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.
The JTBC Trust Building located in Digital Media City | |
Founded | 21 March 2011 |
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Headquarters | 48-6, Sangamsan-ro, Mapo District, Seoul , South Korea |
Area served | South Korea |
Key people |
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Owner | JoongAng 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%) |
Subsidiaries | SLL JTBC Mediacomm JTBC Mediatech JTBC Plus |
Website | jtbc |
Country | South Korea |
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Broadcast area | South Korea, Worldwide |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Korean |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | JTBC |
History | |
Launched | 1 December 2011 (cable) |
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Streaming media | |
JTBC On air | Watch live (only in South Korea) |
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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.