Signal Entertainment Group Corp. (), founded in 1991, is a South Korean company specializing in the following businesses:

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and

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History

Founded in 1991 as Signal Information & Communication Corp. () (Signal I&C), the company was the national licensee of the now-defunct American company

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. In 1997, it partnered with the now-defunct Korea Telecom Freetel (a Korea Telecom (KT) company) for PCS service. 1999 was the year when Signal I&C became the official distributor of Motorola Multimedia Group Cable Services. It also partnered with KT for PCS service. Signal I&C got the

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certification in this same year. In 2001, Signal I&C signed a business partnership with Lucent (presently

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), then partnered with

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for IMT Advanced service. Then in 2003, the company signed another business partnership, this time with

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(then a subsidiary of now-defunct 3Com, presently a subsidiary of UTStarcom). Later on, it partnered again with KT for ATM service. Signal I&C joined the Korea Exchange (KRX)'s KOSDAQ index in 2011. 2015 became the start of a new era for the company as it launched its present corporate name - then started to diversify into the show business, media and cosmetics industries.

Mergers and acquisitions

2014

* Unione I&M () was a television production company, founded in 2005. As of today, it is now a division by name of Signal.

2015

* Better ENT (), formerly Storm S Company (), is a talent agency founded by actor Song Seung-heon in 2009. *

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() is a recording label founded by Bang Si-hyuk in 2005. In early 2016, BigHit ended their stake relationship with Signal Entertainment Group. BigHit issued a 6 billion won convertible bond Signal Entertainment Group in 2015. After a year, Signal Entertainment Group made a full settlement of the bonds. * Jungle Entertainment () is a recording label founded by

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in 2006. * Skinanniversary Co. Ltd. () is a skin care company and the operator of the Skinanniversary Beauty Town in

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. It was founded in 2007. * S Box Media Company () is a television production company and talent agency, founded in 2012.

2016

* L&Holdings () is a

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of four talent agencies: Great Company (), L&Company (), Star Camp 202 () and JR ENT (). * NH Media () is a recording label founded by Kim Nam-hee in 1998.

Productions

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Variety, reality and talk

* ''The Body Show'' ( OnStyle, 2015–present) * ''

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'' ( Mnet, 2015–present) * '' Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'' (

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, 2014–present) * '' Produce 101'' (Mnet, 2016) * ''The Secret Readers Club'' ( O tvN/ tvN, 2015–present) * '' Superstar K'' (Mnet, 2016–present)Newsis
씨그널엔터, 20억 규모 '수퍼스타 K8 방송프로' 제작 계약 外 (Signal Entertainment agrees offer to produce 20-billion "Superstar K 2016")
** '' Superstar K 2016''

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* produced under subsidiary Signal Pictures
+ produced under subsidiary L&Holdings

Artists

* Choi Song-hyun * Jin Tae-hyun

Jungle Entertainment

L&Holdings

Great Company * Kang Sung-yeon * Jung Seong-woo * Shim Yi-young * Yang Jung-a L&Company * Yoo Gun Star Camp 202 * Shin Da-eun JR ENT * Nam Sang-mi * Song Seon-mi

NH Media

S Box Media Company

* Lee Sang-hoon

References

External links

* Official websites: ** ** {{Television production companies of South Korea Companies listed on KOSDAQ Companies based in Seoul Entertainment companies established in 1991 Mass media companies established in 1991 Holding companies established in 1991 South Korean companies established in 1991 2011 initial public offerings