Seoul, South Korea – BBC Worldwide announced deals with three TV operators in South Korea on April 3, ahead of MIPTV. The deals were linked with pay TV operators, Hyundai Media and YTN, and free-to-air TV operator, KBS. Consisting of predominantly natural history, factual, and science genres, the deals are expected to carry programmes to a combined 40 million households in South Korea. This will mark BBC Worldwide’s first foray into Hyundai Media’s newly launched factual … [Read more...] about BBC Worldwide secures deals with key players in South Korea
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TV networks in S. Korea “paralysed” by suspected N. Korean cyber attacks
Seoul – Computer networks in South Korea, including major South Korean banks and TV broadcasters, crashed simultaneously on Wednesday. Several of the major TV broadcasters servers such as YTN, MBC and KBS were affected in the crash but no failed transmissions on-air were reported. Although officials could not determine responsibility immediately, it was confirmed that the hack came from a Chinese-based IP address. Pyongyang is being suspected with regards to the attack … [Read more...] about TV networks in S. Korea “paralysed” by suspected N. Korean cyber attacks
