KBS World Secures Carriage in China

SEOUL, September 10: KBS World, the international channel
operated by Korean pubcaster KBS, is now available in 250 hotels in China via
SINOSAT, joining just 34 other foreign channels that have been granted access
to the satellite by the Chinese government.

Viewers in hotels, foreign compounds and other designated
areas will have access to KBS World, which is primarily expected to serve about
4.5 million Korean visitors to China each year. KBS World is currently
available in 49 countries reaching 38 million households around the world.

KBS says it has been negotiating for Chinese carriage with
the local regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT),
for more than three years.