Otonal strengthens its audio business by welcoming FM BIRD into its group
Otonal Inc. has acquired shares of FM BIRD Inc., a company specializing in radio DJ/narrator management and audio content production, making it a group company. This partnership aims to combine FM BIRD's talent management expertise and creative capabilities with Otonal's digital audio media knowledge and marketing power to expand opportunities for talent, create higher quality audio content, and further develop the domestic audio market.
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Otonal Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Taisuke Yagi; hereinafter "Otonal") has acquired shares of FM BIRD Inc. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Makiko Nagakura Staff; hereinafter "FM BIRD"), a company strong in radio DJ/narrator management and audio content production, and welcomed it as a group company.
Background and Outlook of this Initiative
In the domestic digital audio advertising (voice advertising) market, Otonal has developed its business as a market leader, focusing on unique audio solution development and strategic advertising planning.
FM BIRD, which has extensive experience in radio DJ/narrator management and audio content production, will now join the group. The company's professional talent management expertise, cultivated over many years, and its advanced creative capabilities in broadcast program and commercial production will be integrated with Otonal's knowledge of digital audio media and its ability to leverage marketing.
Through a partnership that combines the strengths of both companies, we will expand the opportunities for our affiliated talents, create higher quality audio content, and contribute to the further development of the domestic audio market.
Even after joining the group, Makiko Nagakura Staff, the representative of FM BIRD, will continue to serve as the company's President and Representative Director. In addition, Taisuke Yagi and Yoichiro Morioka from Otonal Inc. will be appointed as directors. Based on their past experience and trust, and while respecting FM BIRD's expertise, both companies will work together to expand business and continue talent management operations.
Messages from Each Representative
Taisuke Yagi, Representative Director, Otonal Inc.
In the continuously growing audio market both domestically and internationally, it is a great honor to welcome FM BIRD, which has an outstanding track record in the radio industry, as a new partner to the Otonal Group.
As a pioneer among radio DJ agencies in Japan, FM BIRD has produced numerous "voice" professionals who resonate with listeners over many years. I am confident that the company's unparalleled management capabilities, the depth of its bilingual narrators who can handle multiple languages and cultures, and its solid production capabilities honed through years of broadcasting experience are unique and significant strengths.
Through this integration, we will create deep communication experiences and content unique to audio, going beyond mere information transmission in the AI era.
Together with FM BIRD, Otonal is committed to pursuing the "value" of "audio" and "human voice" and accelerating the further development of the digital audio market at an even faster pace than before.
Makiko Nagakura Staff, President and Representative Director, FM BIRD Inc.
We feel it is very significant and reassuring to be able to work with Otonal, which continues to make advanced efforts in the audio content domain.
FM BIRD has always focused on the intrinsic value of "voice" – that is, "the power to convey human emotions and intentions and foster relationships" – in nurturing talent and engaging with the field of audio expression. We recognize that this accumulation is not merely a technique but a culture to be inherited.
Under this new structure, we will further enhance the value of audio content by integrating Otonal's knowledge, technology, and marketing capabilities in the digital domain with our cultivated expressive power rooted in the "human voice."
In particular, we consider it an important mission to leverage the individuality and expertise of each affiliated talent within a broader social context and to continuously create opportunities for their success.
Building on our past achievements, we will continue to expand the possibilities of "voice" as a medium. Moving forward, we will combine the strengths of both companies and earnestly work towards creating new value through audio and developing the culture of language.
【Otonal Inc.】
Representative Director: Taisuke Yagi
Location: Wind Irifune Building 5F, 3-7-7 Irifune, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
【FM BIRD Inc.】
President and Representative Director: Makiko Nagakura Staff
Location: 1-1-26-326 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
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