Seoul – Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), have signed a carriage deal to bring international TV channel KBS World to India. Airing on DD Direct +, a free-to-air DTH platform available to Indian households, KBS World joins 42 other channels approved by the Indian government. Before launching KBS World, KBS costume drama Emperor of the Sea was broadcast dubbed in Hindi, every Sunday 8.30 – 9am, on DD National. KBS World is … [Read more...] about KBS World lands in India
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KBS World lands in India
Seoul – Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Prasar Bharati, Broadcasting Corporation of India, have signed a carriage deal to bring international TV channel KBS World to India. KBS World is available on DD Direct +, a free-to-air DTH platform available to Indian households, joining 42 other channels approved by the Indian government. Before launching KBS World, KBS costume drama Emperor of the Sea was available dubbed in Hindi, every Sunday 8.30 – 9am, on DD National. KBS World is … [Read more...] about KBS World lands in India
Raft of Korean deals for BBC Worldwide
Brighton – BBC Worldwide’s (BBCW) Asian sales team has secured a raft of deals in Korea. KBS, BBCW’s biggest client in Korea, has added the likes of Mistresses, series three of Doctor Who and Diana – Last Days of a Princess, to previous buys Primeval and Robin Hood. OBS will air Bodies, while The Office and Extras have been sold to Fox Life in Korea. Drama shows, including Miss Austen Regrets, Sense and Sensibility, Frankenstein, and factual fare like Michael … [Read more...] about Raft of Korean deals for BBC Worldwide
Samsung, KT join forces to propel IPTV
Seoul - Samsung Electronics and KT, South Korea's dominant fixed-line operator, have set up a partnership to propel IPTV sales amid increasing demand for such services in one of the world's most Internet savvy countries. According to The Korea Times, the partnership will see Samsung offer 42-inch plasma display panels (PDP) and 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) "Bordeaux" TVs at specially discounted prices to new subscribers to the Mega TV service. Officials from Samsung and KT are reported … [Read more...] about Samsung, KT join forces to propel IPTV
Korean animation series Eon Kid tops ratings in the US
Los Angeles – Animated series Eon Kid (a.k.a. Iron Kid), created by Korea’s Designstorm Animation Studio, is the top rated show among children 2 – 11 in open-broadcast in the US on Saturday mornings. The series debuted Sept. 22 on the Kids’ WB! block and earned a 1.9/8 rating on Oct. 13, topping the 40 shows aimed at the target audience. Playmates Toys, Inc. will distribute Eon Kid toys including action and transforming figures and vehicles at 2,000 Wal-Mart stores and … [Read more...] about Korean animation series Eon Kid tops ratings in the US
KBS World reaches China
The Chinese government has agreed to carry Korean Broadcasting System’s (KBS) international TV channel, KBS World, into China to be available to 250 hotels from September 1 2007. The agreement was reached after “rigorous negotiation” between KBS and China’s regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) for more than three and a half years. KBS World will be carried via SINOSAT, the only platform opened to foreign channels by the Chinese … [Read more...] about KBS World reaches China
