The director appointment recommendation proposals for the Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) and the Foundation for Broadcast Culture, the major shareholder of MBC, as well as the Korea Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBS), were approved.
The Broadcasting Media Communications Commission announced that it held its "42nd Plenary Meeting of 2026" on the 15th, where it deliberated and resolved on the appointment recommendations for two KBS director candidates, Lee Kang-deok and Jang Han-sik, as well as the appointments of two Foundation for Broadcast Culture directors (Oh Jeong-hwan and Jung Jae-wook) and two EBS directors (Park Ki-wan and Jo Han-je).
For the Korea Broadcasting System directors, appointment recommendations were made to two individuals recommended by the National Assembly's negotiating body (People Power Party). For the Foundation for Broadcast Culture four individuals — two each recommended by the National Assembly's negotiating body (People Power Party) — were appointed effective the 19th.
In addition, as the matter concerned personnel appointments, the meeting was conducted in closed session pursuant to the "Rules on the Operation of Meetings of the Broadcasting Media Communications Commission."
Following deliberation among the commissioners, the commission once again urged that recommendations be made as soon as possible for the "Korea Broadcasting System Viewers' Committee (2 members)" and the "Majority of Korea Broadcasting System Employees (3 members)," which are among the recommending bodies under the "Three Broadcasting Laws" but have yet to submit their recommendations.
Going forward, the Commission plans to make every effort to ensure that the appointment recommendation and appointment procedures for public broadcasting directors are completed promptly in accordance with the intent of the revised "Three Broadcasting Laws."
in TECH
