SkyLife
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KT Skylife is a satellite broadcasting
provider of South Korea
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(full 'list of channels' on Skylife will upload soon. These channels are the sneak preview of it)International Network(asia Package)
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Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
provider of South Korea
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...
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Brief history
- December 19, 2000 - Korean GovernmentGovernment of South KoreaThe Government of South Korea is divided into executive, judicial, and legislative branches. The executive and judicial branches operate primarily at the national level, although various ministries in the executive branch also carry out local functions. Local governments are semi-autonomous, and...
decided as the official satellite television provider (KTKorea TelecomKT Corporation is a South Korean integrated wired/wireless telecommunication service provider. KT has an information & communications business, and has the largest portion of the South Korean local telephone and high-speed Internet business...
-leaded KDB Consortium) - March 30, 2001 - Established company
- March 1, 2002 - Officially opened the satellite broadcasting service
- December 24, 2002 - Number of subscribers exceeded 500,000
- May 21, 2003 - Interactive televisionInteractive televisionInteractive television describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it.- Definitions :...
and Dolby 5.1 surrounding service provided for the first time in South Korean televisionSouth Korean televisionIn South Korea, there are a number of national television networks, the three largest of which are KBS, MBC, and SBS. Most of the major television studios are located on Yeouido--an island in middle of the Han River--in Seoul.... - September 29, 2003 - HDTV service, SkyHD channel launched
- October 28, 2003 TV SMS service launched
- November 1, 2003 - T-Commerce service launched
- November 3, 2003 - Number of subscribers exceeded 1 million
- March 24, 2004 - Interactive election broadcasting serviced for the first time in Korea
- April 11, 2005 - TV Order service launched for the first time in Korea
- May 3, 2005 - TV Banking service launched for the first time in Korea
- January 25, 2006 - BBC WORLD launched
- June 14, 2006 - FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 rebroadcast to North Korea
- November 20, 2006 - SkyPVR, personal video recording service launched for the first time in Korea
- December 31, 2006 - Number of subscribers amounted to 1.96 million, resulting in yearly profit of 3.6 billion won
- February 24, 2007 - Number of subscribers reached exactly 2 million
- May 23, 2007 - SkyEnglishWorld, foreign language channels-only package released
- April 1, 2008 - H.264 HD service launched
- January 1, 2009 - SkyEn, exclusive channel for men entertainment, launched
- March 5, 2009 - Discovery HDDiscovery HDDiscovery HD is the international name of the high-definition television channels from Discovery Communications.The international Discovery HD first launched in Korea on February 2005 as a programming block...
launched - July 1, 2009 - Qook TV Skylife, joint service with Saterlite broadcast and IPTV's VOD, launched
- January 1, 2010 - Sky3D, first 3D channel service in Korea, launched
- March 25, 2011 - Number of subscribers reached exactly 3 million
- March 29, 2011 - The company renamed from Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting to KT Skylife because KT became a largest holder of the company & the controlling shakeholer.
- May 30, 2011 - The KTSkylife New Channel This-colaunched 2011.
- July 31,2011 - HDChannel 101Channels,New launched 2011(Channel One|Entertenment,SBS-CNBC|News)
- December 31, 2011 - Enterainment Channel New 2011 Skyrainbow High-def launched
Channels
Total 153 channels as of April 2008 (92 Video Channels/41 Audio Channels/20 Interactive Channels)(full 'list of channels' on Skylife will upload soon. These channels are the sneak preview of it)International Network(asia Package)
- KBS1
- KBS2
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
- SBS
- EBSEducational Broadcasting SystemEducational Broadcasting System or EBS is the only educational television and radio network covering South Korean territory. Established as KBS 3TV in the 1980's, and became an independent corporation in 2000...
- Arirang TVArirang TVArirang TV is an international, English-language network based in Seoul, South Korea, operated by The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation...
- tvN AsiaTvN AsiatvN Asia - a joint venture developed by Fox International Channels, operator of more than 140 channels in 32 languages across the globe, and CJ Media, Korea’s leading media major in 2008 expands its reach throughout Asia, bringing original programming, non-linear and mobile solutions from the...
- Animal PlanetAnimal PlanetAnimal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
- AXN KoreaAXN AsiaAXN Asia is a pay-tv, cable and satellite TV channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It is available in throughout the 18 countries around the Asia-Pacific region...
- BBC WorldBBC WorldBBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world...
- BBC EntertainmentBBC EntertainmentBBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children's programming from the BBC and other UK production houses...
- CNN InternationalCNN InternationalCNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
- CCTV-4CCTV-4CCTV-4 is the international broadcast for CCTV International in the Mandarin language. It is one of six CCTV channels that broadcasts outside of China, the other five being CCTV News, CCTV-E, CCTV-F, CCTV-Русский and CCTV-العربية....
- Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
- Discovery HDDiscovery HDDiscovery HD is the international name of the high-definition television channels from Discovery Communications.The international Discovery HD first launched in Korea on February 2005 as a programming block...
- Disney Channel KoreaDisney Channel AsiaDisney Channel Asia, a franchise of Disney Channel, airs in most parts of Southeast Asia.- Programming :Disney Channel Asia airs a variety of shows, aimed particularly at children and teenagers. Most of the programming is similar to the American counterpart with some shows exclusive to the Asian...
- Disney Junior Korea
- History Channel
- NHK World Premium
- NHK World HD
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Investments
Based on the data of March 31, 2011.- KTKT-Science:* kT in Physics* Knot , a unit of velocity * Kardashev scale, method of measuring an advanced civilization's level of technological advancement...
52.93% - KT Network 0.12%
- KBS 7.17%
- MBCMunhwa Broadcasting CorporationMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
4.30% - Others 35.47%