{"id":3760,"date":"2016-02-23T10:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/korean-svod-service-takes-bbc-worldwide-titles\/"},"modified":"2016-02-23T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T17:37:46","slug":"korean-svod-service-takes-bbc-worldwide-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/korean-svod-service-takes-bbc-worldwide-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean SVOD Service Takes BBC Worldwide Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LIVERPOOL: South Korean SVOD platform BTV has entered into a two-year content deal with BBC Worldwide Asia covering more than 600 hours of drama, factual and natural-history titles.<\/p>\n<p>The deal with IPTV service BTV, owned by telco SK Broadband, was announced at BBC Worldwide&#8217;s Showcase in Liverpool. On the natural-history front it covers the landmark titles <em>Africa<\/em> and <em>Life Story<\/em>. 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