Korea Digital TV News

LG Dacom adds 83,000 IPTV subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 20, 2009 – LG Dacom has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Dacom added 83,000 myLGtv IPTV subscribers in the quarter to give a total of 248,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: LG Dacom, myLGtv, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

GCT Semiconductor Develops Single-Chip T-DMB Receiver with Integrated DC/DC Converter
Oct 19, 2009 – GCT® Semiconductor has announced its mobile TV receiver, GDM7024, a high performance single-chip receiver with built-in DC/DC converter, specifically developed for the T-DMB market in Korea.
News categories: GCT Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Korea, Mobile, Semiconductor

IPTV in Korea reaches 1 million subscribers
Oct 9, 2009 – Nine months after launch, IPTV in Korea has reached one million subscribers, the Korea Digital Media Industry Association (KODIMA) has announced.
News categories: KODIMA, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

IPTV subscribers in Korea hit 800,000
Sep 16, 2009 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has said that the total number of IPTV subscribers for KT (Korea Telecom), LG Dacom and SK Broadband reached 806,184 households on Monday, September 14th, having passed the 800,000 mark the day before.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

Korea to switch off analogue TV in three counties
Sep 3, 2009 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has said that analogue TV services in Danyang, Uljin and Gangjin will be switched-off in the second half of 2010. Jeju Island will follow in 2011.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Regulation, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Korea cable TV plans big digital push
Sep 2, 2009 – According to the Korea Cable TV Association (KCTA), there are 15.3 million cable TV subscribers in the country, of which 2.3 million, or 15%, were digital at the end of June 2009.
News categories: Korea Cable TV Association, Cable TV, Digital TV, Korea, Subscribers

LG Dacom adds 31k IPTV subscribers in June 2009
Aug 24, 2009 – LG Dacom has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Dacom added 78,000 myLGtv IPTV subscribers in the quarter to give a total of 188,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: LG Dacom, myLGtv, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

SK broadband IPTV subscribers up 19k in 2Q09
Jul 31, 2009 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced results for the second quarter of 2009. Subscribers to SK broadband's broad&tv IPTV service increased by 19,000 in the quarter to reach 775,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: SK broadband, broad&tv, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers