Korea Digital TV News

Korea - Telecom Firms to Spend W1.6 Trillion in IPTV
Mar 28, 2008 – Korean telecom firms are to invest around 1.57 trillion won ($15.8 billion) on Internet-protocol TV (IPTV) services this year, the Broadcasting and Communications Commission (BCC) has reported.
News categories: Broadcasting and Communications Commission (BCC), Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Set Top Box

Korea - Mobile TV Subscribers Reach 11 million
Mar 24, 2008 – According to telecomskorea.com, at the end of February, the number of mobile TV subscribers in Korea reached 11 million, with a split of 9.69 million subscribers to T-DMB and 1.31 million to S-DMB.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Mobile, Subscribers

Asia-Pac braces for mobile TV fever
Mar 12, 2008 – The Asia-Pacific mobile video services market is expected to see huge growth potential as mobile operators continue to spend millions on developing innovative services and content to arrest the declining average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Vietnam

HUMAX supplies KT with 22 billion won worth of IPTV Set-Top Box
Mar 10, 2008 – HUMAX (KOSDAQ:028080) has announced that an additional supply agreement has been finalized with KT Corporation (NYSE:KTC) for provision of 22 billion won's worth of IPTV Set-Top Boxes.
News categories: Humax, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Set Top Box

Korea - Digital TV Deadline Set for 2012
Feb 26, 2008 – A special committee on broadcasting and communication at the National Assembly has approved a bill that confirms the deadline of Dec. 31, 2012 for broadcasters to stop transmitting analogue TV signals.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Terrestrial

Hanaro Successfully Achieves a Turnaround, Posting Net Income and Record-High Revenues for 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – hanaTV posted revenues of KRW 21 billion for 4Q07 and KRW 47 billion for the full year, and acquired 810,000 subscribers on a cumulative basis as of the end of 2007, strengthening the position as a leading player in IPTV.
News categories: Hanaro, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Newport Media Announces Acquisition of Mobile TV Middleware Developer WRG
Feb 8, 2008 – Newport Media has announced the acquisition of industry leading DVB-T/H middleware company WRG Inc. Based in Bundang, Korea.
News categories: Newport Media, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Korea, MandA, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Asia-Pacific will Outpace Europe in IPTV Market
Feb 5, 2008 – A comprehensive market research report by RNCOS has found that the global IPTV market is currently dominated by Europe but it is expected that Asia will emerge as a stronger competitor to Europe in the coming years.
News categories: RNCOS, Asia, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Europe, Hong Kong, India, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan

Korea's C&M Utilizes Harmonic's Technology to Power First High Definition H.264 Cable Service in Asia
Jan 29, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that C&M, a leading cable TV operator in Korea, has deployed Harmonic's DiviCom® Electra™ 7000 encoder for Asia's first live high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) video service in a cable environment.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, C&M, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Korea