JTBC
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| Type | Cable television network |
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| Country | |
| Availability | South Korea,Worldwide |
| Owner | The Joongang Group (25%) DY Asset (5.92%) JoongAng Ilbo (5%) TV Asahi 3.08% WarnerMedia (2.64%) |
Key people | Hong Jeong-do (CEO) Sohn Suk-hee (President, News Division) |
Launch date | 1 December 2011 (cable) |
Official website | jtbc |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jusikhoesa Jeitibissi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chusikhoesa Cheit'ipissi |
JTBC (Korean: 제이티비씨; abbreviation of Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean subscription network and broadcasting company, in which the largest shareholder is JoongAng Ilbo[1]/The JoongAng Group with 25% of shares.[2] It was launched on 1 December 2011.[3]
JTBC is 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 in 2011.[4][5][6][7][8] The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.
History
The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung Group, 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. Market watchers see the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC.[9]
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.
- 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.
Programs
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.
| Ranking | Drama | Episodes | Highest AGB Nielsen Nationwide Rating |
Cable Channel Ratings Ranking |
Date | Airing Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Castle | 20 | 23.779% | 1 | 2019/02/01 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 2 | The Lady in Dignity | 20 | 12.065% | 2 | 2017/08/19 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 3 | Dazzling | 12 | 9.731% | 3 | 2019/03/19 | Mondays and Tuesdays |
| 4 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | 16 | 9.668% | 4 | 2017/03/25 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 5 | Childless Comfort | 40 | 9.230% | 5 | 2013/02/24 | Saturdays and Sundays |
| 6 | Misty | 16 | 8.452% | 6 | 2018/03/24 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 7 | Something in the Rain | 16 | 7.281% | 7 | 2018/05/12 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 8 | Gangnam Beauty | 16 | 5.753% | 8 | 2018/09/15 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 9 | Life | 16 | 5.561% | 9 | 2018/09/11 | Mondays and Tuesdays |
| 10 | Secret Love Affair | 16 | 5.372% | 10 | 2014/05/13 | Mondays and Tuesdays |
- 「Ratings」data sourced from AGB nationwide rating of cable channel, with the inclusion of occasional advertisement
Subsidiaries
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| JTBC Plus | Operates the JTBC's specialty cable channels, JTBC2, JTBC3 Fox Sports, JTBC4, JTBC Zee TV, and JTBC Golf |
| JTBC MediaTech | |
| JMNet Media Support Center | |
| Drama House | Provides in-house drama production |
| JTBC Mediacomm | Conducts broadcast advertising sales on behalf of JTBC, JTBC Plus and Baduk TV |
Award
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23rd Asian Television Awards | Cable & Satellite Network of the Year award | JTBC | Won | [13] |
See also
References
- ^ 종편-제이티비씨 "중앙미디어네트워크가 최대 주주인 제이티비씨"
- ^ 종편 주주 현황 어떻게 - 경향신문 "이에 따르면 중앙일보가 참여하는 '제이티비씨'는 납입자본금이 4220억원으로 가장 많고 중앙미디어네트워크가 최대 주주로 지분 25%를 보유하고 있다."
- ^ Shin Hae-in (30 November 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ Kim Tong-hyung (12 December 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Noh Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Yoon Ja-young (20 January 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kim Tong-hyung (6 June 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Bae Ji-sook (29 November 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ 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."
- ^ [1] Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A fresh start by JTBC". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kim Hee-jin; Han Eun-hwa (11 May 2013). "JTBC chooses news chief". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "JTBC, 대상·'미스티' 김남주 최우수 포함 ATA 첫 4관왕 영예". Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
