euronews, the international multilingual news channel, has announced its first distribution agreement in South Korea. Qrix, a South Korean based multiple system operator, has launched on September 23, 2009, the channel on its IPTV platform that reaches 140 000 subscribers. This new agreement strengthens euronews distribution in Asia. euronews reaches today nearly four million households in Asia and the Pacific Rim region.
On Qrixs IPTV platform, euronews is available in eight languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, 24 hours a day, on channel 182. Qrixs coverage includes the capital city of Seoul, the local district, Jongno-Gu and Joong-Gu.