TV Osaka

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).

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.

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.