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    North Korea's 'Manbang' is a state-approved streaming service

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    Sean Buckley
    Sean Buckley
    08.19.2016

    You can't watch Netflix in North Korea, but the Democratic People's Republic now has something, at least: Manbang -- a state-approved set-top box that streams live TV, on-demand video content and newspaper articles over the internet. It's a step forward for digital media delivery for North Korea, but it's still fairly limited. Manbang, which ironically translates to "everywhere," is only available to citizens in Pyongynag, Siniju and Sariwon.