SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The parliamentary judiciary committee on Friday approved a set of contentious bills vetoed by former President Yoon Suk Yeol, including legislation aimed at reducing the government’s clout over public broadcasters and strengthening labor protections. During the committee’s plenary session, the ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers also unilaterally passed a [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With the start of the new season around the corner, the South Korean football league said Monday it has sold broadcasting rights to 10 countries this year, mostly in Asia and Europe. The Korea Professional Football League (K League) added that its international rights holder, Sportsradar AG, has been [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Turkey is the country that sees the most Korean broadcasting content among broadcasting hub countries with the potential to spread the Korean Wave. The Korea Communications Commission surveyed 2,355 local viewers in five countries, including the U.S., India, Canada, Turkey and Hungary, regarding Korean broadcasting content viewing experiences, viewing [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The head of South Korea’s broadcasting watchdog body vowed to help expand exports of local TV dramas to Islamic countries to make up for restrictions imposed by China on entertainment content. “China accounts for a third of South Korea’s exports of broadcasting content, but this sectors is currently not [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) shared Monday technology highlighted at the IFA 2016 (September 2 to September 7), which, according to the institute, was met with acclaim. The IFA, or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, is one of the world’s leading trade shows for consumer electronics alongside CES [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of Koreans consuming video content via mobile devices, major Korean broadcasters are expanding their offerings to mobile broadcasting. SBS, MBC, and tvN recently launched mobile content brands Mobidic, MBig TV, and tvNgo, with stiff competition between broadcasters to attract mobile-friendly consumers. TvNgo has been the [...]
Singapore, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – As excitement across the globe reaches fever pitch with the 2014 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, BroadcastAsia2014 will provide a timely, behind-the-scenes look at the technology powering the world’s most-watched sporting event. Returning to Marina Bay Sands Singapore from 17 – 20 June, BroadcastAsia2014 will host key industry [...]
Singapore, Apr 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – HD (high definition) viewing will soon be a technology of the past, with the proliferation of 4K coming Asia’s way. 4K, also commonly known as ultra-high definition (UHD), is an evolved standard that greatly surpasses HD, bearing a minimum pixel count of 3840 x 2160 compared to the latter’s [...]