Korea Digital TV News

SK Telecom Looking Into IPTV Business
Jul 25, 2007 – SK Telecom, Korea's leading wireless operator, is considering launching an Internet television service.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Korea

Korea Telecom IPTV Uses STMicroelectronics HD Digital TV Decoder Chips
Jul 6, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced Korea Telecom’s launch of its new IPTV service using high-definition (HDTV) set-top boxes based on ST’s STi710x family of highly integrated HDTV decoder chips. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor

S. Korean mobile broadcasting users top 6 mln
Jun 15, 2007 – The number of mobile broadcasting service users in South Korea exceeded 6 million this year only two years after the launch of the service, a government report indicated Thursday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

SkyLife Chooses TANDBERG Television for SD and HD Upgrade
Jun 13, 2007 – TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL) has announced that it is providing a satellite head-end system upgrade to Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting Co. Ltd., more universally recognized under its ‘SkyLife’ brand name. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Satellite

World's First Open Digital TV Portal Service Launched
Jun 1, 2007 – The ‘360ËšC’ service is the world’s first open TV portal service, which provides consumers with a variety of information and entertainment contents including films, games and educational materials, via digital TVs and/or PVRs. More …
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Smart TV, Streaming

Korea - TV System to Go Fully Digital by 2012
Apr 28, 2007 – Digital TV broadcasting services will fully replace the current analogue TV system in Korea by 2012. More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Korea, Terrestrial

Korea Telecom to Deploy DASAN STBs Powered by Sigma Media Processors
Apr 10, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) and DASAN Networks have announced that Korea Telecom (KT) has selected DASAN Networks for deployment of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for their Megapass TV service.
News categories: Sigma Designs, DASAN Networks, Korea Telecom (KT), Megapass, ATSC 3, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Korea - Free Mobile Broadcasts to Be Available Nationwide in May
Apr 10, 2007 – Beginning next month, South Koreans will be able to watch free TV programs on their mobile handsets not merely in Seoul and its vicinity but also across the country. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Mobile

Irdeto crosses 3 million milestone for S-DMB security devices
Apr 9, 2007 – Irdeto has crossed the 3 million mark in the delivery of security devices for mobile devices that support TU Media Corp’s Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Korea, Mobile, Satellite