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How can AI films reach global OTT? Panellists say humans must keep control to the end

At ACFM 2026 held alongside the Busan International Film Festival, creators from South Korea and China discussed making video content with AI using Kling AI 4.0. Director Kim Seong-su premiered an AI short, while stressing that people still determine quality, tension and immersion. Muam CEO Han Hyeri described an AI-live action hybrid feature and the need for directors to control the frame. An MBC C&I producer outlined a hybrid short-form drama, and director Li Wei warned against overreliance on AI.

Telecommunications & Media

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.

Telecommunications & Media

Kim Jong-cheol FCC chair raises parental consent, age verification for teen social media

Kim Jong-cheol (김종철), chair of the Korea Communications Commission, raised the possibility of introducing parental consent and mandatory age verification to address excessive immersion in social media among teenagers. He said teenagers are rights holders, not just subjects for protection, but that minimum regulation is needed in the current media environment. Kim said such measures should proceed only after sufficient public discussion.