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North Korean TV has turned up on a new satellite, opening the possibility if direct-to-home reception in the country, but that would be fraught with risk for the state. https://t.co/AgryMd6yqW
Almost all analysis of North Korean TV is based on KCTV, the main state-run channel, but there are three other channels that offer a wider range of content and even US movies. I spent a weekend watching them. https://t.co/Ri4Fd1vHY6
NK TechLab is now on Substack. Initially I'll be posting a monthly analysis of all that is new in North Korean technology, but they'll be extras as needed. This month, news on a new cable TV service and PC gaming cafe. Please check it out and subscribe: https://t.co/UFDgMAqMZ3
North Koreans now have access to a 20-channel IPTV service. The subscription-based service is an evolution of the "Manbang" service that began almost a decade ago. https://t.co/1rfTePTvND
Two North Korean escapees recently told us what radio and TV broadcasts from overseas meant to them before they escaped, and before the US and South Korean governments recently shut them down. They have powerful words. https://t.co/epxmup9v1v
After South Korean intelligence halted its radio broadcasting, North Korea has retargeted its jamming operation to block other radio stations: https://t.co/6D18PsI79U
The US government is offering rewards totaling $15m for information that leads to the arrest of North Koreans involved in a clandestine IT worker program: https://t.co/Fg0LQrT8ix
The propagandists and censors in North Korea have been battling foreign information for decades and just scored one of their biggest victories. They didn't need to do anything. https://t.co/DSl8HS1skZ
North Korea built a cell phone network for elites with a domestically-developed encryption algorithm to stop foreign eavesdropping. My story @38NorthNK https://t.co/IJihJ7mDq2 Also today, Washington Post has more on Huawei connection: https://t.co/5p9WmuLwPX
The #koreansummit is news everywhere, except North Korea. Here's a taster of what North Korean TV viewers got to see vs the rest of the world. https://t.co/uLaO7f245c