Ilgan Sports
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Publisher | eDaily (KG Group) |
| Language | Korean |
| Headquarters | Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Website | Ilgan Sports |
Ilgan Sports(Korean:일간스포츠;The Daily Sportsor1Sfor short) is a South Korean dailysportsandentertainmentnewspaperfounded in 1969. Formerly underHankook Ilbofrom its 1961 launch to 2005 and theJoongAng Media Networkfrom 2005 to 2022, it is currently owned byeDaily,a subsidiary ofKG Group.[1][2]
History
[edit]- September 1969 -Ilgan Sportswas launched as a sister newspaper ofHankook Ilbo.
- March 1970 - The newspaper exceeded 43,000 copies sold.
- May 2001 -Ilgan Sportssigned a partnership agreement with Japan'sHochi Shimbun (now Sports Hochi).
- July 2001 - It joined theKOSDAQ.
- December 2005 -JoongAng IlboacquiredIlgan Sports.
- April 2006 - The newspaper used its shortened name1Sfor the first time, and incorporated it in its logo.
- May 2010 - The newspaper's headquarters was relocated to the JoongAng Media Building in Seoul, sharing one place withJoongAng Ilbo.
- December 2015 - JTBC Plus takes over as publisher ofIlgan Sports.[3]
- April 2022 - JTBC Plus soldIlgan Sportsto theKG Group.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"중앙일보S 매체 인수 설명회에 회장 직접 참석한 KG그룹"[KG Group Chairman [Kwak Jae-sun] personally attends JoongAng Ilbo S Media Acquisition Briefing Session].Media Today viaNaver(in Korean). April 8, 2022.RetrievedMarch 27,2024.
- ^Kim, Chunhyo (February 26, 2016).Samsung, Media Empire and Family.doi:10.4324/9781315669045.ISBN9781315669045.
(Section 4.6.2) - ^"일간스포츠".Archived fromthe originalon September 24, 2020.RetrievedOctober 6,2019.
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