The Pyongyang-based Korea Central TV (KCTV) station upgraded its news studio on Thursday, following earlier upgrades to the channel’s signal this week which saw the introduction of a widescreen high-definition format and stereo sound.

Both of Thursday’s five and eight pm news broadcasts featured presenters reading news in front of an animated blue-colored map of the world focused on the peninsula in the new widescreen format.

“This is part of the modernization of KCTV that just took place with the debut of high-definition broadcasting,” said Martyn Williams, editor and founder of the North Korea Tech website. “The set has