JTBC

JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; Korean: 제이티비씨; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake.^[1] It was launched on 1 December 2011.^[2] JTBC is a generalist channel, with programming consisting of television series, variety shows, and news broadcasting; its news division is held in similar regard to the three main terrestrial networks in South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside Dong-A Ilbo's Channel A, Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Kyungje's MBN launch in 2011,^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] to serve as supplementary networks to the existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990. However, despite being one of the largest media outlets they have failed to provide true and verified news to their viewers time and time again, in favour of sensational distorted half-truths.

History

The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung, had owned a TV station before. In 1964 it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran the network for 16 years. In 1980, however TBC was forcibly merged with the state-run KBS by the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan. At its founding in 2011 some media analysts considered the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC.^[8] JoongAng Ilbo wanted to reuse name Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation, but failed because of Taegu Broadcasting Corporation, which has rights of TBC in South Korea since 1994.

Timeline

26 June 1964: Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation was launched.
7 December 1964: TBC-TV Started broadcasting on channel 7.
30 November 1980: TBC-TV merged with KBS Television by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, president of military authorities, resulting in the launching of KBS 2TV.
22 July 2009: Amendment of the Media law passed the national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea.
It was a response of the South Korean government to the Chojoongdong (Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, and Dong-A Ilbo), who were the major media conglomerates, aim to launch the cable market.^[9]
31 December 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A selected as General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
11 March 2011: JoongAng Ilbo established JTBC corporation.^[10]
1 December 2011: JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company) (Channel number 15) started broadcasting.^[11]
May 2013: Former MBC news anchor Sohn Suk-hee was designated as JTBC's new president for its news division.^[12]
January 2015: JTBC constructs a new building in Digital Media City in Sangam-dong, Seoul.
November 2018: Sohn Suk-hee is promoted to JTBC's president and CEO.^[13]
June 2019: JTBC acquired the Korean rights to the Olympic Games from 2026 to 2032.^[14]
April 2020: JTBC moves their newscasts to Creation Hall, starting with JTBC Newsroom, with its other programs following suit on 18 May.^[15]
June 2021: JTBC buys a majority stake on wiip from CAA.^[16]

Programs

News programs including JTBC Newsroom, After News 5 and Newsroom Now, Sangam-Dong Class
JTBC dramas hold 9 spots of the 50, including The World of the Married being the highest-rated cable drama on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television, surpassing JTBC's previous record with SKY Castle.
Cultural productions such as Begin Again and Ssulzun
Variety shows including Knowing Bros, Let's Eat Dinner Together, Traveler, and more.

Drama

Variety

Viewership ratings

The table below lists the top 10 dramas with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date.

「Ratings」data sourced from Nielsen Korea nationwide rating of cable channel, with the inclusion of occasional advertisement

Subsidiaries

Award

References

^ "종편 주주 현황 어떻게" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. January 3, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ Shin Hae-in (November 30, 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Kim Tong-hyung (December 12, 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Noh Hyun-gi (January 4, 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Yoon Ja-young (January 20, 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Kim Tong-hyung (June 6, 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Bae Ji-sook (November 29, 2012). "New TV channels are niche, not gold mine". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
^ Four New TV Broadcasting Networks Debut in S. Korea "New broadcast channel JTBC is actually the reincarnation of the Samsung group's Tongyang Broadcasting Company, the nation's first private broadcaster."
^ Kim, Chunhyo (February 26, 2016). Samsung, Media Empire and Family. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315669045. ISBN 9781315669045.
^ ":: JTBC :: 고객센터" (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2015.
^ "A fresh start by JTBC". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Kim Hee-jin; Han Eun-hwa (May 11, 2013). "JTBC chooses news chief". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "손석희 JTBC 사장, 대표이사로 승격…홍정도 중앙일보 대표는 발행인 겸해". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "JTBC awarded Olympic Games broadcast rights in North and South Korea from 2026 until 2032". Inside the Games. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ "중앙일보와 JTBC, 상암시대 열다…15일 창조관 기공식". JTBC (in Korean). November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
^ Lee, Wendy (June 1, 2021). "CAA to sell majority stake in production firm to South Korea's JTBC Studios Co". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "JTBC, 대상·'미스티' 김남주 최우수 포함 ATA 첫 4관왕 영예". Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

External links

JTBC official website (in Korean)