Assemblyman Hong Seok-jun: "Many Regulations Based on Government Omnipotence, Active Support Needed for K-Content Growth"

Hong Seok-jun, Member of the People Power Party./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Hong Seok-jun, a member of the People Power Party, stated on the 6th, "Institutional and policy obstacles must be removed and active support provided to enable K-content to grow."

On the same day, Representative Hong held a "Policy Forum on Broadcasting Regulatory Reform Measures" in the first small conference room of the National Assembly Members' Office Building, saying, "There are too many regulations based on excessive government interference and statism." This forum was held to strengthen the freedom and independence of broadcasting, promote the development of media, analyze regulatory innovations for domestic broadcasters and their socio-economic ripple effects, and seek comprehensive measures to enhance the competitiveness of the broadcasting industry.

Jong-gwan Lee, Senior Specialist at Sejong Law Firm, gave a presentation titled "Current Status of the Broadcasting Industry and Measures to Enhance Future Competitiveness." Senior Specialist Lee stated, "The broadcasting market is complex and conflicts are complicated, but regulations are not keeping up. The re-licensing systems for public and private broadcasters are the same, and there is no distinction between the public and market sectors," adding, "Excessive rigid regulations that do not fit the changed environment are blocking the industry mechanism."

Regarding broadcasting regulatory reform measures, Yeora Kim, Science, Broadcasting, and Communications Team Leader at the National Assembly Legislative Research Office, said, "It is necessary to redraw the big picture for reorganizing the media regulatory system and establish and support bundled policies according to goal orientation. The competitiveness of the broadcasting industry must be secured through future orientation, value discovery, and innovation." In-yong Lee, Director General of Regulatory Review at the Office for Government Policy Coordination, pointed out, "The important issue is how to create an environment where competitive content can be produced and how to build an ecosystem where this can be sustained," emphasizing, "Rather than essential reviews by each ministry, a comprehensive review by the Korea Communications Commission, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Fair Trade Commission should be conducted to respond quickly to changes in the global media environment."

Heon Lee, Director of Broadcasting Policy Planning at the Korea Communications Commission, said, "It is desirable to differentiate and subdivide the public responsibilities similarly assigned to both public and private broadcasters, and it would also be helpful to establish a dedicated organization that serves as a media strategy control tower." Following this, Dong-jung Lee, Director of Broadcasting Promotion Planning at the Ministry of Science and ICT, pointed out, "High public regulations have been applied to media companies, but now it is unfair to apply high regulations only to paid broadcasting in an environment where content is provided simultaneously over the internet. At a time when global media companies like YouTube are expanding their influence through the internet, such regulations act as a fatal weakness in securing the competitiveness of domestic companies."

About 100 people participated in today's policy forum, including former floor leader Ki-hyun Kim, Daegu Dalseo-gu Eul Representative Jae-ok Yoon, Seoul Seocho-gu Eul Representative Seong-jung Park, Daegu Suseong-gu Eul Representative In-seon Lee, as well as the Korean Broadcasting Society, Korea Broadcasting Association, Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association, Korea IPTV Broadcasting Association, Korea Broadcasting Channel Promotion Association, four comprehensive programming channels, news specialty channels, Korea Advertisers Association, Federation of Korean Industries, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Korea Federation of SMEs, Korea Employers Federation, and related broadcasting industry experts, making the event a great success.

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