13.7 million DMB receivers sold in Korea
2008/08/06 12:00The Korea Times reports on the latest statistics for the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) mobile television system in Korea:
The company had trouble securing ``killer content" with conventional television broadcasters reluctant to share programs when they are pushing their own terrestrial DMB services. TU Media says it needs about 2.5 million customers to be profitable, which is a nearly double its current customer pool.
It's not that the terrestrial DMB, which relies on advertising, is a smashing success on the commercial end either. The six terrestrial DMB providers, which include the three national television channels KBS, MBC and SBS, combined for just six billion won (about $5.9 million) in revenue last year.
Telecoms Korea reports on a new partnership between the satellite and terrestrial DMB providers to work together:
The interactive data service to be launched in the first half of next year displays video, sound and data service information on a single screen of a DMB device so that users can access various data services from the screen. For example, viewers will be provided with news reports and broadcasting information while they are watching mobile TV, and access wireless internet to download background music, past numbers of a series and coupons. A wide range of broadcasting-telecommunication convergence services will be available, too.
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