JOAX-TV (Nippon Television) (Japan)

Background
NTV was first started at July 1952 after the Rediffusion Television (now Asia Television) and before the Channel 4 (Thailand) (now Channel 9 MCOT HD). Nippon Television Network Corporation was formed in October 1952 in a same year. NTV was licensed 20,000 yen. The logo contains a dove that spread wings like the NBC Peacock and Sun Luen Film Company logo (but did not use the peacock logo and the lion). Japanese first terrestial TV commercial has Seikosha clocks aired on the same year/date. In 1958, the NTV videotape recording has been introduced, and the dates of transmission are: July 1, 1966: The Beatles’ concert at the Nippon Budokan, part of their Japanese tour, was shown in color on NTV (prerecorded on tape), with the viewing rate reaching 56 percent. 1967: NTV’s New York City bureau is opened. Overseas news is broadcast via satellite relay from a special studio set up within NBC. October 9, 1969: Matsutaro Shoriki, the founder of NTV, dies. 1972: Nippon Television Network System (NNS) is formed. January 14, 1973: NTV airs the live satellite relay in Japan for Elvis Presley’s show in Hawaii, U.S.A.. 1973: NTV enters into an agreement with ABC News in the U.S. for newscasts and satellite relays. 1974: NTV's London News Bureau opens. October 8 & 15, 1975: The classic film Gone with the Wind makes its world television premiere on NTV (Part I on the 8th, Part II on the 15th), about 13 months before NBC airs the film in the North America. March 5, 1979: Zoom! Morning! (jp:ズームイン!!朝!) airs for the first time. December 1982: Multichannel television sound broadcasting begins. 1985: NTV completes its own television studio in New York City, which is later sold to CBS. October 1987: A recording of Michael Jackson’s concert at Yokohama Stadium is broadcast in Japan. 1987: NTV's cable news channel, NCN, is launched.[1] August 24, 1989: Broadcasting in enhanced definition begins. 1989: Completion of the Ikuta Studio [ja]). 1993: Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli, Inc. designs Nippon Television's mascot character Nandarō (なんだろう, lit. What Is It?) to commemorate the channel's 40th Anniversary.[1] July 13, 1995: Broadcasting in widescreen EDTV begins. April 1998 NCN relaunches as 24-hour news channel, NNN24, available via cable (within Japan) and satellite (in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan). July 2003: The internal network name changes (日テレ, Nippon Television), however "NTV" is still used for overseas as the same font as "日テレ". February 29, 2004: Nippon Television moves its headquarters from Kojimachi to Shiodome. Regular high-definition production begins. 2011: Nittele becomes the top broadcaster in Japan, beating the previous record-holder Fuji Television.[3] NTV's victory was propelled by high ratings of its Wednesday nightly drama Kaseifu no Mita. April 26, 2012: Nippon Television Network Preparatory Corporation is founded. October 1, 2012: Nippon Television Network Corporation (first) transitions to a certified broadcasting holding company, Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., and Nippon Television Network Preparatory Corporation is renamed Nippon Television Network Corporation (second). February 1–2, 2013: NTV and NHK General TV (which is also celebrating its own 60th year) collaborate for a two-day TV special. January 2014: English name is changed from Nippon Television to Nippon TV.
 * April 1, 1966: Nippon News Network (NNN) is formed.
 * The dates of the Nippon TV broadcast acquires Hulu and Amazon service in Japan and international.

1st Ident (1953-2004?)
ID: Here are 4 versions: FX/SFX: Nice animation and the good job for ID work.
 * 1953-2003?: We see a "N" with "TV" on the N. "JOAX-TV" is seen on bottom.
 * We see a house (resembling a farmhouse or cuckoo farm) with dove eating a food. A dove then zooms in (a la V of Doom) and then spreads a wings like a NBC peacock. It then cuts to "NTV" zooms in on a white background, and then inverts out.
 * A Classical Japanese text which means "Nippon TV Corporation" is scrolling like a neon show.
 * We see a JOAX-TV logo with Japanese text below, On later version a white background with the 1978 logo are seen.
 * The ID stands 10 seconds for the early version, and 8 seconds for the later version.

Music/Sounds: A oriented fanfare with Japanese annoucer in female and male annoucer.

Availability: Extinct. Only as a local ID, so TV show won't keep airing on this network.

2nd Ident (2001?-present)
ID: Same as before, only as a male annoucer. The ID is different, and the light circle then partially stops exploding. The NTV 50th Anniversary logo are seen, appears below. TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Current. It's seen some TV dramas watched only at Hulu, Amazon and DMM viewing online, but not available in your country.