十二个韩国产业团体周三敦促政府投资并支持韩国电视剧（即韩剧）的制作，警告称该国的制作基础面临崩溃风险。
Twelve South Korean industry groups urged the government on Wednesday to invest in and support production of Korean television dramas, known as K-dramas, warning that the country’s production base risked collapse.
韩剧在全球广受欢迎，但制作数量已从2022年的141部下降约30%，据韩国电视剧制作协会称。
K-dramas have been hugely popular globally, but the number produced has fallen about 30 per cent from 141 titles in 2022, according to the Korea Drama Production Association.
三家国内广播网络的戏剧产量从2012年的91部降至2023年的32部，部分频道已完全停止播出周日剧，这些代表包括电视剧制作人、导演、编剧、演员、摄影师和工作人员在内的行业工人的团体表示。
Three domestic broadcast networks cut drama output from 91 titles in 2012 to 32 in 2023, and some channels had stopped airing weekday dramas altogether, the groups, which represent industry workers including television drama producers, directors, writers, actors, cinematographers and crew, said.
这些团体将制作下滑归因于制作成本上升，并将其与资金充足的全球流媒体平台的竞争、广播公司投资能力下降以及难以获得知识产权联系起来。
The groups attributed the slump in production to rising production costs, which they linked to competition with well-funded global streaming platforms, broadcasters’ reduced capacity to invest and difficulty securing intellectual property rights.
他们表示，仅靠广告收入已无法收回制作成本，这意味着削减产量已成为广播公司的理性选择。
They said advertising income alone could no longer recoup production costs, meaning cutting output had become the rational choice for broadcasters.
这些团体批评政府2027年草案预算，该预算将削减文化部广播视频资金45亿韩元（约合335万美元）。
The groups criticised the government’s 2027 draft budget, which will cut the culture ministry’s broadcast-video funding by 4.5 billion won (US$3.35 million).