Pay TV troubled by bundled sales of rerun channels

At a Korea Journalism Association seminar, experts said major PP groups often bundle duplicate, low-priority channels with flagship channels, driving up costs for SOs.

The practice of channel bundling is seen as distorting the pay-TV market while increasing channel fees and contract burdens for operators like KT HCN.

Speakers discussed contract structure reforms and regulatory changes to curb tied selling and repeated channel lineups.

The issue matters because it can reduce viewer choice and weaken content diversity across pay-TV services.