The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF;

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: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit group media broadcasting network provider. The company describes its main focus as producing 24/7 news services to improve the international image of South Korea. It competes with

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, which is owned by the state-owned KBS, as they both target the international public. The channels have seemingly at least some overlapping, and the need of KIBF as a PR company has come into question.

History

The company was founded on April 10, 1996 and began domestic broadcasting the following year. In 1999, it began broadcasting TV to the rest of the world. By 2000, its satellite signal had covered the globe. These broadcasts were primarily in English, with subtitle service provided in multiple languages including Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Indonesian and Vietnamese. This service is now known as Arirang World. 2003 saw the launch of Arirang Radio, an English language FM radio broadcasting in South Korea. In 2004, its Arabic TV service, Arirang Arab, began. In 2015, Arirang advanced into the UN In-house network and started a UN channel. In 2016, Arirang launched a satellite channel in the

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. In May 2020 Arirang TV and

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signed a memorandum of understanding deepening the co-operation between the two.

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Foundations based in South Korea Mass media companies of South Korea Communications and media organizations Organizations established in 1996 * {{SouthKorea-media-stub

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