KT, which controls nearly half the country’s internet market, estimates about 1m smart TVs had been sold in South Korea by the end of last year,
Samsung, which aims to sell 50m TVs this year globally with half of those being internet-enabled. LG also aims to install its own internet platform on about 60 per cent of its TV shipments.
Daum Cloud, which provides 50 gigabytes of storage for free and makes it possible for users to view photos and videos from the storage on TV – a similar mechanism
Kim Jee-hyun, director of Daum’s strategy division, painted a picture of bright horizons.
d on October 27 that KT will launch a Tablet PC, “Smart Home Pad,” which will be specialized for home use, allowing people to enjoy various, convenient services in their everyday life and customized content at home.
SESSION 4: Personalised and interactive connected media
Digital Media Content & Services in the Digital Connected Economy, Andy BOWER, BBC R&D, UK
From SmartTV to LinkedTV, Lyndon NIXON, Semantic Technologies Institute International, Austria (presented by Joachim Kohler)
Connected TV and Media Applications, Bettina HEIDKAMP-TCHEGLOFF, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Innovationsprojekte, Germany (presented by Ralf Neudel)
Immersive Media for Broadcasting, Hans HOFFMANN, EBU, Switzerland