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RSK Holdings is a comprehensive media company based in Okayama Prefecture, centered on a regional broadcasting station. Through its subsidiary RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, the company operates radio and television broadcasting as its core business, and distributes nationwide programs and produces regional programs through network agreements with TBS Television and TBS Radio. In addition to broadcasting, the company operates a diverse range of businesses including video production, services, and real estate.

The company's revenue is primarily dependent on advertising income, selling television and radio airtime to customers ranging from local to national companies. As a regional broadcaster, the company has strengths in community-focused program production and has built a stable revenue base by leveraging its recognition and influence in the Okayama and Kagawa regions. Nationwide program distribution through the TBS network is also an important revenue source.

The company's business is organized into four segments. In broadcasting, subsidiary RSK Sanyo Broadcasting handles radio and television broadcasting and program production. In video production, subsidiary RSK Provision produces corporate documentary films and PR videos. RSK Service, which operates the services segment, engages in diverse operations ranging from system development to event planning and rose garden operations. In real estate, the holding company itself operates rental business.

RSK Holdings has designated fiscal year 2025 as the final year of its medium-term management plan, with a target of achieving 7 billion yen in revenue for RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, its core subsidiary. The company has established operating profit margin as a key performance indicator and is pursuing a strategy to improve profitability through operational efficiency and effective utilization of owned assets, even in an environment where significant revenue growth in broadcasting operations is unlikely. The company is also working in parallel on formulating its next medium-term management plan to enhance overall group enterprise value.

The company's differentiation strategy focuses on strengthening community-oriented content. In its television spot advertising business, a major revenue driver, the company is working to improve viewership ratings and revise advertising rates while maintaining its number-two market share position in the Okayama and Kagawa regions and pursuing revenue expansion. The company is differentiating itself from competitors through active investment in original content development and cultural initiatives, including the production and release of "Niihama Hikari Monogatari: Blue Lion," a film commemorating RSK's 70th anniversary, and hosting the special exhibition "Ishimura Yoshishige Exhibition: Celebrating All Living Things!"

In business expansion, the company is deploying a strategy centered on strengthening intra-group collaboration. By having company executives serve concurrently as representative directors of RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, RSK Provision, and RSK Service, the company is maximizing synergy effects across the group and advancing operational efficiency. In researching new business opportunities, the company is considering initiatives centered on content production and deepening ties with regional culture through diverse engagement with Okayama Citizens' Musical, collaborative special exhibitions with art museums, Fagiano Okayama's J1 promotion, and the Setouchi International Art Festival.

Regarding technological innovation, the company is advancing discussions within the JNN network on adopting next-generation master and broadcast systems, and is working to verify cost reduction effects through discussions in the National Council for Promoting Shared Use of Relay Stations, which comprises NHK, commercial broadcasters, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. As a financial strengthening measure, the company is acquiring new revenue-generating real estate and actively investing in financial assets to maintain and enhance asset value over the long term and secure stable revenue, thereby advancing an investment strategy that supports the group's overall business activities.