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Korea JoongAng Daily

Stop the move to control public broadcasters

We hope the DP first talks with the PPP over effective ways to guarantee independence for public broadcasters.

2024-07-29

Separate billing for TV transmission fee receives final approval

The TV transmission fee for state broadcasters will be collected separately starting Wednesday, the biggest change in the billing system since it was adopted nearly three decades ago.

2023-07-11

'Kwaktube' to take viewers to world's hidden gems with new TV show

Traveling should always be stimulating, according to travel YouTuber Kwak Joon-bin, better known by his YouTube channel, "Kwaktube. "I personally don't like just visiting landmarks and going to tourist-filled places, especially as I've already ...

2023-07-03

Media regulator pushes ahead with TV license fee bill despite KBS opposition

The government is pushing ahead with its plans to collect television license fees separately from electricity bills despite the Korean Broadcasting System's (KBS) opposition. KBS, a major public broadcaster, has charged television license fees...

2023-06-15

Korea's first ever sci-fi talk show to premiere on EBS next month

Korea's first ever sci-fi talk show, incorporating the newest technologies such as extended reality (XR) and augmented reality (AR), will premiere next month on EBS, according to the broadcaster on Thursday. "Visionaries" (translated) will air its...

2022-10-27

VA Corp. teams with EBS to make metaverse service

Metaverse developer VA Corporation signed an MOU with the Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) to develop educational metaverse content for children, the companies said Thursday. The companies will produce not only interactive ...

2022-09-29

Winners of EBS International Documentary Festival announced

The EBS International Documentary Festival (EIDF) announced Monday that Swedish Filmaker Magnus Gertten’s “Nelly & Nadine” (2022) took the Grand Prix in the Festival Choice (Competition): Global section. The documentary film tells the story of two...

2022-08-29

'My Daughter is a Zombie' comes to small screen

The zombie comedy webtoon “My Daughter is a Zombie” by cartoonist Lee Yun-chang has been adapted into an animated series on EBS, Naver Webtoon said Friday. Its first episode will air April 3. “My Daughter is a Zombie” was published on Naver...

2022-04-01

'Tail' tells the tale of a special Siberian tiger

“Leopards, lynxes, I’ve filmed lots of other animals, but there’s something different about tigers. Not only are they precious but if you meet one in the woods, there’s that feeling that they might kill you. At first, whenever I came back to...

2022-01-05

Take a deep breath, relax and space out

In a digitally overflowing era, it is difficult for people to put their smartphones away. Those that are constantly overwhelmed with information often long for a moment to give their minds a pause. This year, two competitions were held in...

2021-10-28