Annual Guide
Television Asia Annual Guide


Television Asia offers complete coverage of the Asian television industry,
from free-TV broadcasting, programming and production to pay-TV,
digital rollouts and interactive platforms.

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KBS World


18 Yoido- dong, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea
+82 2 781 1177
+82 2 781 1079
http://world.kbs.co.kr




KBS is an independent broadcaster in Korea. KBS has been the country's leader in program production and audience service, spearheading developments in television, radio and broadcast technology since launching its national broadcasting service in 1948. KBS operates two terrestrial TV networks, three pay TV Networks and seven radio channels, and one internation TV channel called "KBS World"




Ratio of acquired/original production:

Programmes are 100% produced by KBS



Programmes Produced :

24 Hours



List of Localized Feed:

KBS World is broadcast globally via a network of 4 satellites, PAS 8 covering asian- Pacific, PAS 10 Eure, Africa and Asia, Arabsat- 2D Middle East, and Hotbird 6 Europe



Broadcast Schedule :

24 Hours



Number of Homes in Asia :

as of June 2007 - Total distribution 43 nations 32,820,000 households and 79,313 rooms




Distribution via IPTV :

On Line TV (Japan), Singtel (Singapore) is carrying KBS World in their IPTV platforms as of August 2007.



Transmission and Uplink Details:

Satellites: PAS 8, PAS 10, Arabsat 2D. Number of Transponders: 3 in Asia. Signal transmission: MPEG 2 (PAG 8 525, PAS 10, Arabsat 2D 625) Polarization: Vertical Download Frequency: PAS 8/ 3790.08 MHz, PAS 10/ 3913.5 MHz, Arabsat 2D/ 11441 MHz) Uplink Centre: PAS 8, PAS 10/ Onse Telecom in KOREA, Arabsat 2D/ Jordon



   
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