Who owns Mnet?
Mnet is owned by CJ ENM (South Korea, KRX: 035760).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CJ ENM - Music (business page), CJ ENM Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CJ ENM Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 035760
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mnet
Mnet is the music television channel run by CJ ENM. The company describes it as the largest music TV channel in Korea and as dedicated to music-specific formats. Programmes credited to it on the company history page include I Can See Your Voice, which has been exported to 23 countries and regions, and I-LAND, nominated for an International Emmy in 2021.
Ownership timeline of Mnet
Where Mnet sits in CJ ENM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by CJ ENM
CJ ENM controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; CJ ENM has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: CJ ENM
CJ ENM is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 035760.
CJ ENM is the entertainment and media arm of CJ Group, with its address on Sangamsan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Its own site says its history in entertainment began in 1995 with an investment in DreamWorks and describes business lines in TV shows, film, music, digital, performing arts and animation. Its subsidiary list names Studio Dragon, TVING, WAKEONE, AOMG, JS Pictures and others; no ownership percentages are published on the pages used here, so none are recorded.
🇰🇷 Mnet and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Mnet is not one of them.
- 4DX — CJ CGV 🇰🇷
- Kakao Friends — Kakao 🇰🇷
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- A-Solution — Aekyung 🇰🇷
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Aero K — Aero K 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mnet?
The parent company of Mnet is CJ ENM, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Mnet South Korean?
Yes. Mnet originated in South Korea and its owner, CJ ENM, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Mnet still owned by CJ ENM?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Mnet is still owned by CJ ENM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] CJ ENM - Music (business page) — CJ ENM Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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