KBS building in Seoul

KBS CEO and President dismissed

The Public Media Alliance is concerned after the CEO and President of KBS was dismissed from his position by the board of directors.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

Update: No end in sight for crisis facing KBS

Unusually swift political approvals for changes to KBS's funding mechanism and the sudden dismissal of its Chairman signal an ongoing crisis.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

Confusion and control: the ongoing crisis facing KBS

Consumer confusion has reigned after the licence fee collection system was altered, while there has also been key personnel changes.

SR and KBS

PMA welcomes new Board members from KBS and Swedish Radio

The Public Media Alliance offers a warm welcome to the Korean Broadcasting System’s Dr. SunWook Choi and Swedish Radio’s Tomas Hedenius to its Board.

Nighttime aerial view of KBS' office

KBS Raises Issue with KCC’s Approval of Changing License Fee Collection

KBS has appealed the decision by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) to approve the separation of license fees from electricity bills.

South Korean public broadcaster’s viability in question in the face of funding threat: Global Task Force for public media

The GTF is concerned over a proposal to fundamentally alter the funding mechanism for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).

KBS unveils AI-powered VVERTIGO

KBS has introduced VVERTIGO, a unique AI-based system that produces reframed videos by automatically tracking the subject.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

KBS Chief Presses President Not to Alter License Fee Collection

The head of KBS has urged the government to scrap its plan to remove the broadcaster's license fee from electricity bills.

The KBS logo on the side of its HQ building.

KBS joins the Public Media Alliance

PMA is excited to announce that the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) is the latest public media organisation to join our global association.  

KBS building in Seoul

South Korea: Proposed PSM reforms

Reforms to strengthen the independence of South Korea’s public media are taking place against a backdrop of recent media freedom concerns.