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Hyeonsik Hwang

Hyeonsik Hwang

CEO

U+TV, the IPTV service of LG Uplus, changed itself to an OTT (Over The Top: providing media contents online) TV service in November 2022. OTT TV presents a wide range of popular content, including OTT, such as Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Children’s Land, and Homet Now for LG Uplus.

LG Uplus developed OTT TV as a part of ‘game platform’, one of four platform strategies. LG Uplus created its unique service providing ▲ convenient viewing experience, ▲ personalized contents recommendations, and ▲reasonable pricing system.

U+TV enables the user to search for contents using the launcher at the bottom of the screen while watching real-time programs. When the user finds the desired contents, U+TV shows the available platforms for that content, real-time channel, VOD or OTT. Booking is available for real-time channels. Moreover, a variety of contents, including OTT, is recommended and the rapidly rising popularity rankings for real-time channels, including sports, entertainment, home shopping, as well as VOD are presented. Since up to 7 (4 for IPTV and 3 for Children’s Land) profiles can be specified, each family member using one TV can keep each viewing patterns and get the customized content recommendations.

With the reorganization of OTT TV lineup from Mar. 15, customers can easily view Tving original contents including ‘Transit Love’ and ‘Work Later, Drink Now’.

U+Internet secures rapid speed and stable quality by launching 1G internet service and provides the best internet access experience without any WiFi blind spots using ‘Giga WiFi Mesh’.

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