GlobeCast Launches Korean TV Channel KBS World into the Middle East

SINGAPORE, Aug. 1, 2006/Satnews Daily/ ― International Korean television channel KBS World has now reached the Middle East following a distribution partnership between leading content management and delivery company, GlobeCast, Korea’s public broadcaster, Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and satellite operator Arabsat.

KBS World is received by Arabsat from the PAS10 satellite in Jordan’s Media City, where it is multiplexed and uplinked onto the GlobeCast’s platform on Arabsat 2D for Free-to-Air DTH distribution throughout the Middle East. Located at 25.8°E, the Arabsat 2D platform provides exceptional coverage of the Middle East and Northern Africa and will allow KBS World to serve the rapidly expanding Asian community in this region

GlobeCast has a long established relationship with KBS, providing ad hoc contribution services for events such as the World Cup and Olympics, as well as content and delivery services for affiliate channel, Sun Channel, on the Hot Bird satellite over Europe.

Founded in 2003, KBS World is KBS’s 24-hour international television network offering a broad range of content from its two main channels 1TV and 2TV. The line up includes up-to-the-minute news from Korea, dramas, variety shows, children’s programs and sports coverage. By adding English subtitles to quality dramas and documentaries, KBS World also strives to give non-Koreans a better understanding of Korea and its culture.

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