Chief Legal Advice on Broadcasting Act by Park Jang-beom
Possibility of filing a constitutional complaint, including for unconstitutional laws
Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee tables reorganization bill
Potential for government reorganization at September regular session,
Choi Min-hee, Chairperson, hitting the gavel – Choi Min-hee, Chair of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, hitting the gavel at a full committee meeting at the National Assembly on the 26th. 2025.8.26/News1,
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, ‘Park Jang-beom, president of KBS, announced that they are discussing response plans, including legal actions, concerning the enforcement of the Broadcasting Act amendment, which was processed primarily by the ruling party.’,
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, ‘At the full meeting of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee of the National Assembly on the 26th, Park stated regarding the Broadcasting Act, “We are seeking legal advice to determine if there is a need to obtain a judgment from the Constitutional Court.” According to the provisions of the newly enforced Broadcasting Act, a new board must be formed within three months. The number of board members will increase from the current 11 to 15. The right to recommend board members is allocated as follows: six by parliamentary negotiation bodies, two by the viewers’ committee, three by KBS employees, two by media-related academic societies, and two by a lawyers’ association.’,
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, ‘ MobileAdNew center ‘, ‘Park emphasized that his term should be guaranteed until December 2027, stating, “I believe there is an intention behind the Broadcasting Act to establish terms for public broadcasters.”’,
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Park Jang-beom, President of KBS, responding to questions – Park Jang-beom, President of KBS, is seen answering questions during the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee meeting at the National Assembly on the 26th. 2025.8.26,
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, ‘Meanwhile, the full meeting of the committee also tabled Broadcasting Act amendments proposed by Min-hee Choi of the Democratic Party and the establishment of the Audiovisual Media Communications Committee bill proposed by Hyun Kim of the Democratic Party, with a focus on reorganizing the regulatory committee. A subcommittee meeting is scheduled for the 27th to review these bills.’,
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, ‘Choi’s bill proposes transferring paid broadcasting policy from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning to the regulatory committee and increasing the number of members to nine. The provisions suggest implementing the law one month after its promulgation and considering the terms of appointed members as expired on the implementation date.’,
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Lee Jin-suk responding to questions – Lee Jin-suk, Chairperson of the Regulatory Committee, is seen answering questions from Choi Guk-won, a member of the People Power Party, during the full committee meeting of Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications at the National Assembly on the 26th. 2025.08.26.,
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, ‘Kim’s bill aims to abolish the existing regulatory committee and establish the Audiovisual Media Communications Committee as a central administrative body under the president, while the existing Media Review Committee would be restructured as the Audiovisual Media Review Committee. The Democratic Party’s Media Reform Special Committee previously announced its intent to prioritize Kim’s bill before October. With Lee Jin-suk’s term as chairperson secured until August next year, discussions on reorganizing the regulatory committee are expected to be a major issue during the September regular session.\n’]