Digital TV News: Korea Telecom

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

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 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

Korea Telecom MegaTV reaches 700,000 subscribers
Jul 25, 2008 – KT Corporation (Seoul:030200)(NYSE:KTC) has published its second quarter 2008 business report. KT reached 705,856 subscribers for its 'MegaTV' IPTV service at the end of the quarter, up from 567,230 at the end of March.
News categories: KT Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Millinet Chooses Intellon's HomePlug® Powerline Solutions for In-Home Distribution of KT IPTV Services in South Korea
Apr 15, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that Millinet has chosen Intellon's INT5500 and INT6300 ICs to enable in-home distribution of KT's MegaTV-branded IPTV services over phone lines in homes throughout South Korea.
News categories: Intellon, Millinet, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Sigma Introduces Next Generation IPTV Media Processor
Apr 14, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that it has begun sampling its new SMP8654 media processor SoC, designed for the next generation of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set-top boxes.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Auvitek's AU8522 Demodulator Selected by Dasan for Deployment in Korea Telecom Megapass TV STB
Jan 4, 2008 – Auvitek and Dasan have announced that Korea Telecom's Megapass FTTH service is being widely deployed utilizing Dasan's IPTV set-top box incorporating Auvitek's AU8522 ATSC/NTSC/QAM demodulator.
News categories: Auvitek, Dasan, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

KT targets strong subscriber growth in 2008
Dec 11, 2007 – Korea Telecom (KT) aims to ramp up the MegaTV base from an estimated 300,000 in 2007 to 1.5 million next year.
News categories: KT Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers