KBS World to Begin Cable Service in Japan

Beginning next month, Japanese television viewers will be able to enjoy KBS World on cable TV.

KBS Japan and Jupiter Telecom, Japan's number-one cable TV provider, agreed on Thursday to include KBS World in Jupiter's basic digital package starting October 1st.

The move follows the launch in March of KBS World in the Japanese market through Japan's largest commercial satellite TV provider SkyPerfect TV.

With the new service offered to eight-hundred-50-thousand cable subscribers, the number of Japanese households with access to KBS World will reach one-point-three million.

The president of KBS Japan Wang Hyung-chul said that he expects KBS World to expand to local cable TV operators as well.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio

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