satellite broadcasting service and the SKY Perfect Well Think content studio, among other businesses.

JCSC and SJC merged in 1993, becoming Japan Satellite Systems, which changed its name to JSAT Corporation in 2000.

[3][4][5][6] The pay TV business of the group dates to 1994, when Japan Digital Broadcast Service was founded (under the temporary name "DMC Planning").

It has practically amalgamated all private satellite operators in Japan, with only B-SAT left as a local competitor.

As of August 2016, it includes the fleets of three previously mentioned companies, Horizons Satellite and NTT DoCoMo and the DSN military network.