GlobeVISION Announces On-Demand IPTV Service in North America

By LAURA STOTLER

TMCnet IP Communications Columnist

 

GlobeVISION has announced an IPTV service geared toward Asian-Americans in North America. The company has already signed content deals with two of Korea’s largest private broadcasters, MBC and SBS in addition to CJ Media, a cable media group.

 

The content agreements will enable delivery of tens of thousands of television and movie programming choices directly from Asia to TV sets in North America. The service has been launched on a trial basis in Southern California, and will be available across the U.S. and in Canada as of July 1.

 

The PIE Service from GlobeVISION is delivered through subscribers’ broadband Internet connections to a rented or purchased set-top box that outputs directly to a television. Subscribers pay a monthly fee for on-demand services and can view programming from various categories like movies, drama series, entertainment (talk & variety shows), music, culture, news, sports and animation. Programming is delivered in a digital format that supports widescreen DVD-quality video, multi-channel audio including DTS 5.1 surround sound and multi-lingual subtitling including English.

Content will also include programming from CJ Media's "M.net," a music channel specializing in entertainment news and music videos, and "Olive," a lifestyle channel specializing in food, fashion and style. The popular television programs "DaeJangGeum" from MBC, and "Lovers in Paris," from SBS will join a continuously updated selection of current programming from the two broadcast companies.
 
"This is a real windfall for Asian Americans and Asian Canadians looking for genuinely Asian content, and GlobeVISION is proud to provide this service to them," said Edward Bach, founder and CEO/president of GlobeVISION. "We are also pleased that Korea's leading content providers across multiple platforms recognize GlobeVISION as the gateway to the North American marketplace."

 

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