SBS Medianet
Encyclopedia
SBS Medianet is a South Korea
n company
by SBS, producing media
, broadcast
and telecommunication
products for non free-to-air
networks, including Skylife
and 'Cable TV'(KCTA) service providers.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
by SBS, producing media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
and telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
products for non free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
networks, including Skylife
SkyLife
KT Skylife is a satellite broadcasting provider of South Korea.-Brief history:* December 19, 2000 - Korean Government decided as the official satellite television provider * March 30, 2001 - Established company...
and 'Cable TV'(KCTA) service providers.
Television networks
- SBS Plus - drama and entertainment programmes
- SBS ESPN - a joint venture with the ESPN Star SportsESPN Star SportsESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
, sport (both professional and amateur) - SBS-CNBCSBS-CNBC-History:On August 13, 2009, SBS took over all stocks of a sports TV channel Xports, which were shared by CJ Media and IB Sports . After a partnership agreement with CNBC which taken on October 22, 2009, Xports was shut down and replaced by SBS-CNBC on December 28, 2009...
- news - E!E! (South Korea)SBS E! is a South Korean cable and satellite television channel owned by SBS, using E! brand under the license of Comcast...
- entertainment for variety programs - SBS Golf - golf
See also
- Economy of South KoreaEconomy of South KoreaSouth Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity , identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD...
- List of South Korean companies
- Communications in South KoreaCommunications in South KoreaCommunications services improved dramatically in the 1980s with the assistance of foreign partners and as a result of the development of the electronics industry...