IPTV in Korea and Japan

摘要

The broadband-based Internet is indispensable to provide the IPTV service. In Japan, the IPTV service started in 2002, earlier than Korea, although the broadband Internet had been spread out in Korea earlier than in Japan. It is due to the difference in the policy and regulatory system for broadcasting and communication in each country. In this study, we firstly compare legislation on the convergence of broadcasting and telecommunication in Korea and Japan, and secondly, describe the institutional difference in the IPTV services in both countries.