NEWS/PLatforms
Arirang TV expands relationship with Globecast for the launch of HD channel across Western Europe
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lobecast, a global solutions provider for media has expanded its relationship with South Korean English-language TV network Arirang TV. Aimed at international audiences, the HD channel launched across Western Europe on satellite Astra 1L at 19.2°E beginning in
November 2020. Globecast handles multiple distribution services for Arirang TV: on Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13B in SD across all of Europe; Astra 2G for HD for the UK; and this new HD service. Arirang TV, which is operated by the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation began broadcasting HD content
to homes in the UK and in Asia in 2016. The new deal with Globecast allows the broadcaster to reach approximately 26 million homes in HD across Western Europe with its 24hour news and Korean cultural content in HD.
Sony Pictures blockbusters make its way to FOX Movies
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OX Movies and Sony Pictures Television are bringing 37 movies to the linear TV platform. Most titles will appear first and exclusive, ranging from action-packed movies to family favourites. Some of the movies that will be shown on FOX Movies include mega-hits such as Bad Boys For Life, action thrillers such as Miss Bala, horror flicks like Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island and Brightburn, and critically-acclaimed dramas like Little Women and Run This Town on the TV channel.
medici.tv now available on SK Broadband in South Korea
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HEMA, a Group Canal+ subsidiary launched medici.tv on the SK Broadband platform.
The second-biggest IPTV platform in Korea chose medici.tv to supply premium classical content to their 5.09 million subscribers. Offering access to the best of classical
music to viewers worldwide since 2008, medici.tv broadcasts over 150 live events each year, in partnership with the world’s most prestigious venues, opera houses, festivals, and competitions. Moreover, medici.tv’s library contains over 2,600 programs from concerts, operas, and ballets to documentaries and master classes. December 2020 television asia plus
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