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Disney
Channel, which had rolled out on CJ CableNet’s Hello D in
January and on Qrix Communication’s Big Box TV in March, is
slated to roll out on yet another digital platform - C&M
- in April.
The
digital roll-out of Disney Channel brings the total to four
pay-TV platforms in Korea, including DTH (direct-to-home)
service SkyLife where the channel has been available since
July 2002.
Disney
Channel is the second channel of Walt Disney Television International
– Southeast Asia/Korea (WDTVI-SEA/Korea) on Hello D and Big
Box TV. The first WDTVI-SEA/Korea channel on those platforms
is the preschool channel, Playhouse Disney Channel.
The
launch of Disney Channel on digital cable platforms comes
at a time of growth for the digital cable industry in Korea.
According to the Korea Cable TV Association (KCTA), there’s
a projected subscriber base of over 834,000 in 2006 and this
is expected to more than double to 1.8 million by 2007. KCTA
estimates digital cable subscription in Korea to reach 7 million
by 2010.
These
carriage deals increases the number of areas that transmit
Disney Channel in Korea from 11 to 27. The areas covered by
the three platforms include Kangbuk-gu, Nowon-gu, Gwangjin-gu,
Jung-gu, Seodaemu-gu, Gwangjin-gu, Seongdong-gu Mapo-gu, Sungbuk-gu,
Songpa-gu, Yongsan-gu, Seocho-gu, Kuro-gu, Jungrang-gu, Jongro-gu
and Gangdong-gu in Seoul area.
Also
included are Geochang, Hapcheon, Changryeong, Milyang, Yangsan,
Kimhae, Uiryong, Haman, Tongyoung, Geoje, Gosung, Jinhae,
Changwon, Masan, Joong-Busan, Haeundae, Buk-Incheon, Kuri,
Namyangju, Hanam, Kwangju, Gapyung, Yangpyung, Yeoju, Ilsan
and Uijungbu.
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