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Television Osaka, Inc. (テレビ大阪株式会社, Terebi Ōsaka Kabushiki Gaisha), also referred to as TV Osaka or TVO, with the callsign JOBH-DTV (channel 7) is a Japanese television station serving as the affiliate of the TX Network for the Osaka prefecture. [1]Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVO. [2] The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん).
History
Nikkei, whose Osaka head office is located near TV Osaka's studios, owns 19.9% of the shares in the station.Former Headquarter of TV Osaka in Chuo-ku, Osaka in 2006.
Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV Tokyo). On March 1 the following year, TV Osaka started broadcasting as the first affiliate of the "Mega TON Network" (メガTONネットワーク, now TX Network) outside of Tokyo.[3]
On December 1, 2003, TV Osaka adopted a new logo to reflect the digital era, when they commenced digital telecasts. Analog telecasts were terminated on July 24, 2011. [4] TV Osaka is currently building its new headquarters building, and plans to move into its new headquarters in 2024. [5]
