Korea

The future of high resolution is now for Korea, as the country’s broadcasters recently launched a terrestrial UHD television service, the first nation to do so.

Koreans will have a new place to learn to fly their drones, as DJI has announced that it is ready to open a DJI Arena in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

Jae-You Choi, vice minister of Science, Information & Communications Technology and Future Planning for Korea, discussed the country’s plan to transition to UHD television broadcasting and also for providing 4K coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Pyeongchang.

LG Electronics said its once again collaborating with Korean broadcasters KBS and SBS to demonstrate real-world implementation of ATSC 3.0.

Several Korean broadcasters announced this week that they will begin transmitting ATSC 3.0 OTA broadcasts starting in February 2017.

Congratulations to the Advanced Television Systems Committee for elevating the “Physical Layer” transmission system for ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcasting to “Candidate Standard” status.