Korea Digital TV News

Poor Economy Won't Stop Skyrocketing Growth of IPTV
Feb 2, 2009 – Not even a global financial meltdown can stop IPTV. Despite the worldwide economic crisis, subscribers to telco TV will grow more than three-fold by the end of 2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Brazil, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Korea Telecom (KT) 4th Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings
Jan 23, 2009 – Korea Telecom (KT) [KRX:030200/NYSE:KTC] has released its 4th Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings Commentary. Mega-TV subscribers reached 773,109 at the end of 2008, having fallen in number in both November and December.
News categories: KT, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

IPTV poised to transform Korea's TV entertainment
Jan 19, 2009 – Three firms (KT, LG Dacom and SK Broadband) are licensed to provide IPTV services in Korea. All are making extensive investments in the business over the next five years with real-time broadcasts having begun on January 1, 2009.
News categories: LG Dacom, SK Broadband, KT, IPTV, Korea

Korea - Number of DMB service users soars in 2008
Jan 14, 2009 – Users of DMB services totaled 17.25 million at the end of 2008, up 59.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Terrestrial-DMB Special Committee
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile

LG Adopts Xceive Silicon Tuner for 2009 LCD and Plasma TVs
Jan 8, 2009 – Xceive has announced that LG has selected the XC5000 silicon tuner for its new lines of high-end flat panel TVs. Xceive's XC5000 is the first silicon TV tuner IC accepted into mainstream TV production for worldwide markets.
News categories: Xceive, LG Electronics, Australia, Digital TV, Europe, Korea, New Zealand, Semiconductor, Singapore, Smart TV, Taiwan, USA

CJ Hellovision to Launch Alticast-enabled HD-PVR Service First in Korea
Nov 19, 2008 – CJ Hellovision, one of the largest cable operators in Korea, has announced that it has successfully launched its Alticast-based OCAP HD-PVR service in Korea.
News categories: Alticast, CJ Hellovision, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Semiconductor

Real-time IPTV launches in Korea
Nov 17, 2008 – Korea Telecom (KT) [KRX:030200/NYSE:KTC] has began to provide real-time television as part of its 'Mega-TV' IPTV service, the day after receiving approval from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC).
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Regulation

Korea - Digital Cable falls short of expectations
Nov 3, 2008 – According to the Korea Cable TV Association, as of the end of September, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in Korea stood at 1.68 million.
News categories: Korea Cable TV Association, Cable TV, Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Korea Telecom (KT) 3rd Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings
Oct 31, 2008 – Korea Telecom (KT) [KRX:030200/NYSE:KTC] has released its 3rd Quarter 2008 Preliminary Earnings Commentary. Mega-TV subscribers reached 808,101 at the end of September 2008.
News categories: KT, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers