Message from CEO
Under our vision "to create the 21st century's leading company," we have worked to expand the business in the fast-changing internet industry by honing our ability to “adapt to change” and drawing on our advantages in talent, technology, and creativity.
ABEMA, the "new TV of the future," marked its 7th anniversary with a concept to innovate TV, and we endeavored to establish it as a social infrastructure for connecting anytime, anywhere.
ABEMA has also experienced live broadcasts of diverse genres and cultivated technical capabilities that ensure stable delivery even when simultaneous connections increase rapidly. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which kicked off in November 2022, was the first time in Japan's history that ABEMA provided free live coverage of all 64 matches, and along with the excitement of the tournament, the number of viewers reached a record high in its history. I feel that this was an opportunity to have a broader audience experience the quality and convenience of ABEMA.
As part of our succession plan, we launched the "President Training Program" in FY2022, bringing together a diverse group of people from across the company in a training program to groom future presidents. I am also preparing for a seamless handover of responsibilities by putting into words the business decisions that have been made based on my own experience and sensibilities while at the same time translating the decision criteria into a visually understandable format to transform the company that can be passed on to the next generation.
Even in today's rapidly changing environment, we will continue to create social value through our businesses by leveraging our advantages, and we will remain committed to our purpose: "To break through stagnation with new power and the internet."
Thank you for your continued support of CyberAgent.
Susumu Fujita
Representative Director, CEO