IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue)
May 09, 2015 | By Netmanias (tech@netmanias.com)
1. IPTV History in Korea (Channels, Resolution, VoD, Subscribers, Revenue) May 9, 2015NETMANIAS ONE-SHOT www.netmanias.com Netmanias ONE-SHOT SK Broadband LG U+KT 15 UHD subscribers: 5,000+ UHD subscribers: 3,000+ UHD subscribers: 30,000+ UHD subscribers: 50,000+ UHD subscribers: 10,000+ UHD subscribers: 60,000+ UHD subscribers: 125,000+ IPTV subscribers: 6,042K • Changing pricing plan - OllehTV10 (192 CHs, FHD 149): 10,000 - OllehTV15 (213 CHs, FHD 164): 15,000 IPTV subscribers: 3,029K IPTV subscribers: 2,039K • LTE subscribers: 634 K (2.4%)08 09 À launched Live IPTV service À launched Live IPTV service IPTV subscribers: 773K IPTV subscribers: 775K IPTV subscribers: 65K • LTE subscribers: 634 K (2.4%) 13 À launched Full HD service IPTV subscribers: 4,968K IPTV subscribers: 2,095K IPTV subscribers: 1,549K À launched Full HD service • LTE subscribers: 634 K (2.4%) 14 launched UHD service (app) • All HD channels (122) upgraded to FHD IPTV subscribers: 5,859K IPTV subscribers: 2,828K IPTV subscribers: 1,949K À launched UHD (STB) service À launched UHD (STB) service 1 UHD CH (SkyUHD) &VoD UHD VoD only 5 FHD CHs (135 HD CHs, total 203 CHs) H.264@12Mbps • All HD channels (130) Upgraded to FHD, @10Mbps À launched UHD (STB) service UHD VoD only, HEVC 213 CHs: UHD 1, FHD 96, HD 69, SD 47 175 CHs: UHD 0, FHD 130, HD 0, SD 45 33 FHD CHs, @10Mbps• launched Cloud DVD service 12 IPTV subscribers: 4,030K IPTV subscribers: 1,445K IPTV subscribers: 1,054K 11 IPTV subscribers: 3,076K IPTV subscribers: 981K IPTV subscribers: 862K 10 IPTV subscribers: 2,085K IPTV subscribers: 947K IPTV subscribers: 613K (157 CHs: FHD 122, HD 0, SD 35) µIPTV Revenue: $352m (VoD: $69m)µIPTV Revenue: $647m (VoD: $185m) µIPTV Revenue: $253m (VoD: $45m)µIPTV Revenue: $461m (VoD: $172m) µIPTV Revenue: $436m (VoD: $86m) µIPTV Revenue: $157m (VoD: $68m) µIPTV Revenue: $183m (VoD: $31m)µIPTV Revenue: $386m (VoD: $116m) µIPTV Revenue: $201m (VoD: $45m) µIPTV Revenue: $139m (VoD: $22m)µIPTV Revenue: $287m (VoD: $68m) µIPTV Revenue: $143m (VoD: $32m) µIPTV Revenue: $77mµIPTV Revenue: $175m µIPTV Revenue: $110m À launched Live IPTV service 33 CHs, SD&HD • Agreement with HBO( VoD contents: 600 titles) • Agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (UHD VoD contents: 100 movie, drama 150 H) • Agreement with NBCUniversal (UHD VoD contents) • Agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (UHD VoD contents: 180 titles, 250 H), 3- year 122 CHs (HD 42, SD 80) 88 CHs (HD 28, SD 60) 119 CHs (HD 60, SD 59) 137 CHs (HD 60, SD 77) 115 CHs (HD 62, SD 53) 124 CHs (HD 77, SD 47) µIPTV Revenue: $21mµIPTV Revenue: $91m µIPTV Revenue: $71m IPTV subscription cross 10 million in Korea • Agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (UHD VoD contents: 180 titles) • Remastering of FHD to UHD (Korean Movie: Masquerade, The good, the bad, the weird, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, The Berlin File, etc.) • Remastering of FHD to UHD (Korean Movie: The Admiral: Roaring Currents) • Remastering of FHD to UHD (Korean Movie: The Admiral: Roaring Currents), 18Mbps 15~20Mbps, H.265 (HEVC) • UHD VoD Contents: In-service (239 titles), acquired contents (378 titles) * In-service (239): movie (85), documentary (60), series (48), life (22), sports (15), concert (9) Y • Agreement reached on real-time retransmission between over-the-air (terrestrial) broadcasters and IPTV service providers (for cost per subscriber: 280 per month) 15 08 09 13 14 12 11 10 Y 1 2 3 4 11 1 12 3 12 4 8 7 12 12 12 12 9 10 12 11 3 3 M 1 2 3 4 11 1 12 3 12 4 9 8 10 12 7 12 12 12 12 11 3 3 M IPTV subscription cross 11.1 million in Korea 1 ø 2015.04.09, Japan: NTT launched 4K UHD IPTV service (3 CHs) 1 World First World First