South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission on Monday held its first work briefing at a National Assembly committee meeting, about two months after Chair Kim Jong-cheol was appointed. Lawmakers focused on delayed relicensing of broadcasters, controversies over universal viewing rights and moves to enact an integrated media law. Discussions also covered Grok AI deepfake sexual exploitation, youth overdependence on social media and preparations for enforcement rules for the amended Information and Communications Network Act.

Kim Jong-cheol (김종철), chairman of the Broadcast Media and Communications Commission, visited the Daejeon and Sejong area on Feb. 4 to review preparedness for disasters such as strong winds and wildfires and to hear views from the field. He urged the agency’s Daejeon branch to expand contact points with local operators and handle work fairly under law and principles. He later inspected safety and emergency systems at the Gyeryongsan transmission station and visited the Sejong Viewer Media Center.