TV Chosun

TV Chosun
Native name	TV조선
Company type	Private
Founded	January 28, 2011; 13 years ago in Seoul, South Korea
Headquarters	Sejongno, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Kim Min-bae (CEO); Bang Jung-oh (CEO); Bang Sang-hoon (Chairman);
Revenue	153,172,893,532 won (2018)
Operating income	-1,036,465,441 won (2018)
Net income	3,276,761,531 won (2018)
Total assets	270,716,352,671 won (2018)
Total equity	310,000,000,000 won (2018)
Owner	The Chosun Ilbo (20.0%); Too Capital, LLC (15.0%); Korean Air (9.68%); Booyoung Group (5.50%); Samhung (4.84%);
Members	289 (2018)
Subsidiaries	Chosun Media Rep; Chosun Image Vision; Higround Co., Ltd.;
Website	www.tvchosun.com

TV Chosun (Korean: TV조선; Hanja: TV朝鮮; RR: TVjoseon; MR: TVchosŏn; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean pay television network and broadcasting company, owned by the Chosun Ilbo-led consortium. It began broadcasting on December 1, 2011.^[1]

TV Chosun is one of four new South Korean nationwide generalist cable TV networks alongside JoongAng Ilbo's JTBC, Dong-A Ilbo's Channel A, and Maeil Kyungje's MBN in 2011.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The four new networks supplement existing conventional free-to-air TV networks like KBS, MBC, SBS, and other smaller channels launched following deregulation in 1990.

History

July 22, 2009: Amendment of Media law passed the South Korean national assembly to deregulate the media market of South Korea.
December 31, 2010: JTBC, TV Chosun, MBN, and Channel A elected as a General Cable Television Channel Broadcasters.
December 1, 2011: TV Chosun begins broadcasting.

Dramas

Monday–Tuesday

Korean Peninsula (February 6 – April 3, 2012)

Wednesday–Thursday

Operation Proposal (February 8 – March 29, 2012)

Friday–Saturday

Into the Flames (April 25 – June 28, 2014)

Saturday–Sunday

Ji Woon-soo's Stroke of Luck (April 21 – June 24, 2012)
Bride of the Century (February 22 – April 12, 2014)
The Greatest Marriage (September 27 – December 27, 2014)
Grand Prince (March 3 – May 6, 2018)
Babel (January 27 – March 24, 2019)
Joseon Survival Period (June 8 – August 17, 2019)
Queen: Love and War (December 14, 2019 – February 9, 2020)
Kingmaker: The Change of Destiny (May 17 – July 26, 2020)
Get Revenge (November 21, 2020 – January 17, 2021)
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (January 23 – March 14, 2021)
Uncle (December 11, 2021 – January 30, 2022)
Red Balloon (December 17, 2022 – February 26, 2023)
Durian's Affair (June 24 – August 13, 2023)
My Happy Ending (December 30, 2023 – February 25, 2024)
DNA Lover (August 17, 2024)
History of a Loser (2024)

Saturday

Becoming Witch (June 25 – September 10, 2022)

Sunday

Leverage (October 13 – December 8, 2019)

References

^ Shin Hae-in (30 November 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ Kim Tong-hyung (12 December 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ Noh Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ Yoon Ja-young (20 January 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ Kim Tong-hyung (6 June 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^ Bae Ji-sook (29 November 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[1] Shin Hae-in (30 November 2011). "New cable channels go on air". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[2] Kim Tong-hyung (12 December 2011). "What else can new channels do to boost ratings?". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[3] Noh Hyun-gi (4 January 2012). "Four new TV channels face uncertain futures". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[4] Yoon Ja-young (20 January 2012). "Low ratings weigh on new channels". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[5] Kim Tong-hyung (6 June 2012). "New channels remain 'anonymous'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

[6] Bae Ji-sook (29 November 2012). "'New TV channels are niche, not gold mine'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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