Advertising on cable TV has become pricier than doing so on terrestrial networks for the first time, industry sources said Monday.A 15-second spot during breaks for tvN reality shows "Three Meals a Day" and "Youth Over Flowers" now fetches 25 million won ($21,000), according to sources in the advertising industry.That's 65 percent more expensive than KBS 2TV's "All about My Mom," the priciest show on a terrestrial network."Reply 1988," a popular tvN soap opera that concluded on Jan.16, charged 2

"Cheese in the Trap," a webtoon-based TV series starring popular actor Park Hae-jin, is set to become the next record breaker with viewer rates climbing to levels unseen for a weekday show.In its fourth episode earlier this month, the tvN series broke the record for a weekday cable TV drama with a viewer rate of 6 percent, beating the previous record of 5.5 percent set by a JTBC drama in 2014.By the fifth episode last Monday, "Cheese in the Trap" drew 6.6 percent of viewers as its SBS TV rival "

A wax figure of the popular Korean actor Lee Jong-suk will go on display in a global museum of wax dolls in Hong Kong this week, a local public relations agency working for the museum said Thursday.The actor will unveil his wax figure in a ceremony at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong on Friday, The Tic Toc said."Lee enjoys great popularity all over Asia, not just in Korea,"the museum said. "It's a great honor that we get to display his wax figure."Lee is the fourth Korean whose wax figure will be insta

With the spread of the Asiawide boom of South Korean pop culture, countries in the continent accounted for 95 percent of South Korea's exports of broadcasting programs, such as TV dramas and documentaries, in 2014, a government report said Thursday. Korea's total exports of broadcasting programs came to US$256.28 million in 2014, a 7.0 percent increase from the previous year's $239.43 million, according to a report by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and the Korea Communications

An Idol competition show tentatively titled “Watching You” will air as a Lunar New Year special on SBS.　Unlike other programs featuring only the entertainers, the program will feature both the stars and the CEOs of their agencies. The idols will demonstrate their talents and passion, while their CEOs will give real-time advice on the show, according to the network broadcaster. 　About 20 idol groups -- roughly 100 idol stars in total -- will be on the show. The CEOs of agencies, both large and sm

Thanks to popular reality cooking show "Three Meals a Day" and family soap opera "Reply 1988," cable network tvN has achieved twice its profit target for 2015, industry sources said Friday.Advertising for the fourth season of "Three Meals a Day" and "Reply 1988" were the main drivers, the sources said. In "Three Meals a Day," celebrities are challenged to create meals for themselves at remote villages. "Reply 1988" is a nostalgia-inducing drama set in the 1980s. tvN is owned by CJ E&M, the enter

A new drama series, titled "Descendants of the Sun," will be aired in South Korea and China in February, featuring top Korean actors and actresses, a local broadcaster said Tuesday.Featuring South Korean actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo, the show will be based on a fictional country and revolve around the romantic relationship of a soldier and a doctor.The series ended its production last month, with an investment of 12 billion won ($10 million). It will be aired by the country's top

Arirang TV, South Korea's English-language broadcaster, announced Monday it has become available across the U.S. city of Philadelphia via digital terrestrial network.Arirang TV said the service began at midnight Monday, Eastern Standard Time, or 2 p.m. Monday in South Korea, making it the first South Korean channel to reach America's fourth-largest TV market.Arirang added the fourth non-American channel to be available in Philadelphia, after NHK World of Japan, France24 of France and RT of Russi