Abema

AbemaTV, Inc.
Type of site
OTT platform
Available inJapanese
FoundedApril 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-01)
HeadquartersAbema Towers, 40-1 Udagawachō, ,
Japan
Area servedJapan
Owner
Key people
  • Susumu Fujita (President, and Representative Director of CyberAgent)
  • Hiroshi Hayakawa (Chairman, and Chairman, CEO, President, and COO of TV Asahi)
Products
Services
RevenueIncrease ¥13.56 billion (2024)
Operating incomeIncrease ¥24.80 billion (2024)
Net incomeIncrease ¥30.81 billion (2024)
URLabema.tv
RegistrationOptional
UsersIncrease6.52 million per month (as of February 2023)[1]
LaunchedMarch 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
(Early access)
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
(Full launch)
Current statusActive

ABEMA (アベマ, often stylized as all caps) is a Japanese streaming service that launched on April 11, 2016, under the name AbemaTV.[2] It is majority-owned by CyberAgent, with a 55.2% stake, and TV Asahi, with a 36.8% stake, while the remaining ownership belongs to various other companies, mostly in the media and entertainment industry.

ABEMA primarily functions as an online television network, featuring multiple FAST channels that offer news, sports, entertainment programming, with the option to become a premium member to view past programs on demand.

Abema's headquarters at Abema Towers in Shibuya, Tokyo
  1. ^ "動画配信、淘汰の時代に 国内草分け、GYAO!サービス終了へ" [In the era of video streaming consolidation, pioneering domestic service GYAO! is set to shut down.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 21 March 2023. p. 9.
  2. ^ アベマ ティービー