South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communications Committee approved the 2024 broadcast assessment results for 371 stations operated by 153 broadcasters at a plenary meeting on July 22. The results will be reflected in broadcaster re-licensing and re-approval reviews. KBS1 recorded the highest score among national terrestrial TV channels, while MBN ranked top among comprehensive programming channel operators. The committee also approved the 2025 assessment basic plan and will disclose detailed results on its website.

The government, home shopping industry and small and medium-sized enterprises will strengthen cooperation to develop the home shopping sector and promote shared growth. The Broadcasting Media Communications Commission held a joint declaration event in Seoul on July 20 with 12 home shopping companies and partner SMEs. The participants agreed on regulatory reform and policy support, fair trading practices, user rights protection and stronger product and service competitiveness, and set out 10 joint action tasks.