Warner Bros. International Branded Services is launching its on-demand WarnerTV branded service for the first time ever in Korea via an agreement with KT's IPTV provider QOOK TV. The announcement was made today by Suk-Chae Lee, CEO, KT, and Malcolm Dudley-Smith, Executive Vice President–Business Management, Warner Bros. International Branded Services.

WarnerTV will launch as a video-on-demand service within QOOK TV at no extra charge for consumers who purchase QOOK TV's subscription video-on-demand programming package. Each week, WarnerTV will deliver new blockbuster theatrical motion pictures as well as popular American television sitcoms and dramas to QOOK TV viewers. At launch, QOOK TV subscribers will be able to enjoy over 150 blockbuster movies and more than 500 episodes of American television series titles through WarnerTV.

Theatrical motion pictures titles available on WarnerTV include:

• The global hit Harry Potter franchise
• 300, from Watchmen director Zack Snyder
• The Polar Express, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis

Television series featured on WarnerTV are, among others:

• Friends, the worldwide comedy hit starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer
• The Mentalist, starring Simon Baker and which was the #1 new series among Total Viewers during the 2008–09 U.S. TV season
• The Closer, starring Golden Globe Award winner and Emmy nominee Kyra Sedgwick
• Gossip Girl, the trend-setting one-hour drama from the executive producers of Chuck and The O.C., recently renewed for a fourth season in the U.S.
• Nip/Tuck, the long-running hit series which just hit its 100th episode at the conclusion of its seventh and final season

As part of the deal, the complete first four seasons of Friends will be available for the first time in Korea on WarnerTV through QOOK TV. Additionally, each episode of Friends will be offered with both English and Korean subtitles.

In addition to the episodic programming, WarnerTV will also offer special exclusive content such as star interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.

This deal continues Warner Bros. International Branded Services' strategic expansion into branded SVOD (subscription video-on-demand) and AVOD (advertiser-supported video-on-demand) branded services around the globe.