DX TIPS MBC appoints new President & CEO: (23 February 05) Korea's Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has appointed Choi Mun Soon as its new President and Chief Executive Officer as of 25 February, replacing Lee Keung Hee. Mr Choi was Director in the News Production Department before the promotion. He joined MBC in 1984 as a journalist, serving as MBC Labour Union Chief in 1995. Three years later, he became the first Chairman of National Union of Media Workers. MBC is an integrated multimedia public service broadcaster with access to 13.5 million households and 98 percent coverage in South Korea. (ABU Website)
Korea sets aside US$176m for broadcasting : (23 February 05) South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication said recently that it will spend US$176.8 million this year to strengthen competitiveness in the country's broadcasting industry. The Korea Times reported that about one-third of the budget, or US$59 million, will be used to develop wireless communications and digital broadcasting technologies. Another US$30 million will be spent to encourage consumers to switch from analogue to digital television, the ministry said. (ABU Website) Best Regards, MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN GOURHANGA, GHORAMARA RAJSHAHI-6100 BANGLADESH ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
