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Pay-TV crisis could shake K-content investment and distribution, calls grow for regulatory overhaul

Experts warned that a weakening pay-TV industry could undermine investment in and distribution of K-content, calling for a redefinition of pay-TV’s role as core media infrastructure. At a Seoul seminar, scholars urged shifting regulation from operator-based rules to service-based oversight, expanding autonomy over pricing, products and channel lineups, and strengthening post-hoc enforcement for user protection and fair competition. Speakers also proposed reforms to licensing, mandatory channels and advertising rules.

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KBS posts 21.584 percent audience share last year, top among terrestrial broadcasters

KBS recorded the highest audience share among domestic broadcasters last year at 21.584 percent, up 0.722 percentage points from a year earlier. The Broadcasting and Media Communications Commission released its 2025 audience share calculation for 290 broadcasters operating 423 channels with annual viewing records. Among general programming channels, TV Chosun led with 6.997 percent. YTN and Yonhap News TV posted gains, while CJ ENM fell and KT Skylife rose.

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Korea communications regulator waives TV licence fees for flood victims, cuts pay-TV bills

South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission will support residents in parts of Gyeongsang Province designated as special disaster zones after summer heavy rain. It will waive TV licence fees for two months for affected residents in some areas of Andong and Uiseong in North Gyeongsang Province. It plans similar action for parts of Geoje and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang once damage tallies are completed. Pay-TV providers will also cut monthly fees by 50 percent for one month.