The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) welcomed over 200 delegates from across the region for its first-ever Korean-focused conference and its first in-market event since 2019, with Korea in View, which took place on 30 August at the Westin Josun, Seoul. To set the scene, AVIA CEO Louis Boswell presented key highlights from AVIA’s Korea in View 2022 Report. Ranking 10th among the world’s largest economies and 4th in Asia, South Korea had risen from one of the poorest countries in the … [Read more...] about Korean content powerhouse shaping the entire Asian video landscape
Korea Communications Commission
Convergence in China immobile
Government regulation in China has made the road to converged services like IPTV and mobile TV being offered a long and hard one, according to research firm, Ovum. In a new report “Telecoms and Media Convergence in China: a Regulatory Perspective”, the precise reason for this is due to significant regulatory barriers, especially that of diverse regulation and the long-standing conflict between the two regulators governing the sectors (telecoms and media) as a result of the lack of a … [Read more...] about Convergence in China immobile
Korea Communications Commission: KT nears 1mn IPTV subs
South Korea - Data from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has revealed that telco KT had 988,000 subscribers for its IPTV service 'Qook TV', with 703,000 customers using its broadcast service and around 285,000 customers using its VOD-only service, reports The Korea Herald. However, the country's three IPTV operators - KT, SK Broadband and LG Dacom - are unlikely to meet the target of a combined 2mn subscribers for broadcast IPTV services which the KCC has set for the end of 2009. … [Read more...] about Korea Communications Commission: KT nears 1mn IPTV subs
Korea Communications Commission: Korea’s mobile technology one year behind US
Seoul - According to data released by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the level of Korea's fourth-generation mobile technology is one year behind that of the US, while Japan is ahead of Korea by more than six months. The areas of weakness in Korea's technology are in the system sector and the service platform sector, each shown to be behind US technology by over a year. On the other hand, Korea's 4G mobile technology was found to be ahead of China's by almost two and a half years. … [Read more...] about Korea Communications Commission: Korea’s mobile technology one year behind US
KCC: Mobile content market affected by unfair trade practices
Seoul - South Korea's mobile content market shrank in 2008 due to unfair business practices between mobile-service carriers and content providers, the country's telecom regulator said. According to the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the local market for mobile-phone content, including music, gaming and video, was worth 1.9 trillion won (US$1.53 billion) in 2008, compared with an estimated 2.58 trillion won in 2007 and 2.97 trillion won in 2006. The market for mobile downloads had been … [Read more...] about KCC: Mobile content market affected by unfair trade practices
South Korea to deregulate on telecom bundle products
Seoul - The government plans to lessen the regulation of new bundle products, such as a combined package of mobile, fixed-line, broadband and internet television. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) announced that it will offer telecommunication companies exclusion from examination of new packages for up to a 30 percent discount rate - moving from 20 percent, which is currently the maximum offered. Expanding exclusion of examination will help to roll out more high-discount bundle products, … [Read more...] about South Korea to deregulate on telecom bundle products
