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JTBC

The JTBC Trust Building located in Digital Media City
Founded	21 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-21)
Headquarters	48-6, Sangamsan-ro, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Area served	South Korea
Key people	Hong Jeong-do (Vice Chairman & CDXO) Lee Soo-young (CEO & President) Jeon Jin-bae (CEO & Head of News Division)
Owner	JoongAng Holdings Ltd. (25%) DY Asset (5.92%) JoongAng Ilbo (4.99%) Warner Bros. Discovery (5.72%) 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%)
Subsidiaries	SLL JTBC Mediacomm JTBC Mediatech JTBC Plus
Website	jtbc.co.kr (in Korean)

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JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; Korean: 제이티비씨; stylized in all lowercase) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. 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.

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, 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.

History

The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung, had previously owned a TV station. In 1964, it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran the network for 16 years. However, TBC was forced to merge with the state-run KBS by the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan in 1980. At its founding in 2011, some media analysts considered the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC. 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.
• 31 December 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A selected as General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
• 11 March 2011: JoongAng Ilbo established JTBC corporation.
• 1 December 2011: JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company) (Channel number 15) started broadcasting.
• May 2013: Former MBC news anchor Sohn Suk-hee was designated as JTBC's new president for its news division.
• 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.
• June 2019: JTBC acquired the Korean rights to the Olympic Games from 2026 to 2032.
• April 2020: JTBC moves their newscasts to Creation Hall, starting with JTBC Newsroom, with its other programs following suit on 18 May.
• June 2021: JTBC buys a majority stake on wiip from CAA.

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

See also

• Samsung
• List of Shinhwa Broadcast episodes
• Maeil Broadcasting Network
• TV Chosun

References

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13. 손석희 JTBC 사장, 대표이사로 승격…홍정도 중앙일보 대표는 발행인 겸해. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). November 19, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
14. "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.
15. 중앙일보와 JTBC, 상암시대 열다…15일 창조관 기공식. JTBC (in Korean). November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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17. JTBC, 대상·'미스티' 김남주 최우수 포함 ATA 첫 4관왕 영예. Naver Entertainment (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

External links

• JTBC official website (in Korean)

v t e JTBC entertainment shows
Airing	Knowing Bros My Sibling's Romance
Ended	Peak Time Music Universe K-909 Music on Top Shinhwa Broadcasting Hidden Singer Battle of Tongues Witch Hunt With You Crime Scene Non-Summit Welcome Back to School 100 People, 100 Songs Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Dating Alone Where Is My Friend's Home My House Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Code: Secret Room Cook Representative Tribe of Hip Hop Half-Moon Friends Hitmaker Girl Spirit We Will Eat Well Hello I.B.I Let's Eat Dinner Together Phantom Singer Carefree Travellers Begin Again Hyori's Homestay Night Goblin Mix Nine Perfect on Paper Blackpink House Idol Room Cool Kids Traveler Superband The Night of Hate Comments Five Cranky Brothers Love of 7.7 Billion Travelling Market Don't be the First One! Gamsung Camping Long Live Independence Sea of Hope Petkage Sing Again Hot Singers The Second World Street Alcohol Fighter
Special	Baeksang Arts Awards Golden Disc Awards
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