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JTBC (제이티비씨; abbreviation of Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean subscription network and broadcasting company, in which the largest shareholder is JoongAng Ilbo/The JoongAng Group with 25% of shares. It was launched on 1 December 2011.
JTBC is 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 in 2011. 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[]
The JoongAng Ilbo, which used to be a part of the Samsung Group, had owned a TV station before. In 1964 it founded the Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) and ran the network for 16 years. In 1980, however TBC was forcibly merged with the state-run KBS by the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan. Market watchers see the return of JoongAng Ilbo to television in JTBC as the reincarnation of TBC.
Timeline
- 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 launching of KBS 2TV.
- July 22, 2009: Amendment of the Media law passed the national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea.
- December 31, 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, Channel A selected as General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
- March 11, 2011: JoongAng Ilbo established JTBC corporation.
- December 1, 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.
- June 2019: JTBC acquired the Korean rights to the Olympic Games from 2026 to 2032.
Programs[]
Main Article: List of programs broadcast by JTBC
Currently, JTBC dramas hold 14 spots of the 60, including Sky Castle being the highest rated cable drama on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television, surpassing tvN's Reply 1988's record.
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.
| Ranking | Drama | Episodes | Highest AGB Nielsen Nationwide Rating |
Cable Channel Ratings Ranking |
Date | Airing Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sky Castle | 20 | 23.779% | 1 | 2019/02/01 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 2 | Itaewon Class | 16 | 12.289% | 2 | 2020/02/21 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 3 | The Lady in Dignity | 20 | 12.065% | 3 | 2017/08/19 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 4 | Dazzling | 12 | 9.731% | 4 | 2019/03/19 | Mondays and Tuesdays |
| 5 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | 16 | 9.668% | 5 | 2017/03/25 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 6 | Childless Comfort | 40 | 9.230% | 6 | 2013/02/24 | Saturdays and Sundays |
| 7 | Misty | 16 | 8.452% | 7 | 2018/03/24 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 8 | Something in the Rain | 16 | 7.281% | 8 | 2018/05/12 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 9 | Beautiful World | 16 | 5.785% | 9 | 2019/05/25 | Fridays and Saturdays |
| 10 | My ID is Gangnam Beauty | 16 | 5.753% | 10 | 2018/09/15 | Fridays and Saturdays |
- 「Ratings」data sourced from AGB nationwide rating of cable channel, with the inclusion of occasional advertisement
Subsidiaries[]
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| JTBC Plus | Operates the JTBC's specialty cable channels, JTBC2, JTBC3 Fox Sports, JTBC4, JTBC Zee TV, and JTBC Golf Publishes Ilgan Sports since 2015 |
| JTBC MediaTech | |
| JMNet Media Support Center | |
| JTBC Studios (formerly JTBC Content Hub) |
Provides in-house drama and film production Subsidiaries include Template:Ill, Zium Content, BA Entertainment, Film Monster Co. and Perfect Storm Film |
| JTBC Mediacomm | Conducts broadcast advertising sales on behalf of JTBC, JTBC Plus and Baduk TV |
Award[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23rd Asian Television Awards | Cable & Satellite Network of the Year award | JTBC | Won |
Gallery[]
