NTV G+

NTV G+ is a Japanese sports channel owned by CS Nippon, a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings. The channel airs Yomiuri Giants baseball, martial arts, soccer, racing and other sports. As of February 2022, the channel was available in 7.5 million households.

History and overview

The channel started broadcasting on March 1, 2002 on cable television, initially under the name G+ SPORTS & NEWS. Since the beginning, the channel televised all Yomiuri Giants games including pre- and post-game programs By December 2006, the channel was carrying games in their entirety, unlike terrestrial television. G+ also implied the downfall of baseball on terrestrial outlets, after Fuji TV announced in July 2006 that it would stop airing Yomiuri Giants road games.
From April 1, 2022, new subscribers of SKY PerfecTV! who would watch the channel, had to do it by subscribing CS Nippon's three-channel bundle.