YTN world

Broadcasting
YTN world is the only 24-hour live channel in the Korean language, delivering real-time news all over the world.
Year of Production
2024
Content Type
News
Platform
TV Channel
Target Age
Family
Quantity
1440(min) 365Quantity Input

Summary

YTN world, the first 24-hour Korean-language news channel to broadcast internationally, delivers real-time news from Korea and worldwide to international audiences, including overseas Koreans around the world.

Since its launch in 2001, YTN world has served overseas viewers by offering a diverse array of content programming. The programming includes YTN’s live news reports, soft news programs produced by its reporters around the globe, special documentaries from YTN Science Channel, and engaging “Newstainment” programs from YTN2.

To meet the interests of global viewers in Korean Culture, YTN world produced programs such as “K-WAVE”, which introduces Korean culture, and “News Malmoi,” an educational program supporting Korean language learning.

For global audiences who want to hear news on Korea, YTN world uses a variety of platforms and channels, such as DTH, cable, IPTV, OTT, YouTube, and FAST platforms, providing 24-hour real-time broadcasts. YTN world is passionate about pioneering various new platforms and expanding its reach to connect with potential audiences worldwide.

Company Profile

Broadcasting

YTN

YTN is Korea's leading news channel that was the first in Korea to broadcast 24-hour news channel. In a rapidly evolving society, we believe that ‘news’ is a vital source of information and competitiveness. As a news channel that is committed to deliver accurate and timely news to viewers regardless of time and place, we continuously adapt to the ever-changing media landscape through change and innovation.

YTN operates three channels: YTN, comprehensive news channel; YTN Science, focused on science programming; and YTN2, a channel connects news and entertainment. YTN’s two affiliates: YTN Radio and YTN DMB broadcast terrestrial radio and DMB content, and YTN’s Digital Center specializes in producing and distributing digital content for new media platforms, ensuring the company remains active across various fields.

In 2023, YTN became the first Korean media company to surpass 4 million subscribers on YouTube, and in 2022, it ranked top in the trust scores among Korean major news outlets, from the Digital News Report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, impressing the public with its ability to provide fair and prompt news stories.

Beyond news production, YTN also leads the way in broadcasting and tourism culture. Since acquiring the Namsan SeoulTower in 2000, YTN has worked for public value, by delivering broadcast signals of major Korean broadcasters. Namsan SeoulTower has served as an iconic landmark of Korea and a representative tourist attraction.

In this way, YTN will remain dedicated to evolving and innovating to provide accurate and prompt news to viewers anytime, anywhere as a leading news media group representing Korea across diverse fields.

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