M&A Deal Summary

Nippon TV Acquires Hulu Japan

On April 1, 2014, Nippon TV acquired digital media company Hulu Japan from Hulu

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nippon TV’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Nippon TV’s 2nd transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-01
Target Hulu Japan
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Nippon TV
Sellers(s) Hulu
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Hulu Japan

Tokyo, Japan
Hulu Japan LLC is a streaming video on demand service based in Japan. The Company was formed in 2011 and is based in Tokyo.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nippon TV

Minato-ku, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Media
Employees5,486
Revenue 461.9B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Nippon Television is a provider of television broadcasting services. Nippon Television was founded in 1952 and is based in Minato-ku, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Japan M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-29 TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION Co.

Tokyo, Japan

TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION Co., Ltd. is involved in the planning and production of animation films, television series, and character licensing business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-21 Tipness

Tokyo, Japan

Tipness Ltd. is a provider of fitness services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hulu

Santa Monica, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Digital Media
Revenue 420M USD (2011)
DESCRIPTION

Hulu, LLC provides an online video service that offers a selection of hit shows, clips, movies, and more. The company’s platform allows users to watch various types of videos, including television shows, movies, documentaries, video games, and clips on Hulu.com and on other sites across the Web.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1