| 1951 |
May |
Establishment of Radio Tokyo, Inc. |
| December |
Launch of radio broadcasting |
| 1955 |
April |
Launch of television broadcasting |
| 1959 |
April |
Live broadcast of imperial wedding parade |
| August |
Formation of Japan News Network (JNN) |
| 1960 |
September |
Launch of color TV broadcasting |
| November |
Company name changes to Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS) |
| 1963 |
November |
Broadcast of coverage of Kennedy assassination(TBS’s first live satellite broadcast) |
| 1964 |
October |
Live broadcast of Tokyo Olympics |
| 1965 |
May |
Formation of Japan Radio Network (JRN) |
| 1969 |
July |
Broadcast of Apollo 11 moon landing |
| 1994 |
April |
Work completed on TBS Broadcasting Center |
| 1998 |
April |
Launch of 24-hour satellite news broadcasting(JNN News Bird) |
| 2000 |
December |
Launch of digital satellite broadcasting (BS-i) |
| 2001 |
October |
Subsidiary TBS Radio & Communications, Inc.begins operations |
| 2002 |
July |
Launch of satellite broadcasting (C-TBS) |
| 2003 |
December |
Launch of digital terrestrial broadcasting |
| 2004 |
October |
Establishment of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. |
| 2008 |
March |
Opening of multipurpose complex akasaka Sacas |
| 2009 |
April |
TBS becomes a certified broadcast holding company, changing its name to Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. |
| 2010 |
June |
Rating for 2010 FIFA World Cup Japan vs. Paraguay match averages 57.3%,the highest in TBS history |
| 2011 |
July |
Transition from analog to digital terrestrial television broadcasting |
| 2013 |
September |
Season finale of NAOKI HANZAWA marks 42.2%, Japan's highest rating this century |
| 2015 |
April |
TBS celebrates its 60th anniversary of television broadcasting |
| 2016 |
December |
Season finale of The Full-Time Wife Escapist reaches 33.1% in total viewership |
| 2017 |
July |
TBS Holdings,Inc. establishes Premium Platform Japan,Inc. with 5 of Japan's leading media groups |
| 2018 |
April |
TBS Television, Inc., Hakuhodo Inc., and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. jointly open Hanasacas Daycare |
| December |
Launch of 4K broadcasting (BS-TBS) |
| 2019 |
January |
Establishment of TBS SPARKLE formed by 11 affiliates |
| April |
Establishment of TBS GLOWDIA formed by 7 affiliates |
| 2020 |
October |
Change of its corporate name to TBS Holdings, Inc. |
| 2021 |
April |
Establishment of TBS ACT formed by 12 affiliates |
