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Telecommunications & Media

Korea parliament science, ICT committee completes second-half lineup with AI budget, misinformation on agenda

South Korea\'s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee begins second-half activities after ruling and opposition parties completed member assignments. The panel is expected to focus on securing budgets and setting investment priorities for government AI projects, ensuring power supply for AI data centres and chip plants, and overhauling broadcasting and telecom rules. It is also set to debate regulation of false and manipulated information, follow-up work on the AI basic law and media fund financing.

Telecommunications & Media

New broadcast media commission launched but OTT regulation still split across three ministries

South Korea\'s new Broadcast and Media Communications Commission held its first full meeting and began formal operations, but regulation of over-the-top video services remains split across three ministries. Under current law, OTT is classified as a value-added telecommunications service, with the science ministry handling platform and telecom areas and the culture ministry overseeing ratings and video promotion. Officials say they are seeking to resolve jurisdictional issues through an audiovisual media services law, as OTT use rises and fairness concerns persist.

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Kim Jong-cheol says committee preparing to set up Korea Broadcast Media Communications Promotion Institute

South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communications Commission is preparing to establish the Korea Broadcast Media Communications Promotion Institute, its chairman Kim Jong-cheol (김종철) said on Sunday. Kim said neither promotion without regulation nor regulation without promotion is sustainable amid intensifying global media competition. The commission will support legislative discussions after gathering opinions from across society. It also set future priorities of fair order, restoring trust in media and advancing in the AI era.