MUMBAI: MipTV featuring Milian, set for April 11 -15 '05 in Cannes, will showcase a series of special conferences about the Korean television and new technology industries, as well as dedicated Korean pavilion.

The Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism is being supported the initiative that is being organised in collabroation with the Korean Broadcasting Commission (KBC).

Reed Midem CEO Paul Zilk said "The 11,000 industry professionals who attend are hungry for knowledge and have much to learn from the Korean experience."

Zilk referring to a country in which about 15 per cent of the total mobile market have third-generation phones, notes "Korea's astonishing advances in television, in mobile technology and in high-speed Internet, merit such an international platform."

Two conferences dedicated to Korea,will highlight Korea Wave and Korea Digital, which will be held on 12 April, and several Korean media companies, including Arirang TV, KBS Media and EBS, have committed to participate in the pavilion.