Signal Entertainment Group

{{Infobox company

| name = Signal Entertainment Group Corp.

| logo = Img signal logo.png

| native_name = 주식회사 씨그널엔터테인먼트그룹

| native_name_lang = ko

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| type = Public

| traded_as = {{Korea Exchange|099830}}

| industry = Entertainment, media, information & communication, technology

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| founder =

| area_served = South Korea

| key_people = Kim Jung-sang (CEO)

| products = Music albums, films, K-pop products, technological equipment, beauty products

| services = Production, broadcasting, distribution, partnerships

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| divisions =

| subsid = Better ENT (60%)
Jungle Entertainment (100%)
L&Holdings (100%)
NH Media (50%)

| footnotes =

| foundation = {{start date|1991|1|18}}, as Signal Information & Communication Corp.

| location_city = Yangjae-daero 1498, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
Banpo-daero 20-gil 29, Seocho-gu, Seoul

| location_country = South Korea

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.sicis.co.kr/|sicis.co.kr}}, {{URL|http://www.signal-ent.com/|signal-ent.com}}

| dissolved =

}}

Signal Entertainment Group Corp. ({{korean|hangul=주식회사 씨그널엔터테인먼트그룹}}), founded in 1991, is a South Korean company specializing in the following businesses: show business, media and entertainment content, cosmetics and information technology.

History

Founded in 1991 as Signal Information & Communication Corp. ({{korean|hangul=주식회사 씨그널정보통신}}) (Signal I&C), the company was the national licensee of the now-defunct American company Motorola. 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 ISO 9001 certification in this same year.

In 2001, Signal I&C signed a business partnership with Lucent (presently Alcatel-Lucent), then partnered with SK Telecom for IMT Advanced service.

Then in 2003, the company signed another business partnership, this time with CommWorks Corporation (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 ({{korean|hangul=유니원아이앤엠}}) was a television production company, founded in 2005. As of today, it is now a division by name of Signal.News Wire: [http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=768878 씨그널정보통신, 방송 프로그램 제작업계의 강자 유니원아이앤엠 인수 (Signal I&C acquires broadcast producer Unione I&M)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701092433/http://www.newswire.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=768878 |date=2016-07-01 }}

=2015=

Better ENT ({{korean|hangul=더좋은이엔티}}), formerly Storm S Company ({{korean|hangul=스톰에스컴퍼니}}), is a talent agency founded by actor Song Seung-heon in 2009.eToday: [http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?idxno=1078385 씨그널정보통신, 송승헌 소속사 '더좋은이엔티' 인수…"글로벌 엔터그룹 행보 본격" (Signal I&C buys Song Seung-heon's agency Better ENT, plans on "becoming a global entertainment group")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602135820/http://www.etoday.co.kr/news/section/newsview.php?idxno=1078385 |date=2016-06-02 }}
Big Hit Entertainment ({{korean|hangul=빅히트 엔터테인먼트}}) is a recording label founded by Bang Si-hyuk in 2005.eDaily: [http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JB31&newsid=03450566609368920&DCD=A10103&OutLnkChk=Y 씨그널엔터테인먼트그룹 "빅히트엔터 CB 60억 인수" (Signal Entertainment Group acquires Big Hit Ent for 60 billion "through CB")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820111920/http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/NewsRead.edy?SCD=JB31&newsid=03450566609368920&DCD=A10103&OutLnkChk=Y |date=2016-08-20 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://m.thebell.co.kr/m/newsview.asp?svccode=00&newskey=201702090100018900001148|title=thebell Free|website=m.thebell.co.kr|access-date=2017-07-08|archive-date=2020-06-22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622221020/http://m.thebell.co.kr/m/newsview.asp?svccode=00&newskey=201702090100018900001148|url-status=live}}
Jungle Entertainment ({{korean|hangul=정글 엔터테인먼트}}) is a recording label founded by Tiger JK in 2006.Asia Economic Daily: [http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015040313551998546 씨그널엔터, 음반기획사 정글엔터 100% 지분 인수 (Signal Entertainment acquires 100% of music agency Jungle Entertainment)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604093409/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015040313551998546 |date=2016-06-04 }}
Skinanniversary Co. Ltd. ({{korean|hangul=주식회사 스킨애니버셔리}}) is a skin care company and the operator of the Skinanniversary Beauty Town in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. It was founded in 2007.Asia Economic Daily: [http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015041714310080217 씨그널정보통신, 화장품 제조업체 '스킨애니버셔리' 지분 50% 인수 (Signal I&C acquires 50% of skin care company Skinanniversary)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604102309/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015041714310080217 |date=2016-06-04 }}
S Box Media Company ({{korean|hangul=에스박스미디어컴퍼니}}) is a television production company and talent agency, founded in 2012.Asia Economic Daily: [http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015022615564583198 씨그널정보통신, 김현주 소속사 '에스박스미디어' 인수 (Signal I&C acquires Kim Hyun-joo's agency S Box Media)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604093818/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2015022615564583198 |date=2016-06-04 }}

=2016=

L&Holdings ({{korean|hangul=엘앤홀딩스}}) is a holding company of four talent agencies: Great Company ({{korean|hangul=크다컴퍼니}}), L&Company ({{korean|hangul=엘앤컴퍼니}}), Star Camp 202 ({{korean|hangul=스타캠프202}}) and JR ENT ({{korean|hangul=제이알이엔티}}).10Asia: [http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/931069 씨그널엔터, 엘앤홀딩스 인수합병 “국내 최대 배우 라인업” (Signal Entertainment acquires L&Holdings, "a home for many actors")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504122755/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/931069 |date=2016-05-04 }}
NH Media ({{korean|hangul=앤에이취미디어}}) is a recording label founded by Kim Nam-hee in 1998.Asia Economic Daily: [http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2016051114310717957 씨그널엔터테인먼트, 임창정 소속사 NH EMG 지분 인수 (Signal Entertainment acquires Lim Chang-jung's label NH EMG)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806181058/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2016051114310717957 |date=2017-08-06 }}

Productions

=[[television in South Korea|Television]]=

==Variety, reality and talk==

The Body Show (OnStyle, 2015–present)
I Can See Your Voice (Mnet, 2015–present)
Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (JTBC, 2014–present)
Produce 101 (Mnet, 2016)
The Secret Readers Club (O tvN/tvN, 2015–present)
Superstar K (Mnet, 2016–present)Newsis: [http://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20160325_0013981675&cID=10401&pID=10400 씨그널엔터, 20억 규모 '수퍼스타 K8 방송프로' 제작 계약 外 (Signal Entertainment agrees offer to produce 20-billion "Superstar K 2016")] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605065425/http://www.newsis.com/ar_detail/view.html?ar_id=NISX20160325_0013981675&cID=10401&pID=10400 |date=2016-06-05 }}
Superstar K 2016

==[[Korean drama|Drama]]==

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Network ! Notes
rowspan="2"\|2015 \| Songgot: The Piercer \| JTBC \|
The Ace \| SBS TV \|
2016 \| Babysitter+ \| KBS 2TV \|
2017 \| Innocent Defendant \| SBS TV \| co-produced with The Story Works
2017 \| My Oppa Agent, 《我的特工欧巴》 \| No release information \| Chinese-Korean co-production with Showmax and Fool Pictures{{cite web \| url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV164411H7Jo?mid=189209160&p=1&share_from=ugc&share_medium=android&share_plat=android&share_source=COPY&share_tag=s_i×tamp=1658675537&unique_k=etmlv6A \| title=【金材昱】【中字】主演17年中韩合拍电影《我的特工欧巴》……？！_哔哩哔哩_bilibili }}{{cite web \| url=https://waptv.sogou.com/movie/mzuwy3k7gezdqnrtgq3qttwswxcmzwfzutc3pmgn.html \| title=《我的特工欧巴》-高清电影-完整版在线观看 }}
2017–2020 \| Stranger \| tvN \| co-produced with IOK Media developed by Studio Dragon
rowspan="2"\|2017 \| Girls' Generation 1979 \| KBS 2TV \| co-produced with FNC Add Culture
Han Yeo-reum's Memory \| rowspan="2"\|JTBC \| TV movie co-produced with AM Studio
rowspan="2"\|2018 \| Life \| co-produced with AM Studio
Bad Papa* \| MBC TV \| co-produced with Hoga Entertainment

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Network

! Notes

rowspan="2"|2015

| Songgot: The Piercer

| JTBC

The Ace

| SBS TV

2016

| Babysitter+

| KBS 2TV

2017

| Innocent Defendant

| SBS TV

| co-produced with The Story Works

2017

| My Oppa Agent, 《我的特工欧巴》

| No release information

| Chinese-Korean co-production with Showmax and Fool Pictures{{cite web | url=https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV164411H7Jo?mid=189209160&p=1&share_from=ugc&share_medium=android&share_plat=android&share_source=COPY&share_tag=s_i×tamp=1658675537&unique_k=etmlv6A | title=【金材昱】【中字】主演17年中韩合拍电影《我的特工欧巴》……？！_哔哩哔哩_bilibili }}{{cite web | url=https://waptv.sogou.com/movie/mzuwy3k7gezdqnrtgq3qttwswxcmzwfzutc3pmgn.html | title=《我的特工欧巴》-高清电影-完整版在线观看 }}

2017–2020

| Stranger

| tvN

| co-produced with IOK Media
developed by Studio Dragon

rowspan="2"|2017

| Girls' Generation 1979

| KBS 2TV

| co-produced with FNC Add Culture

Han Yeo-reum's Memory

| rowspan="2"|JTBC

| TV movie
co-produced with AM Studio

rowspan="2"|2018