South Korea’s multiplay services market is set for steady growth between 2023 and 2028, driven primarily by tripleplay and quadrupleplay bundles. Increased demand for high-speed fibre broadband and value-added services like IPTV and OTT video will boost household spending on these packages. While doubleplay remains dominant, quadrupleplay is projected to see the fastest growth, supported […]
Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports production solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with KT Skylife, a satellite broadcasting company owned by KT Corporation, and HCN, a cable TV operator in South Korea. This collaboration, facilitated by Hogak (Whistle in Korean), Pixellot’s partner in Korea, aims to revolutionise the sports broadcasting landscape in Korea by […]
Transparent TV screens have some useful applications, not least for in-store and Digital Out-of-home usage. South Korea’s non-profit government-funded Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) say that new technology can produce ultra-large 100-inch Nano Transparent Screen (NTS) and where mass production could lead to lower production costs and still able to generate HD images with […]
Am entertainment series encapsulating the global phenomenon of K-pop is set to launch on BBC One and iPlayer later this summer. Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience is a collaboration with K-pop talent powerhouse SM Entertainment & Kakao Entertainment America. The six-part series follows five boys from across the UK as they are put through […]
A media delegation from South Korea visited the Thales Alenia Space satellite production facility in Toulouse, France, to examine Koreasat 6A and its payload. The visitors heard that the launch is on schedule for the winter of 2024-2025. The satellite uses Thales Alenia’s flight-proven Spacebus 4000 system, and will replace Koreasat 6 currently in orbit. […]
Riedel Communications has announced that Miyagi Television Broadcasting, a key broadcaster in the Tohoku area in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, has chosen Riedel’s products to create a communication ecosystem. Riedel’s Artist and Bolero systems provide the balance of functionality, performance, and cost required by the broadcasting giant, as well as ease of use and simple maintenance. […]
Eutelsat OneWeb and Hanwha Systems have confirmed their distribution agreement for the delivery of satellite connectivity in South Korea. Hanwha Systems is pursuing participation in the ‘commercial low-orbit satellite-based communication system’ project that secures a Korean government network using Eutelsat OneWeb’s satellite network and is also installing satellite communication terminals in remote areas where internet […]
South Korea already has a small satellite rocket builder, Innospace. It successfully handled a test sub-orbital launch back in March and is using that flight to help develop a vehicle capable of carrying smallish satellites. The test flight of the Hanbit rocket took place from Brazil’s Alcantara launch site. It has announced plans to mount […]
South Korea’s government has outlined its plans for a 480 billion Korean won (€338m) R&D investment in low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites as a ‘home grown’ rival to the systems from Elon Musk, Amazon’s Kuiper and OneWeb. According to local reports, the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) recently released a ‘Satellite Communication […]
Streaming service Netflix and South Korean ISP SK Broadband have agreed to settle legal disputes dating back some three years relating to the streamer’s payment for network usage in the country. As part of the settlement, Netflix, SK Broadband and its parent SK Telecom have agreed a strategic partnership to provide entertainment experiences to customers. […]