No video service in Asia?

Apple has begun in South Korea, but does not have any plans to provide a video content service, despite its success in the US. Company representatives told The Korea Times that it has no intention to sell video content such as TV dramas, movies or music videos in South Korea because "there is no visible market for portable video players" and that it had no specific plan to launch the service in the future, according to the report. "We are just stepping into the uncharted territory with the new iPod," said Tony Li, product marketing director of Apple’s Asia Pacific region, during a media session in Seoul. "No one can purchase music videos or dramas yet, but they can move their private video files and family albums to iPod." Li also said that the company is using the video-enabled portable music player as a test of tech-savvy Asian consumers.

by MacNN Staff