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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.[1] It was launched on December 1, 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.[3]
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In 2011, JTBC was one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside The Dong-a Ilbo's Channel A, The Chosun Ilbo's TV Chosun and Maeil Business Newspaper's MBN.[4][5][6][7][8] They 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.
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JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of 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.[9] JoongAng Ilbo wanted to reuse the name Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation, but failed because of Taegu Broadcasting Corporation, which has the rights to TBC in South Korea since 1994.
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- June 26, 1964: Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation was launched.
- December 7, 1964: TBC-TV started broadcasting on channel 7.
- November 30, 1980: TBC-TV merged with KBS Television by the special law of Chun Doo-hwan, president of military authorities, resulting in the launch of KBS 2TV.
- July 22, 2009: Amendment of the media law was passed by the national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea. It was a response of the South Korean government to the Chojoongdong (The Chosun Ilbo, JoongAng Ilbo, and The Dong-A Ilbo), which were the major media conglomerates, aiming to launch the cable market.[10]
- December 31, 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, and Channel A were selected as "general cable television channel broadcasters".
- March 11, 2011: JoongAng Ilbo established the JTBC corporation.[11]
- December 1, 2011: JTBC (short for Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company) started broadcasting on channel 15.[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 its newscasts to Creation Hall, starting with JTBC Newsroom, with its other programs following suit on May 18.[16]
- June 2021: JTBC buys a majority stake in production company Wiip from Creative Artists Agency (CAA).[17]
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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.
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- 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
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