SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- KBS World, an international satellite TV channel of KBS, will start high-definition (HD) service all over Europe on Jan. 1, the channel said Tuesday.
"We made such a decision to expand the provision of high-class service to Europe and enhance the status of the overseas Koreans' network," said the channel of South Korea's largest public broadcaster. "There also was a lot of demand for HD service by TV viewers there."
The channel previously provided low-definition broadcasting service in some Asian and African countries where demand for Korean TV dramas and music shows are high in September amid the rising boom of Korean pop culture.
"We made such a decision to expand the provision of high-class service to Europe and enhance the status of the overseas Koreans' network," said the channel of South Korea's largest public broadcaster. "There also was a lot of demand for HD service by TV viewers there."
The channel previously provided low-definition broadcasting service in some Asian and African countries where demand for Korean TV dramas and music shows are high in September amid the rising boom of Korean pop culture.
