Avex Inc - AX8

Avex Inc., an entertainment company, engages in the music, video, management/live, and other businesses in Japan. The company’s music business activities comprise the planning, producing, and selling music content, as well as music publishing and distribution. Its video business plans, produces, sells, and distributes video content, and distributes films; and sells DVD and other video packages. The company’s management business provides artists management, athletes and other talent management, and advertising agency services. Its live business engages in planning, producing, and managing live entertainment events of managed and non-managed artists. The company’s digital business activities comprise the management of online video distribution services, such as dTV, d-VIDEO. Its dance/school business discovers and trains artists and operates entertainment schools. The company’s merchandising/fan club business plans, produces, and sells artists’ merchandise; operates the mu-mu shop, as well as fan clubs; and manages Tree Village, a retail store selling merchandize that plans and produces for the five national TV networks. Its other entertainment business operates restaurants and cafes. The company was formerly known as Avex Group Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Avex Inc. in November 2017. Avex Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.