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Next-Generation TV Invades PC Territory |
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The advent of next-generation TV services like digital cable and Internet Protocol
TV means users can now do on their television set what they once needed a PC
for.
Dacom said Monday it will launch a TV banking service in cooperation with the
state-run Korea Post. Digital cable TV subscribers in some areas of nine cities
will be able to carry out banking transactions by only pushing buttons on their
TV remote controls. Beneficiaries include residents in Gangseo-gu and Dongdaemun-gu
in Seoul, Gwacheon in Gyeonggi Province, Suseong-gu in Daegu and Nam-gu in Busan.
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Korea Ranks Third in Internet Population Worldwide |
Korea has the world's third largest Internet population following Iceland and
Sweden. According to the National Statistical Office, out of every 100 Koreans,
66 are Internet users. This compares with Iceland's 77 and Sweden's 75. The
report by the NSO is based on findings for the year 2004 by the International
Telecommunication Union, an organization that seeks to standardize and regulate
international radio and telecommunications.
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Asian Americans have remained under the radar |
With total buying power in excess of $400 billion, Asian Americans represent the
single most affluent consumer group in the United States. Of all major population
segments in the United States, Asian Americans are most likely to work in managerial
and professional jobs. The median household income of Asian Americans is 15% higher
than non-Hispanic White household income, 56% higher than the median household
income of Hispanics, and nearly double that of Black households. The number of
Asian American families with incomes of $200,000 or more (152,000) is about the
same as Hispanic and African American families combined (156,000).
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SURVEY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AMONG ASIANS |
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In the latest study by KSCI-TV in Los Angeles, results revealed remarkable
trends among Southern California's Asian consumers (Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese).
The multi-language study addressed the following industries: automotive, computer/internet,
department/discount stores, family restaurants, fast food, financial/investment,
packaged foods, grocery shopping, healthcare/pharmaceutical, leisure activities,
movies, media usage, shopping centers, telecommunications, travel, and video
games. |
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Will consumers tune in to a tiny TV in their hand? |
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NEW YORK - Rick Ung has a great way to kill time at the car wash, bank or airport.
He watches TV on his cellphone. As a subscriber to the MobiTV service on Sprint,
Ung uses a Palm Treo 650 smartphone to take in the Discovery Channel, TLC and
other channels. "Of course, it doesn't look like HDTV," says Ung,
35, a freelance systems engineer in Daly City, Calif. "But you know what's
going on, and it's pretty addictive." It's difficult to imagine the cellphone
in your pocket ever replacing the plasma TV in your living room. But wireless
carriers, broadcasters, handset manufacturers and content producers are betting
that TV and video will become the next great mobile hotbed. |
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