- KBS World
Infobox Network
name = KBS World
country = KOR
network_type = Satellitetelevision network
available =International
owner = KBS
key_people =
launch_date =July 1 ,2003
past_names =
website = [http://world.kbs.co.kr world.kbs.co.kr] |KBS World is an international broadcasting service provided by
Korean Broadcasting System . It consists of KBS World Television and KBS World Radio. The broadcasting service is for both Koreans living around the world and local viewers.History
Content
Content for KBS World comes from KBS' 2 local terrestrial channel, KBS1 and KBS2. Just about all genres of programming can be seen in KBS World television service including News, Dramas, Documentaries, Sports, Children's programming. For most programming, audio is in Korean while around 60% of broadcasting hour is provided with English subtitles. Localized versions such as KBS Japan and KBS America have different programming schedules with KBS Japan also putting Japanese subtitles on programming for almost 90% of broadcasting hour.
Local Partners
As of February 2008, KBS World is accessible to around 40 million viewers around the world in 54 countries. Local cable or DTH satellite service providers carry KBS World as a 24 hour service as part of their channel package. Some of the local partners include:
USA
Dish Network ,Time Warner Cable and several local terrestrial networksCanada
Rogers Cable Japan
SkyperfecTV, J:Com and several other cable operators
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cable TV
ingapore
StarHub CableTV andmio TV Philippines
SkyCable (anABS-CBN subsidiary) and several other cable operatorsMalaysia
Indonesia
Indovision , Telkomvision (aTelkom Indonesia subsidiary) and other DTH and Cable OperatorsIndia
DD Direct Plus Sun direct dishTV Poland
Cyfra+ Germany
Kabel BW and several cable operators
Romania
UPC Romania
Latin America
Cable Operators from 11 countries, which are Costa Rica, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia.
Middle East
Arabsat 4D DTH service and Orbit
United Kingdom
Sky Digital late 2008 - early 2009
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