Media & IP Business

ABEMA aspires to be the TV for the future with free live streaming, simultaneous feeds, news coverage, and convenience, setting it apart from the crowd of competing video streaming services. It offers over 40 channels and is available for free 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The unique advantages of our internet services, with the ability to dynamically structure and program the channel to include news during disasters and press conferences of international interest, have evolved into an original service that plays an essential role in the social infrastructure.

Based on our "Technology-led CyberAgent" vision, our technological advantages have been cultivated through aggressive investment in technological innovation, including technology research and the hiring and training of engineering talent, allowing us to develop products with speed while maintaining a high level of quality, and they have become the foundation of our competitiveness.
ABEMA reached a record high number of weekly active users (WAU) and generated buzz during the FIFA World Cup in November 2022 with its distinctive viewing experience which includes multi-angle video streaming. By maintaining stable streaming even with a record-breaking number of simultaneous connections in Japan, this event proved ABEMA’s technological capabilities.

As demand for video streaming services rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was fierce competition for quality. In response, we have focused efforts on producing original works with the goal of creating world-class content of the highest quality.
The viewership of original programming reached an all-time high, driven by the popularity of dating reality shows and variety content. BABEL LABEL, our consolidated subsidiary, has formed a strategic partnership with Netflix to foster world-class creative production advantages and produce high-quality video content, and we are committed to continuing to create top-quality content by leveraging the advantages of our unique approach to cultural shifts and trends.

Since ABEMA's inception in 2016, we have worked to expand the development of its peripheral businesses. WINTICKET, one of these peripheral businesses, was a later-developed service in the market. Despite this, WINTICKET and ABEMA achieved a high level of affinity, and WINTICKET now holds the top share in online cycle race betting.
Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we launched “ABEMA PPV,” a service enabling pay-per-view access to concerts and combat sports events developed in-house, and have since expanded its availability to 20 countries worldwide. In June 2023, Nelke Planning Co., Ltd., a 2.5-dimensional musical stage production company, joined the group as a consolidated subsidiary. And followed by Nitroplus, Co., Ltd., which handles content production across a wide range of genres, including games, anime, novels, and illustrations, notably “Touken Ranbu,” in July 2024. In fiscal year 2025, we established Studio Kurm Inc., our third in-house animation studio following CygamesPictures, Inc. and CA Soa, Inc. Our current focus is on expanding our business to create IP from its source and monetize it through a seamless process.

The CyberAgent Group has many businesses that help IP monetization, such as the game and advertising businesses, and can provide a variety of services, including income from IP-to-game adaptation, distribution fees, merchandising, and entertainment events. By maximizing group synergies around ABEMA, we will strive to build a business model that consistently generates high profits.