KNTV (Japanese TV channel)
KNTV, an abbreviation of its former name Korea Now TV, is a Japanese cable and satellite television channel delivering content from the two Korean commercial networks, MBC and SBS. The channel is owned by, and is the main asset of, Stream Media Corporation, a Japanese company which specializes primarily in the distribution of Korean audiovisual content to the Japanese market.[1]
History
[edit]The channel started broadcasting on October 1, 1996 on the PerfecTV! (now SKY PerfecTV!) satellite platform and delivered its service for a 21-hour period (6am to 3am). Its initial owner was Korea Satellite Broadcasting/Telework and oeprated under the commercial name KN Television.[2] Programming was initially provided by terrestrial networks KBS (which in 2006 launched a localized version of KBS World) and MBC and cable networks YTN, HBS, KMTV and Q Channel.[3] For this end, KDD and Korea Telecom signed a joint agreement to rebroadcast YTN's news bulletins on the channel.[4] In 1998 it began producing Zainichi Korean News.[5] Still in the same year, it signed an agreement to air programs from MBN, when it was a business channel.[6]
In 2012, KNTV was taken to court because of a dispute with KBS over the Japanese distribution rights for You Are the Best!, for which the channel had reportedly gained exclusive rights since before production started.[7] On October 18, Min Byeong-Ho became its president.[8]
In addition to its broadcast of Korean drama series and variety shows, KNTV also collaborates with the Korean Cultural Center. Original programming over time included news on Korean celebrities[9] as well as Korean language lessons[10] and holding special events with Korean drama stars.[11] The channel also airs the year-end awards of the two partner networks.[12]
In recent years (as early as 2020), KNTV started airing dramas from cable networks.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Business". Stream Media Corporation.
- ^ "会社案内(Corporation Information)". KNTV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 1, 1997.
- ^ "ようこそ！KNTV" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 1, 1997.
- ^ "한국통신-일본 KDD 제휴, 국제 디지털 TV 중계 서비스 개시". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). November 4, 1996.
- ^ "在日KOREAN NEWS" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 23, 2001.
- ^ "MBN 프로그램 일 수출". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). January 8, 1998.
- ^ 강, 소영 (April 16, 2013). "'최고다 이순신', KNTV에서 가처분 신청". SISA Focus (in Korean).
- ^ ""독도 문제, 韓드라마와 KNTV에는 기회"". Media Today (in Korean). October 19, 2012.
- ^ "『K엔타메라보～후루야 마사유키의 한류연구소』 KNTV 최신 추천 프로그램". Korean Culture Center (in Korean). August 8, 2022.
- ^ "KNTV「チョア チョア韓国語」のサランバン撮影と放送案内". Korean Culture Center (in Japanese). September 5, 2008.
- ^ "김형준, KNTV 특집 드라마 이벤트에 초청…16일 출국]". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean). November 16, 2012.
- ^ "韓国年末恒例、MBC・SBSの各授賞式 MC＆アーティスト発表 KNTVで12・29から生中継含め5夜連続［一覧". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Oricon News. December 27, 2024.
- ^ 성, 정은 (February 26, 2020). "`우아한 가` 日 진출, 3월 2일 KNTV 첫 방송[공식]". Maeil Business Daily (in Korean).