<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abema	B-Application
is	O
majority-owned	O
by	O
CyberAgent	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
55.2	O
%	O
stake	O
,	O
and	O
TV	O
Asahi	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
36.8	O
%	O
stake	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
ownership	O
belongs	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
companies	O
,	O
mostly	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
and	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Abema	B-Application
made	O
headlines	O
by	O
broadcasting	O
all	O
64	O
matches	O
of	O
the	O
2022	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
,	O
which	O
attracted	O
a	O
large	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abema	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
popular	O
option	O
for	O
Japanese	O
viewers	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
content	O
online	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
generating	O
revenue	O
through	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyberAgent	O
and	O
TV	O
Asahi	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
jointly	O
establish	O
a	O
fixed-rate	O
video	O
distribution	O
company	O
called	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
in	O
April	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
became	O
subsidiaries	O
of	O
CyberAgent	O
,	O
and	O
Shun	O
Fujita	O
,	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
CyberAgent	O
,	O
was	O
appointed	O
as	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
CyberAgent	O
and	O
TV	O
Asahi	O
launched	O
the	O
free	O
ad-supported	O
streaming	O
television	O
service	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AbemaTV	B-Application
can	O
be	O
watched	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
like	O
regular	O
TV	O
programming	O
,	O
but	O
missed	O
programs	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
watched	O
by	O
becoming	O
a	O
premium	O
plan	O
member	O
,	O
which	O
costs	O
960	O
yen	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CyberAgent	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
the	O
brand	O
Ameba	O
,	O
but	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
Canadian	O
service	O
called	O
Ameba	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
President	O
Fujita	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
convey	O
that	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
was	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
fresh	O
service	O
that	O
was	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Ameba	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
around	O
for	O
over	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
remember	O
,	O
pronounce	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
mistaken	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
himself	O
occasionally	O
misspeaks	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
's	O
live	O
show	O
Win	O
10	O
Million	O
Yen	O
if	O
You	O
Beat	O
Koki	O
Kameda	O
set	O
a	O
new	O
record	O
with	O
14.2	O
million	O
views	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
servers	O
to	O
crash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AbemaTV	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
match	O
footage	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
a	O
special	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
72	O
Hour	O
Honne	O
TV	O
program	O
featuring	O
three	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
SMAP	B-Protocol
had	O
garnered	O
74	O
million	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
financial	O
statement	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
recorded	O
a	O
net	O
loss	O
of	O
19.125	O
billion	O
yen	O
and	O
a	O
deficit	O
of	O
28.38	O
billion	O
yen	O
in	O
retained	O
earnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
CyberAgent	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
investing	O
in	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
in	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2018	O
and	O
expand	O
into	O
peripheral	O
businesses	O
such	O
as	O
radio	O
channel	O
launch	O
and	O
broadcast	O
of	O
shopping	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
disclosing	O
the	O
losses	O
is	O
to	O
deter	O
other	O
companies	O
from	O
entering	O
this	O
field	O
and	O
also	O
because	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
CyberAgent	O
,	O
is	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
stock	O
exchange	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
responsibility	O
to	O
explain	O
to	O
shareholders	O
that	O
the	O
stagnant	O
operating	O
profit	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
preemptive	O
investment	O
in	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
President	O
Fujita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
CyberAgent	O
disclosed	O
that	O
the	O
paid	O
service	O
Abema	B-Application
Premium	O
had	O
358,000	O
subscribers	O
,	O
a	O
4.5-fold	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
's	O
app	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
37	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
President	O
Fujita	O
explained	O
that	O
when	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
started	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
linear	O
TV	O
service	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
's	O
dramas	O
are	O
95%	O
on-demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
began	O
a	O
trial	O
service	O
for	O
viewers	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
watch	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
Brazil	O
using	O
the	O
iOS/Android	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
CyberAgent	O
announced	O
its	O
Q1	O
earnings	O
for	O
the	O
2020	O
fiscal	O
year	O
(	O
October	O
to	O
December	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
media	O
division	O
was	O
boosted	O
by	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
revenue	O
increase	O
of	O
6.9	O
%	O
to	O
12.2	O
billion	O
yen	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
operating	O
loss	O
of	O
5	O
billion	O
yen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
paid	O
members	O
for	O
Abema	B-Application
Premium	O
increased	O
to	O
593,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AbemaTV	B-Application
reaching	O
50	O
million	O
cumulative	O
downloads	O
on	O
its	O
smartphone	O
app	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
AbemaTV	B-Application
changed	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Abema	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
diversification	O
of	O
services	O
beyond	O
linear	O
streaming	O
to	O
on-demand	O
streaming	O
and	O
other	O
offerings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Abema	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
livestream	O
for	O
free	O
all	O
64	O
matches	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
qualifiers	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
Qatar	O
starting	O
from	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
broadcasting	O
rights	O
fees	O
for	O
the	O
World	O
Cup	O
have	O
been	O
increasing	O
every	O
year	O
,	O
causing	O
many	O
private	O
broadcasters	O
to	O
report	O
losses	O
since	O
the	O
South	B-Application
Africa	I-Application
tournament	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abema	B-Application
explained	O
that	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
viewers	O
was	O
counted	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
unique	O
browsers	O
"	O
that	O
accessed	O
the	O
site	O
on	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
accessed	O
the	O
site	O
multiple	O
times	O
using	O
different	O
browser	O
apps	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
counted	O
as	O
one	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Abema	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Spotv	O
Now	O
to	O
stream	O
the	O
2022-23	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
Premier	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
live	O
stream	O
approximately	O
one-third	O
of	O
all	O
league	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
114	O
matches	O
,	O
on	O
Abema	B-Application
Premier	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
live	O
stream	O
three	O
games	O
per	O
match	O
day	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Bundesliga	O
this	O
season	O
on	O
Abema	B-Application
Premier	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
games	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
( 韓流・華流	O
)	O
2016/12/5	O
Popular	O
Korean	O
and	O
Chinese	O
television	O
dramas	O
and	O
moviesK	O
WORLD2017/6/18	O
Everything	O
K-pop	O
related	O
,	O
including	O
television	O
drama	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
variety	O
,	O
music	O
programs	O
,	O
live	O
concert	O
and	O
music	O
videosAbema	O
Anime	O
(	O
Abemaアニメ	O
)	O
「AbemaTV」2周年で新アニメCHが爆誕	O
!!	O
</s>
