TV Chosun

TV Chosun (Korean: TV조선; Hanja: 株式會社朝鮮放送; Jusikhoesa Joseon Bangsong; literally "Company Korea Broadcasting"), also known on-air as TV Chosun (stylised as TV CHOSUN), is a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company, owned by the Chosun Ilbo-led consortium. It began broadcasting on 1 December 2011.[1]

TV Chosun
Native name
Hangul(주)TV
HanjaTV
Revised Romanization(Ju) Joseon Bangsong
McCune–Reischauer(Chu) Chosŏn Pangsong
Private
FoundedJanuary 28, 2011 (2011-01-28) in Seoul, South Korea
HeadquartersSejongno, Jung District,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Key people
  • Kim Min-bae (CEO)
  • Bang Jung-oh (CEO)
  • Bang Sang-hoon (Chairman)
Revenue153,172,893,532 won (2018)
-1,036,465,441 won (2018)
3,276,761,531 won (2018)
Total assets270,716,352,671 won (2018)
Total equity310,000,000,000 won (2018)
Owner
Members289 (2018)
Subsidiaries
  • Chosun Media Rep
  • Chosun Image Vision
  • HIGROUND Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.tvchosun.com
TV Chosun
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaNationwide
Availability
Satellite
SkyLifeChannel 18 (HD)
Cable
Available on most cable systemsChannel slots vary on each provider
IPTV
B TVChannel 19 (HD)
U+ TVChannel 19 (HD)
Olleh TVChannel 19 (HD)
Streaming media
KOREALIVEKorea only

TV Chosun is one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside JoongAng Ilbo's JTBC, Dong-A Ilbo's Channel A, and Maeil Kyungje's MBN in 2011.[2][3][4][5][6] 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

  • 22 July 2009 - Amendment of Media law passed the South Korean national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea.
  • 31 December 2010 - JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, and Channel A elected as a General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
  • 1 December 2011 – TV Chosun begins broadcasting.
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See also

References

  1. Shin Hae-in (30 November 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  2. Kim Tong-hyung (12 December 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  3. Noh Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. Yoon Ja-young (20 January 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  5. Kim Tong-hyung (6 June 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  6. Bae Ji-sook (29 November 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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