JTBC

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
TypeCable television network
Country
South Korea
AvailabilitySouth Korea, Worldwide
SloganYour colorful pleasure JTBC
OwnerThe Joongang Group (25%)
DY Asset (5.92%)
JoongAng Ilbo (4.99%)
TV Asahi 3.08%
WarnerMedia (via WarnerMedia Entertainment) (2.64%)
S&T Dynamics (2.37%)
Sungwoo Hitech (2.37%)
Sungbo Cultural Foundation (1.18%)
Daehan Steel (1.18%)
Ace Bed Co. (1.18%)
Hanssem Co. (1.18%)
Key people
  • Hong Jeong-do (President and CEO)
  • Sohn Suk-hee (President and CEO)
Launch date
1 December 2011 (2011-12-01) (cable)
Picture format
MPEG4 1080i
Official website
jtbc.joins.com (in Korean)
SubsidiaryJTBC Content Hub (including Drama House)
JMNet Media Support Center
JTBC Mediacomm
JTBC Mediatech
JTBC Plus

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.
  • It was a response of the South Korean government to the Cho-Joong-Dong (Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, and Dong-A Ilbo) ,who were the major media conglomerates, aim to launch the cable market.[10]
  • 31 December 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A selected as General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
  • 11 March 2011: JoongAng Ilbo established JTBC corporation.[11]
  • 1 December 2011: JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company) (Channel number 15) started broadcasting.[12]
  • May 2013: Former MBC news anchor Sohn Suk-hee was designated as JTBC's new president for its news division.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • June 2019: JTBC acquired the Korean rights to the Olympic Games from 2026 to 2032.[15]
  • April 2020: JTBC moves their newscasts to Creation Hall, starting with JTBC Newsroom, with its other programs following suit on 18 May.[16]

Programs
Main article: List of programs broadcast by JTBC

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 The World of the Married1628.371%12020.05.16Fridays and Saturdays
2 SKY Castle2023.779%22019.02.01Fridays and Saturdays
3 Itaewon Class1616.548%32020.03.21Fridays and Saturdays
4 The Lady in Dignity2012.065%42017.08.19Fridays and Saturdays
5 The Light in Your Eyes129.731%52019.03.19Mondays and Tuesdays
6 Strong Girl Bong-soon169.668%62017.03.25Fridays and Saturdays
7 Childless Comfort409.230%72013.02.24Saturdays and Sundays
8 Misty168.452%82018.03.24Fridays and Saturdays
9 Something in the Rain167.281%92018.05.12Fridays and Saturdays
10 The Good Detective166.847%102020.08.11Mondays and Tuesdays
  • 「Ratings」data sourced from AGB nationwide rating of cable channel, with the inclusion of occasional advertisement

Subsidiaries
NameDescription
JTBC PlusOperates the JTBC's specialty cable channels, JTBC2, JTBC3 Golf&Sports, JTBC4 and JTBC Golf
Publishes Ilgan Sports since 2015
JTBC MediaTech
JMNet Media Support Center
JTBC Studios
(formerly JTBC Content Hub)		Provides in-house drama and film production
Subsidiaries include Drama House, Zium Content, BA Entertainment, Film Monster Co. and Perfect Storm Film
JTBC MediacommConducts 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 [17]
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See also

References
  1. 종편-제이티비씨 "중앙미디어네트워크가 최대 주주인 제이티비씨"
  2. "종편 주주 현황 어떻게" (in Korean). 경향신문. January 3, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. Shin Hae-in (November 30, 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Bae Ji-sook (November 29, 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  9. 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."
  10. Kim, Chunhyo (February 26, 2016). Samsung, Media Empire and Family. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315669045.
  11. Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "A fresh start by JTBC". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  13. 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.
  14. "손석희 JTBC 사장, 대표이사로 승격…홍정도 중앙일보 대표는 발행인 겸해". hankyung.com (in Korean). November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  15. "JTBC awarded Olympic Games broadcast rights in North and South Korea from 2026 until 2032". Inside the Games. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  16. "중앙일보와 JTBC, 상암시대 열다…15일 창조관 기공식". news.jtbc.joins.com (in Korean). November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  17. "JTBC, 대상·'미스티' 김남주 최우수 포함 ATA 첫 4관왕 영예". Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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