Natalie (ナタリー, Natarī) is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. Natalie has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi,[1] and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after The Mainichi Shimbun and The Asahi Shimbun.[1]
Type of site | Entertainment news |
|---|---|
| Available in | Japanese |
| Owner | Natasha, Inc. |
| URL | natalie |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | February 1, 2007 |
| Current status | Online |
History
editNatasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005,[2] becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007.[2]
On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website Natalie,[2] named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias.[3] It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optional registration, that would allow commenting on news articles and creating a list of up to 30 artists to receive updates about.[2]
Natalie grew fast, opening a manga news sub-site, Comic Natalie (コミックナタリー), on December 25, 2008,[4] and a comedian news sub-site, Owarai Natalie (お
It opened a cultural goods shop, Natalie Store (ナタリーストア), on August 1, 2012, a movie news sub-site, Eiga Natalie (
Management
edit| Company type | K.K. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications, Internet, Mass media |
| Founded | December 28, 2005 |
| Founder | Takuya Ōyama |
| Headquarters | 1-2-4 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan |
Key people | Takuya Ōyama, CEO |
| Owner | KDDI 90%, Takuya Oyama et al. 10% |
Number of employees | 88 |
| Parent | KDDI (since 2014) |
| Website | natasha.co.jp |
The founder and representative director of Natasha, Inc. is Takuya Ōyama. He is also the editor-in-chief of the music news website.[6] As of 2008, the board director and editor-in-chief of Comic Natalie was Gen Karaki, also a bass player for such artists as Speed, Ram Rider, Haruko Momoi, and Nana Katase.[7]
Since 2014, Natasha is a subsidiary of KDDI.
Critical response
editAccording to the news media outlet IT Media News, while the Natalie music website has much information for hardcore fans, the material is overly detailed and readers only glimpse at its content.[8]
References
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情報 が早 すぎてキモイ！」 "エンタメ系 "ニュースサイト「ナタリー」編集 部 を直撃 ！ «中 の人 直撃 インタビュー « トレンド：@niftyビジネス" (in Japanese). Nifty. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ a b c d "ナターシャ、
音楽 情報 を軸 にしたコミュニティポータル「ナタリー」開設 Venture Now（ベンチャーナウ）News" (in Japanese). Venture Now. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ "【ITベンチャー
社長 に聞 く！】 ポップカルチャーの通信 社 を目指 す～ナターシャ大山 卓也 社長 （後編 ） -INTERNET Watch" (in Japanese). Impress Watch. September 29, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2012. - ^ a b "Natasha, Inc.
株式会社 ナターシャ" (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ おやつナタリー
終了 のお知 らせ (in Japanese). Natalie. August 18, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ "Webマガジン
幻冬舎 お前 の目玉 は節穴 か season 2第 1回 「ナタリー」編集 長 、大山 卓也 インタビュー前編 " (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ "Webマガジン
幻冬舎 お前 の目玉 は節穴 か season 2第 17回 「コミックナタリー」編集 長 唐木 元 インタビュー前編 自分 にとって切実 なものしか取 り扱 わないって決 めたんだよ" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Retrieved May 12, 2012. - ^ ファン
目線 すぎて「きもい」と言 われた――ネット時代 の音楽 ニュース「ナタリー」 (in Japanese). IT Media News. July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
External links
edit- Natalie (main website)