TYO Inc.
Native name | 株式会社TYO |
|---|---|
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded | 2 April 1982 |
| Headquarters | Akasaka, Minato, , Japan |
| Owner | Kanamel (100%) |
Number of employees | 280 (2023) |
| Parent | The Carlyle Group (since 2021) |
| Website | tyo |
TYO Inc. (株式会社TYO, Kabushiki gaisha Tī Wai Ō) is a Japanese media production company and wholly owned subsidiary of Kanamel, itself a subsidiary of US-based The Carlyle Group.
TYO was founded as a television advertisement production company and has the second largest market share in Japan. The company name 'TYO' comes from the city code for Tokyo used by the International Air Transport Association. Although the company once fell into a management crisis, it has since managed to rebuild itself.