Februarry 26, 2016
6TOKAI Holdings CorporationCnKats
suhiko Tokiita, Presideent & CEOO
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kyo Stock Exxchange Firrst Section))(Code No.
To whom itt may conceern

Devvelopmen
nt of Cabble TV Brroadcastiing Busin
ness
Growth Strateegy Baseed on Effeectively UsingU
Prroprietarry Fiber-O
OpticsLauncch of Channel Dedicatedd to 4K, “Cable 4K,” on February
F266, 2016

TOKAI C
Cable Netw
work Corporration (Heaadquarters: Numazu City,CShizuokka; Presideent & CEO::Yasuhiro Fukuda; “TCN”),“a wholly o wned subssidiary of TOKAI HHoldings CorporationCnuoka City, Shizuoka;
SPrresident & CEO: Katssuhiko Tokiita) that haandles cablee(Headquarrters: ShizuTV operatiions, launch
hed broadca
asts of “Cablle 4K,” a channel dedicated to 4K, on Februarry 26, 2016..
1.

Cable 4K,” a Dedicated 4K Channeel1“CCable 4K
K is a channnel that broa
adcasts stunnning 4K immages of thee culture annd beauty off
Jaapan’s regioons nationwwide, using primarily originaloproograms creaated by morre than 1100Jaapanese cab
ble TV prov
viders from various reg
gions (as of December 31, 2015, 44 providersshaad adopted 4K broadcaasting).
The

broadcasting

ming
programm

will

includepopularcchannels

withhighhen
ntertainmen
nt value pro
oduced by p
program pro
oviders, succh as Channnel Ginga, thet HistoryyChhannelTM, anda Family Gekijo.
For deta
ails regardiing the serrvice, pleasse refer to TCN’s preess release on Friday
yFeebruary 26
6, 2016, “TOOKAI Holddings Launcches ‘Cable
e 4K’ Broaddcasting: A Cable TVVIn
ndustry-Sha
ared Channnel Dedicateed to 4K.”
2.

Grrowth Strattegy of CAT
TV Service E
Effectively Using
U
Proprrietary Fibeer Optics
TCN has been layiing its own
n fiber optiic cables siince 2006, in prepara
ation of theecoombination of broadccasting andd communiications, and improvved service
e, and hasscoompleted construction ofo a fiber op
ptic network
k within its service areea.
bined broadcasting, communicat
ctions, and telephonee
Currentlly, TCN offers comb
seervices usinng a fiber optic pass-thrrough system2.
In additiion to 4K an
nd 8K broaddcasting, thhis enables next-genera
nation broadccasting anddcoommunicatiions service
es such as HHybridcast3, and mobille data offlooading4. Byy expandinggou
ur service offerings, we plan to efficien
ntly increas
se market share annd improveeprofitability.
3.

Winning New Customers for CATV Broadcasting Services
Under the concept of TLC (Total Life Concierge), TOKAI Group aims to propose
comprehensive lifestyle products and services, such as energy, information andcommunications, CATV services. By being a one-contract, one-stop service provider, we aim
to build closer relationships with customers, and contribute to enriching and convenient
lifestyles.
By adding the new “Cable 4K” service to the line-up of services in the broadcasting
business, TCN aims to meet the diverse needs of an even broader range of customers.
In addition, TOKAI Group will work to vigorously attract new CATV customers using
TOKAI Smart Plus, a new service from April 2016, which provides value plans for electric
power offered with other services.

4.

Impact on Earnings
No changes have been made to the most recent consolidated earnings forecasts for thefiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

1

4K: horizontal resolution of about 4,000 pixels.

2

Fiber optic pass-through system: technology that uses optical fiber cables to enable broadcast feeds received by cable TV stations to be directly
received by tuners inside TV recorders.

3

Hybridcast: a service aimed at next-generation smart TVs, which links communications and broadcasting, and makes large volumes ofinformation and data available via the Internet.

4

Mobile data offloading: the use of WiFi with high data capacity to handle traffic from mobile data communications (packet communicationvolume).

Contact: Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Public Relations and Investor Relations Office
TEL: +81-(0)54-669-7676
Email: overseas_IR@tokaigroup.co.jp

Februarry 26, 2016
6TO
OKAI Cablee Network CorporationCn
Tocco Channel Shizuoka CorporationCn
To whom itt may conceern

TOK
KAI Grouup Launcches “Cabble 4K” Broadcas
B
sting
A Cable TV
T Industry--Shared Cha
annel Dedica
ated to 4K

TOKAI C
Cable Netw
work Corporration (Heaadquarters: Numazu City,CShizuokka; Presideent & CEO::Yasuhiro FFukuda)1, an
nd subsidiary Toco Cha
annel Shizuuoka Corporration (Headdquarters: Shimizu-ku
Su,Shizuoka City, Shizuuoka; President & CE
EO: Yuji Koondo)(hereaafter the twwo compan
nies will beeGroup”) hav
ve been con
nducting te
est broadca
asting of “CCable 4K,” a cable TV
V
referred too as the “Gindustry-sh
hared channnel dedicatedd to 4K, sincce Tuesday,, December 22, 2015. A
As of Fridayy, Februaryy26, 2016, tthe Group beganb
regular broadca
asting of thhis channel on Channeel 401, the Group’s CSSDigital brooadcasting service.
s“Cable 44K” is the caable TV indu
ustry’s firstt shared nattional 4K brroadcastingg channel. TheT channell
dcast the “Cable“Nipppon” docu
umentary series
sand other proggramming with highhwill broad
entertainm
ment value produced
pby
y content prroviders, succh as Channnel Ginga, FFamily Gekkijo, and thee
History Ch
hannelTM, focusedfon original proogrammingg created from the perrspectives ofo cable TVVproducers with roots ini local commmunities.
Cabble Nippon is a documenta
ary series prodduced as a collaboration
ween cable TV
betw
V stations acrross Japan annd Japan Cab
ble and
Teleecommunicattions Associattion.
Thee initiative wa
as launched in 2010, and 44K content prroduction
beggan in 2014. UnderUthe 201
15 theme of “W
Waza Japan,”” the seriescapptures the skillls of local cra
aftspeople thrroughout Japan.

KOutline oof Cable 4K
Channnel name“Caable 4K”

Channnel logo
Channnel numberr
Broaadcast launcch

CS4
401 chFridday, Februa
ary 26, 20166※BBroadcast tim
me: Daily froom 6am to midnightm(188 hours per day)dConttent◆ Cable Nipp on Waza JAAPAN(selected exampples)

adition into the Future:“Bringing TraThhe Independ
dent Craftsp
people ofOrrnamental S
Sumo Apronns”◆ Rekishi
RTannbou

Public scu
ulpture of Taked
da Shingen“TTakeda Shinngen”*Proggrams produced in ccollaboration with Atsugi
AIsehara Cablee Network and LCV Corporation (Groupp companies)◆ Seibu Keissatsu Zenkooku Caravaan!! A pilgrrimage to fiilminglocaations(OOut of 10 sttories, four storiessbroa
adcast in Feebruary rega
ardingOsaka/Kobee, Miyagi, Shizuoka,
Sannd Mie/Naggoya.)©Ishihhara Promotioon Inc. Provided by Channeel Ginga, Fammily Gekijo

Proggramming URLU

httpp://www.ca
able4k.jp/

K can be viewedv
by customers
cw
who have a subscripttion to the Group’s brroadcastingg
Cable 4K
service2 annd have insttalled a 4K capable sett-top box3.
In conju
unction witth the launnch of 4K broadcasting, the Grroup is lau
unching thee following
gcampaign offering a free 4K ca
apable set-ttop box (esstimated vaalue: 80,0000 yen) to thetfirst 55
5customers to sign up.
gn:
Campaig

Free 4K
K set-top boox for the first 55 custoomers

Campaig
gn period:

Friday,, February 2
h 31, 2016
26 to Thurssday, March

Eligibilitty:

Custommers who hhave a 4K capable TV or plan to bbuy one,4 and who areesubscrribed to thee Group’s designateddbroadcastin
ng or commmunicationss
servicees (includin g new custo
omers who signsup for tthe servicess during theecampaaign)

Designatted servicess:Broadccasting servvices: Digi-ppack Big Co
ourse or Diggi-pack Basiic Course
Commmunications service: Hikkari de Net (1 Gbps)

1 4K: horizzontal resolution ofo about 4,000 pixxels.
k Basic Course brroadcast servicess only.
2 Covers Digi-pack Big Courrse and Digi-packble set-top box: a 4K
4 capable digita
al set-top box withth a hard disk driive. Estimated va
alue of 80,000 yenn.
3 4K capab(monthly rental price: 1,8000 yen, with a miinimum rental peeriod of 36 monthhs.)
n to purchase. Fo
4 Some 4K capable set-top boxesb
may not bee able to connectt to the 4K capab
ble TVs our customers own or planor details, pleasee
enquire.

4K
K capable set-top box
Paanasonic T
TZ-HXT700P
PWHDDD2TBTu
uner: 3x doouble record
ding, singlee
vieewingBuuilt-in wirelless LAN
As of Deecember 31,, 2015, TOK
KAI Group’ss CATV bussiness provides broadccasting serv
vices to 500
0
thousand hhouseholds, and Intern
net services to 210 thouusand houseeholds. We aare developiing servicessthat are roooted in loccal commun
nities, with offices (cusstomer supp
port centerss, communiity channell
studios, etcc.) in each servicesareaa.
Under thhe banner of TOKAI Grroup’s TLC (Total Life Concierge) vision,v
TOK
KAI Group aims
ato be a“one-contraact, one-stoop” provide
er of compprehensive lifestyle innfrastructurre services, including
genergy cen
ntered on LP
L gas, Internet, CATTV, Aqua (bbottled wate
er delivery)), housing equipment,,
security, innsurance, andanursin
ng care servvices, to th
he TOKAI Group’s cu
ustomer basse of 2,5500thousand hhouseholds throughoutt Japan (as of Decembeer 31, 2015).
Going foorward, TO
OKAI Grou
up will worrk to imprrove the raange of coomprehensiv
ve lifestylee
infrastructture servicees and the variety of bundled prroducts tha
at it offers. This newly launcheddCable 4K sservice will be the late
est additionn to that lin
neup, to meet the diverrse needs ofo a broaderrrange of cu
ustomers.

Yoshihiro TaniguchiContact: Yo
Public Relaations and Investor
IReelations Offiice
TEL: +81-((0)54-669-76
676
Email: oveerseas_IR@ttokaigroup.cco.jp