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Telecommunications & Media
Korea to merge Kobaco and KCMF after bill clears parliamentary committee
A bill to merge the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp (Kobaco) and the Korea Communications Media Foundation (KCMF) to create the Korea Broadcasting Media Communications Promotion Institute has passed the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee. The committee approved amendments including a revision to the Framework Act on Broadcasting and Communications Development. Some broadcasting, media and communications projects scattered across related agencies under the Ministry of Science and ICT would be transferred to the new body.
Telecommunications & Media
Assembly science committee approves bill to set up Korea Broadcast Media Telecom Promotion Agency
South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee approved amendments to create the Korea Broadcast Media Telecom Promotion Agency under a broadcast media telecom commission. The bill would merge the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corp and the Viewer Media Foundation, dissolving both on launch, with a planned 2027 start. The proposal faces hurdles including opposition party resistance, disputes over employment succession and business scope, and pushback from related ministries and organisations.
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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.