Ilgan Sports

Ilgan Sports (Korean: 일간스포츠; The Daily Sports or 1S for short) is a South Korean daily sports and entertainment newspaper founded in 1969. Formerly under Hankook Ilbo, it is now owned by the JoongAng Media Network through JTBC Plus.[1]

Ilgan Sports
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherJTBC Plus
(JoongAng Media Network)
LanguageKorean
HeadquartersSeoul
CountrySouth Korea
WebsiteIlgan Sports

History

  • September 1969 - Ilgan Sports was launched as a sister newspaper of Hankook Ilbo.
  • March 1970 - The newspaper exceeded 43,000 copies sold.
  • May 2001 - Ilgan Sports signed a partnership agreement with Japan's Hochi Shimbun.
  • July 2001 - It joined the KOSDAQ.
  • December 2005 - JoongAng Ilbo acquired Ilgan Sports.
  • April 2006 - The newspaper used its shortened name 1S for 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 with JoongAng Ilbo.
  • December 2015 - JTBC Plus takes over as publisher of Ilgan Sports.[2]

References

  1. Kim, Chunhyo (February 26, 2016). Samsung, Media Empire and Family. doi:10.4324/9781315669045. ISBN 9781315669045.
    (Section 4.6.2)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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