Pony Canyon signs business partnership with Nishinippon Shimbun

Pony Canyon signs business partnership with Nishinippon Shimbun ​
Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. Press release: November 29, 2024 Pony Canyon signs business partnership with Nishinippon Shimbun Announcing the conclusion of a business partnership agreement regarding regional revitalization projects and SDGs promotion Image
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Left) Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd. Chairman of the Board Takeya Shibata Right) Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director Takashi Yoshimura Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Takashi Yoshimura; hereinafter referred to as “Pony Canyon”) has entered into a business partnership agreement with Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Daisuke Tagawa; hereinafter referred to as Nishinippon Shimbun) regarding regional revitalization projects and the promotion of SDGs. I announced what I had done. Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. has been engaged in regional revitalization business since 2015, and has a specialized department, Area Alliance Department, that provides solutions by utilizing know-how in planning, production, and promotion of music, animation, video, books, events, etc. By fiscal year, we had completed over 500 projects. Area Alliance Department business
introduction page ​ Nishinippon Shimbun publishes and operates newspaper advertisements and news media, disseminates information through events held in open spaces in Fukuoka City, and since 2015 has focused on high-resolution, high-quality videos using the Gunkanjima Archives as a model case. We are expanding our digital promotions not only in Kyushu but nationwide. We will work not only as a newspaper company but also as a group to solve regional issues and promote regional revitalization. Nishinippon Shimbun website ​ In 2017, Pony Canyon entered into a business partnership with Nishinippon Shimbun Media Lab, a group company of Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd. By expanding the scope of the partnership to include Nishinippon Shimbun itself, we will promote the use and
complementation of the know-how, personal connections, and sales networks of both companies, and accelerate and sustain initiatives that contribute to expanding business activities, sales, and profits. This is an attempt to help realize a possible local community. Currently, the two companies are collaborating on the original animation “Mecha-Ude” produced by Fukuoka’s animation studio “TriF Studio”. This work, which is set in Kitakyushu City, started with a short PV posted on YouTube, raised production funds through
crowdfunding, self-produced a pilot film, and released it in 2018. This led to the TV anime adaptation, which will be broadcast from October 2024. ” Kitakyushu Pop Culture Festival 2024 (KPF2024) We will have a stage event (November 30th) and a booth at “.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/31071/1897/31071-1897-a9dd7d8be2e19a37eb1d7f79f7cf54fa-1909×2700.jpg (C)TriF / “Mecha Ude” Production Committee Anime “Mecha Ude” official website ​ This is the first time in the entertainment industry that an entertainment company has entered into a business partnership agreement with a newspaper company specializing in regional revitalization projects and the promotion of SDGs. Both companies will leverage each other’s strengths to develop businesses centered on local government projects in the Kyushu/Yamaguchi area (regional revitalization projects such as tourism and
migration/settlement promotion). Company profile ■Pony Canyon Co., Ltd. Business content: Comprehensive entertainment-related services and content Planning, production, sales, regional revitalization business Address: Izumi Garden ANNEX, 1-5-17 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 Company HP: https://www.ponycanyon.co.jp/ ■ Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd. Business details: Media business through newspapers and digital media, event business, logistics business, real estate business, etc. Address: 1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-8721 Company HP: https://c.nishinippon.co.jp/