BBC Worldwide Asia has announced a Video-on-demand (VOD) deal with BTV (an IPTV service in South Korea provided by SK Broadband). The two year deal comprises over 600 hours of content ranging from drama, factual and natural history titles.
This is the first time SK Broadband has procured BBC dramas for their TVOD service, and the first time BBC’s programmes will be available on the service. It is also the first time SK Broadband has acquired BBC landmark natural history titles including Africa and Life Story. Dramas that will be made available to BTV’s VOD subscribers include War and Peace, Doctor Who (S9) and more.