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The Media Show: Why Korean TV rules the world

From Squid Game to The Masked Singer, why some of the most popular TV formats of recent years have come from South Korea.

From Squid Game to The Masked Singer, some of the most popular TV formats of recent years have come from South Korea. InSoon Kim, a Korean TV producer, and journalists Lucas Shaw and Regina Kim, discuss why.

Also on the show, Catherine Philp, World Affairs Editor at The Times, explains how she went inside the Kursk region of Russia with Ukrainian forces. Francis Scarr from 大象传媒 Monitoring, tells us how the offensive is being reported on Russian state media.

Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins
Producer: Simon Richardson
Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

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23 minutes

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  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 09:06GMT
  • Thu 5 Sep 2024 23:06GMT

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