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KCCM initiates review of SK Broadband change approval for corporate split

The Korea Communications and Media Commission (KCCM) is starting a review of a change approval request related to SK Broadband\'s corporate split. SK Telecom plans to split SK Broadband into a surviving entity for wired telecoms and media and a new entity, SK Horizon, for AI data centres and submarine cable business. KCCM also received a plan to pursue administrative sanctions against YTN and Yonhap News TV, and approved a 30 million won penalty for IHQ.

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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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Broadcasting Media Telecommunications Commission cuts YTN, Yonhap News TV approval period by 3 months over CEO recommendation committee

South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Telecommunications Commission imposed a three-month cut to the approval validity period for YTN and Yonhap News TV for failing to form a CEO recommendation committee required under the Broadcasting Act. The commission ordered both broadcasters to rectify the violations by Oct. 10. It said earlier corrective orders issued in May were not met by the July deadline and noted the violations have persisted for about a year since the law took effect.