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Nippon Television officially launched on the 24th of August 1953, marking the birth of Asia's first commercial television station. The network secured its first commercial license on the 31st of July 1952, but equipment delays pushed the official launch to four days after its trial run.
Matsutarō Shōriki founded Nippon Television with support from the Central Intelligence Agency and US Senator Karl Mundt during the Allied Occupation of Japan. Shōriki was a media mogul from The Asahi Shimbun who persuaded Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida to establish the commercial network.
Nippon Television received its color television broadcast license in December 1957 and aired the first live color broadcast in Japan on the 10th of April 1959. This broadcast covered the wedding of the Crown Prince, now Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
In October 2003, employees of Nippon Television bribed surveyed households to increase ratings, a scandal that impacted the network's reputation. This event allowed Fuji TV to take the number one spot in ratings during that period.
In 2023, Nippon Television purchased a majority stake in Studio Ghibli, continuing its focus on creative efforts while managing the studio's operations. The network has intimate connections with Studio Ghibli and funds all of the company's productions since Kiki's Delivery Service.