JTBC

JTBC (shortened from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; Korean: 제이티비씨; stylized as jtbc) 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
Founded21 March 2011 (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 (President & CEO)
  • Jeon Jin-bae (CEO & Head of News Division)
OwnerJoongAng Holdings Ltd. (25%)
DY Asset (5.92%)
JoongAng Ilbo (4.99%)
TV Asahi (3.08%)
Warner Bros. Discovery (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%)
SubsidiariesSLL
JTBC Mediacomm
JTBC Mediatech
JTBC Plus
Websitejtbc.co.kr (in Korean)
JTBC
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaSouth Korea, Worldwide
Programming
Language(s)Korean
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerJTBC
History
Launched1 December 2011 (2011-12-01) (cable)
Availability
Streaming media
JTBC On airWatch live (only 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.

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