts of past program content that 
Yoshimoto owns the rights to. Yoshimoto is also looking into distributing the 
program content online to promote collaboration with overseas media centered on 
Asia.

These original programs expand the opportunities for all personalities active 
in each genre: from top-class comedians to blooming comedians and personalities 
of Yoshimoto. In the field of program production, it will also act as a place 
to discover entertainers who will lead the future with new global perspectives, 
not only in Japan but also overseas.

In recent years, Yoshimoto has promoted various initiatives with the keywords 
of "region," "Asia" and "digital" in anticipation of the next 100 years. 
Positioned as a culmination of that is the "Yoshimoto Channel (provisional)".


Source: Yoshimoto Kogyo