SEOUL: North Korea is rolling out an on-demand TV catch-up service, allowing people with some sort of internet access to enjoy the highly-propagandized output of its four state-run TV channels at their leisure. The KCTV program interviewed a housewife who explained how she had been able to perfect a recipe by watching and re-watching her favorite cooking program. The new service “demonstrates a technological advancement,” said Martyn Williams, editor of the North Korea Tech website. “But it is unclear how many apartment buildings and houses in North Korea have access to the kind of high-speed data service that such a service relies on,” Williams said. The service also provides access to selected study sources, suggesting it could be used to enhance distance learning.

Source: Manila Times August 23, 2016 10:30 UTC