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Kim Jong-cheol inspects implementation after abolition of mobile handset subsidy law, calls for clearer guidance

Kim Jong-cheol (김종철), chairman of the Broadcast, Media and Communications Commission, visited a mobile phone sales agency in Seoul to check how rules are being applied after the abolition of the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act. He went through the full purchase and contract process, including handset selection, plan and subsidy guidance, add-on services and paperwork. He said more user-friendly explanations are needed and urged operators to prevent unfair discrimination.

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Korean outsourced content production costs fall below 1 trillion won as Netflix influence grows

Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communication Commission and the Korea Information Society Development Institute released a 2025 assessment of competition in the broadcasting market. Total broadcaster revenue declined for a second straight year. Pay-TV subscribers were little changed and revenue growth remained muted, while IPTV affiliates increased their share. Broadcaster outsourcing spending fell 2.2 percent to 987.8 billion won, dropping below 1 trillion won, as in-house production increased and orders to independent producers fell.

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Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission invites applications for groups to nominate public broadcaster directors

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission said on May 15 it approved a plan to select groups that will nominate directors for public broadcasters and will hold an open call for applications from May 18 to May 26. The commission approved the plan at its 10th plenary meeting of 2026. It will select 15 groups in total, forming five nominating groups for each broadcaster.