TU Media

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TU Media Corp.(SK telink)
Subsidiary
Industry Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Founded December 2003 [1]
Headquarters Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
 Suh Young-Kil (CEO)
Parent SK Telecom
Website http://www.sktelink.com/jsp/main/main.jsp

TU Media Corp. is South Korea's first mobile broadcast service company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Its name stands for "TV for you." It was established in 2003 as a subsidiary of SK Telecom. SK Telecom owns 44% of the company's shares. Currently about 1.3 million people are subscribers to the service.

South Korea Republic in East Asia

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TU Media Corp. provides services on the Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) network with full coverage for Korean peninsular.

S-DMB (Satellite-DMB) is a hybrid version of the Digital Multimedia Broadcasting. The S-DMB uses the S band (2170-2200 MHz) of IMT-2000. and delivers around 18 channels at 128 kbit/s in 15 MHz. It incorporates a high power geostationary satellite, the MBSat 1. For outdoor and light indoor coverage is integrated with a terrestrial repeater network for indoor coverage in urban areas.

In April 2006, in preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup service was made available along the entire KTX rail system; providing a high quality reception at a travelling speed of 300 km/h. [2]

2006 FIFA World Cup 18th FIFA World Cup, held in Germany in 2006

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On May 25, 2006, TU Media opened its service in the Busan Subway system. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "TU Media Corp History" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2007-01-02. 2003년 12월: TU Media Corp 설립
  2. ↑ "SK Telecom seeks to raise stake in TU Media". Korea Times. 2006-05-04. Archived from the original on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Satellite DMB launched on Busan subway lines". Korea Herald. 2006-05-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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