According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 62 percent of respondents stated that they watched news and current affairs programs on pay TV. Other popular types of TV programs watched were entertainment programs and K-dramas.
Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023
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Korea Communications Commission. (January 8, 2024). Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. "Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. (2024). Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/
Korea Communications Commission. "Types of Programs Watched on Pay Television in South Korea as of August 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/
Korea Communications Commission, Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Types of programs watched on pay television in South Korea as of August 2023 [Graph], Korea Communications Commission, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366887/south-korea-program-types-viewed-on-pay-tv/