"Strengthening Localized Content Production" Urged
Also Visited Kakao Jeju Headquarters

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, visited the broadcasting and telecommunications sites in the Jeju region on the 1st to listen to the current issues and suggestions from local broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.


At a meeting with representatives of terrestrial broadcasters in the Jeju region, Chairman Han stated, “We fully recognize the difficulties faced by terrestrial broadcasters, such as the spread of COVID-19 and the decline in local broadcasting revenue, and the KCC is also preparing measures to rationalize regulations targeting local broadcasters.”


He added, “Please make efforts to strengthen cooperation between local governments and local broadcasters and to enhance the production of community-based content to establish a self-sustaining development foundation for local broadcasting, which plays a key role in community integration and balanced regional development.”


He then visited Kakao’s Jeju headquarters to review various services provided by Kakao and continued with a policy meeting. At this meeting, Chairman Han urged, “Kakao’s various non-face-to-face services have greatly supported social distancing, and we ask you to continue efforts so that all citizens can safely and conveniently use non-face-to-face services in the future.”



On the following day, the 2nd, Chairman Han plans to attend a demonstration of innovative services based on terrestrial UHD technology co-hosted by the KCC and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and visit the Space Radio Center. At the Space Radio Center, he will review the aerospace disaster early warning system and discuss ways to inform the public about space radiation information through disaster broadcasts.


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