Advanced Television

South Korea to surpass 6m IPTV subs

November 7, 2012

According to statistics from three South Korean IPTV operators – KT, SK Broadband and LG U+ – and trade group Korea Digital Media Industry, there were 5.9 million subscribers in the country at the end of October.

If the current trend of subscriber growth by 30,000 to 40,000 per week continues, subscribers are expected to surpass the 6 million milestone this week.

KT’s IPTV brand Olleh TV had the largest number of subscribers with 3.65 million, followed by 1.29 million for SK Broadband’s BTV and 1 million for LG U+’s U+TV.

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