North Korea’s isn’t exactly known for being high tech, its heavily-censored and restricted internet being a prime example. 
 
 But now streaming video has finally reached the communist dictatorship with a state-sponsored version of Netflix. 
 
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 Meet Manbang 
 
 Don’t expect to see House of Cards or Orange is The New Black on North Korea’s Manbang (no, it’s not an adult website, it actually means ‘everywhere’ or ‘every direction’ in English), as the service is extremely limited and certainly doesn’t have ‘everything’. 
 
 Manbang offers on-demand Russian and English language lessons, “documentary films about the leadership”, selected newspaper articles, and other content curated around the state’s wishes. 
 
 Revealed by North Korea’s state Korea Central Television (KCTV) last week, Manbang is delivered by a specialised set-top box that also includes access to five television stations. 

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 A set-top box offering video-on-demand services has been unveiled by the state broadcaster KCTV in North Korea, according to local reports. 
 
 The box, called Manbang, has been dubbed the country's version of Netflix in some reports. 
 
 It connects to the state-controlled intranet and is said to enable viewers to search for and replay documentaries and watch five TV channels. 
 
 KCTV said consumer demand for the device was high. 
 
 However experts say that most North Koreans have no connectivity. 
 
 "If a viewer wants to watch, for instance, an animal movie and sends a request to the equipment, it will show the relevant video to the viewer…this is two-way communications," said Kim Jong Min, head of the centre in charge of providing information and technology, according to NK News. 
 
 The news site also reports that the on-demand content includes English and Russian language learning material. 
 
 In May security researcher Doug Madory discovered a social network - resembling a crude clone of Facebook - on a North Korean internet address. 
 
 It was not online for very long, especially once people started setting up spoof profiles, including one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. 
 
 "I don't believe it was intended to be accessible from outside North Korea," Mr Madory told the BBC.
– North Korea has its own version of Netflix, apparently. Citing local media, the BBC reports that state broadcaster KCTV has unveiled a set-top box called Manbang that connects to state-controlled intranet and allows viewers to watch, on demand, five TV channels, a number of documentaries "about the leadership," and English or Russian language-learning material. However, experts say most North Koreans don't actually have connectivity to the service. The Memo notes that TV "is a novelty for many North Koreans," since interference from radio signals prevents many of them from getting a good signal, a problem Manbang is said to solve.