Seoul - KBS and MBC has jointly filed for arbitration at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), questioning whether SBS's exclusive rights to broadcast the next few Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup tournaments is a violation of Korea's Broadcasting Law, reports The Korea Times. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded SBS the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games through 2016 following a bidding process in 2006. This caught KBS and MBC off guard, as the three major terrestrial … [Read more...] about Korea networks in dispute over TV rights of the Olympics
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First Asian Pitch documentary scores a victory in Rome
Singapore - One of the first Asian Pitch winning documentaries - Supermen of Malegaon won the City of Rome award for Best Documentary 2008 at the 9th Asiaticafilmmediale Festival held in Rome on November 23. Asiaticafilmmediale Festival was created with the idea of building a bridge between Italy and the Asian continent. It chooses cinema, a medium sensitive to change, as the best tool for renewing the dialogue between East and West. This edition of the festival once again featured a splendid … [Read more...] about First Asian Pitch documentary scores a victory in Rome
William Morris Agency to distribute KBS formats in US and UK
Cannes - William Morris Agency (WMA) has struck a deal with Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) to represent ten scripted and non-scripted formats in the US and UK. KBS' non-scripted formats being represented by WMA include Happy Together Friends, in which celebs reunite with their former classmates, and gameshow Golden Bell Challenge which has already been licensed in Vietnam. One of the scripted formats is Marriage Clinic - Love and War which dramatizes real-life divorce cases. Kevin Kwon, Head … [Read more...] about William Morris Agency to distribute KBS formats in US and UK
New President and CEO for KBS
Seoul - Lee Byung Soon was inaugurated as the 18th president and CEO of Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) on August 27 in a ceremony held at KBS, Seoul. Lee's appointment to the position was made on August 26 by President Lee Myung-bak following the recommendation of the KBS' board of governors. Lee, 59, joined KBS in 1977 as a news reporter and served as correspondent to Paris and Berlin. He held key positions at KBS such as director of economic news, executive director of KBS Daegu, managing … [Read more...] about New President and CEO for KBS
New platforms & regions for KBS World
Seoul – TV channel KBS World launched on Vietnam’s digital terrestrial network VTC and on Guam’s only IPTV platform GTA as of September 1; and in Uzbekistan and Turkey as of Aug 1 and October 1 respectively. 2 million Vietnamese viewers can watch KBS World via VTC’s digital terrestrial network – KBS World’s first carriage deal via terrestrial network on a 24/7 basis. Considering the significance of terrestrial broadcast, KBS World now gets a credit Also, KBS … [Read more...] about New platforms & regions for KBS World
StarHub adds Arirang TV to Complimentary Tier
Singapore - From September 1 2008, all StarHub Digital Cable customers using digital set-top box, high definition (HD) set-top box or HubStation will receive an additional Korean channel - Arirang TV (Channel 172) at no additional cost. Arirang TV was first launched on StarHub Digital Cable in May 2004 and is being offered as a Specialty channel, at a monthly subscription of S$8.56 (US$6.20). Following its migration to StarHub's Complimentary Tier, Arirang TV subscribers can save US$75 a year. … [Read more...] about StarHub adds Arirang TV to Complimentary Tier