SK Telecom and The Walt Disney Company announce the intent to form a joint venture to launch Korean-language Disney-branded channels in South Korea. This will be the first ever joint venture by The Walt Disney Company to launch Disney channels anywhere in the world.

As a part of the proposed agreement, the joint venture company plans to launch Korean-language versions of Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney Channel targeted at kids and family in South Korea. These two channels will be available in HD multiplex as well as SD format over cable, direct-to-home and IPTV platforms and related on-demand digital media services in South Korea. Anchored by Disney’s much-loved characters and content for kids and families, the channels will air a significant proportion of locally produced, Korean-language programming. The launch of the channels is slated spring 2011 pending regulatory approval from the Korea Communications Commission.

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SK Telecom and The Walt Disney Company to Launch Korean-Language Disney Channels in South Korea

Metrological and Fluendo announce that Metrological will integrate Fluendo’s technology into its Metroconnect Operating System to ensure that TV viewers are able to enjoy superior quality, over-the-top video content on the new Metrological Mediaconnect TV platform.

Fluendo is an established leading provider of multimedia plug-ins for the GNU/Linux Market, and has succeeded in offering legal end-to-end solutions working with multiple formats and platforms. Metrological Media Innovations’ software for set-top box devices enables operators to extend over-the-top home media entertainment services to their subscribers. Whilst watching conventional television, TV viewers are able to simultaneously access an extensive range of additional next generation, web based multimedia applications. Mediaconnect TV’s capability includes combining cable, satellite, terrestrial with IPTV and Internet TV services to ensure subscribers have the highest quality experience available on content delivered over the Internet.

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Fluendo and Metrological Team Up to Deliver Over-the-Top Video Content in Superior Quality

Cameron Communications has tapped BTI Systems to extend its fiber-based network services, providing residents, schools, libraries, municipalities and businesses greater access to advanced broadband, video-on-demand and IPTV services. Cameron Communications joins over 200 service provider, utility, and enterprise companies working with BTI Systems to increase service delivery capabilities and network capacity utilizing BTI Systems’ packet optical networking platforms.

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BTI Systems Advances Fiber Broadband Access for Cameron Communications

LIGA total! is the Bundesliga service of Entertain. It allows customers to view all 612 1st and 2nd Bundesliga soccer matches live, via the confer-ence service and on demand . For the first time, TV viewers can also ex-perience all Bundesliga matches in HD. In addition to broadcasts of all individual matches and conference services, all the fixtures of a given match day are available on demand. Entertain customers can access full-length individual games, conference recordings or match-day highlights at any time from the TV archive. Round-ups of all fixtures for a given match day can be accessed just 30 minutes after the final whistle.

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LIGA total! – The new Bundesliga TV

Arab Radio and Television Network and NeuLion announce a long-term partnership to distribute ART channels using NeuLion’s IPTV platform in Canada. ART, through International Media Distribution, the global distribution arm of ART is the exclusive aggregator and provider of Arabic content. The new television service leverages ART/IMD’s extensive library and premium content coupled with NeuLion technology for a new Arabic IPTV destination in Canada. The network has the largest Arabic movie library in the Middle East including family dramas, series, and plays.

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Arab Radio and Television Network Partners With NeuLion