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Hosted by Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association
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[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] Korea's only paid broadcasting awards ceremony, the 'Cable TV Broadcasting Awards,' has returned.

The Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association held the '2022 Cable TV Broadcasting Awards' on the 30th at the Grand Ballroom of the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. The Cable TV Broadcasting Awards is the only awards ceremony in the paid broadcasting industry that encompasses both System Operators (SO) and Program Providers (PP).

Last year, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Cable TV Broadcasting Awards were held on a small scale with only essential personnel including the awardees. This year, the scale was expanded to welcome about 250 attendees including awardees and paid broadcasting industry workers. The event was also broadcast live on the official YouTube channel.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo encouraged in his congratulatory speech, “In the era of digital transformation, the role of cable broadcasting is increasingly anticipated,” and added, “I hope today’s event will be an opportunity to further advance the K-content industry, which is brimming with creativity and innovation.”

Lee Rae-woon, Chairman of the Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association, said, “I thank the cable TV production teams who created the best works ever and the contributors who brightened our neighborhoods through local channels, fitting for a festival full of rich content,” and added, “Please continue to show great interest in cable TV, which brings endless laughter to living rooms.”

A total of 79 awards were presented at this event. There were 21 commendations from the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Communications Commission, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 56 awards for SO and PP works as well as individuals and groups, and 2 star awards. The star awards went to ▲MZ Trendsetter Singer category ‘Kep1er’ and ▲All-New Media category ‘Rosie’.

The PP Work Awards were given to ▲Entertainment/Variety ‘Unexpected Business Owner’ (tvN) ▲Music ‘Post-COVID Performing Arts Report “The Show Must Go On”’ (iNet TV) ▲Documentary ‘10 Years After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident’ (YTN) ▲Children’s ‘Play Ventura’ (Daekyo NoriQ) ▲Culture/Arts/Education ‘Shinbakhan Bunker’ (TBS) as grand prize winners in their respective categories.

The PP Special Awards went to ▲VOD Award ‘Love Call Center’ (TV Chosun) ▲New Media Award ‘Sapiens Studio’ (CJ ENM) ▲Channel Award ‘Korea Fishing Channel’ ▲Merit Award ‘Notable Women’ (LG HelloVision, Korea Job Broadcasting, Dong-A TV, Parenting Broadcasting, TBS, JNG Korea, Newtro TV).

The Merit Award-winning ‘Notable Women’ is a work by the Cable Joint Production Cooperation Group launched by the Cable TV Broadcasting Association. It is the first case where SO and PP cooperated from the planning stage through production, scheduled the program in the same time slot, and shared profits jointly.

The SO Work Awards were given to 7 works across 3 categories. ▲News Grand Prize ‘Independent Living of Children Aging Out of Care... "The Community Must Embrace Them First"’ (LG HelloVision Eunpyeong Broadcasting), ‘Dongdaemun Cultural Foundation Irregular Hiring... Hiring Standards Arbitrary’ (SK Broadband Dongdaemun Broadcasting), ‘Appearance of Freshwater Clams and Aquatic Plants in Namgang River... Rapid Ecosystem Change’ (Seogyeong Broadcasting) and ▲Regular Program Grand Prize ‘Protect the Clean Jeju Sea’ (KCTV Jeju Broadcasting), ‘Reverse History of Culture’ (D’Live) ▲Special Feature Grand Prize ‘School, Let’s Play - School Playground to the Fullest’ (HCN Chungbuk Broadcasting), ‘Revival of Old Architecture, Urban Regeneration’ (JCN Ulsan Central Broadcasting) were selected.

The SO Special Awards went to ▲Balanced Development Partners Award ‘Busan Metropolitan Council’ (LG HelloVision) ▲Balanced Development Excellent Local Government Award ‘Dongjak District Office’ (HCN). The Busan Metropolitan Council was recognized for enacting the first ordinance in the nation last June to support SOs in the Busan area.