IPTV subscribers hit 10 million in Korea
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014
According to the Korea Digital Media Industry Association (KODIMA) there are now more than 10 million IPTV subscribers in South Korea. Commercial IPTV services were launched at the beginning of 2009, reaching 9 million subscribers at the end of March 2014.
The country has three IPTV providers – SK broadband (B tv), KT Corporation (olleh tv) and LG Uplus (U+ TV).
IPTV subscribers (August 16, 2014)
KT SK Broadband LG U+ Total --------- ------------ --------- ---------- 5,480,000 2,500,000 2,020,000 10 million
IPTV subscriber milestones
Subscribers 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Date 09/10/2009 24/4/2010 17/12/2010 19/8/2011 10/4/2012 Subscribers 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Date 7/11/2012 6/5/2013 21/10/2013 28/3/2014 16/8/2014
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