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. Nikkei, Inc. is the biggest shareholder of TVO. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" (たこるくん).
History
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.
Television Osaka, Inc. was founded in 1981 as part of the reorganization of Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd (now TV Tokyo). 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.
On December 1, 2003, TV Osaka adopted a new logo to reflect the digital era, when they commenced digital telecasts. Analog telecasts were terminated on July 24, 2011. TV Osaka is currently building its new headquarters building, and plans to move into its new headquarters in 2024.
