Skylife

KT SkyLife ( Korean: KT스카이라이프) is a satellite broadcasting provider in South Korea. It is a subsidiary of KT Corporation.

Brief history

* December 19, 2000 - The South Korean government decided to create an official satellite television provider ( KT-lead KDB Consortium).
* March 30, 2001 - The company was founded.
* March 1, 2002 - Officially began to provide satellite broadcasting service.
* December 24, 2002 - Total number of subscribers exceeded 500,000.
* May 21, 2003 - Interactive television and Dolby 5.1 surround sound capabilities provided for the first time in South Korean television.
* September 29, 2003 - HDTV services and the SkyHD channel launched.
* October 28, 2003 - TV SMS services launched.
* November 1, 2003 - T-Commerce service launched.
* November 3, 2003 - Total number of subscribers exceeded 1 million.
* March 24, 2004 - Interactive election broadcasting service provided for the first time in Korea.
* April 11, 2005 - TV ordering service launched for the first time in Korea.
* May 3, 2005 - TV Banking service launched for the first time in Korea.
* June 14, 2006 - FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 rebroadcast in 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 2 million.
* May 23, 2007 - SkyEnglishWorld English language channels only package released.
* April 1, 2008 - H.264 HD service launched
* January 1, 2009 - SkyEn, exclusive channel for men entertainment, was launched.
* March 5, 2009 - Discovery HD World 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, was launched.
* March 25, 2011 - Number of subscribers reached 3 million.
* March 29, 2011 - The company renamed from Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting to KT Skylife because KT became the largest shareholder and took control of the company.
* May 30, 2011 - The KTSkylife New Channel ''This-co''launched 2011.
* July 31, 2011 - HDChannel 101Channels, New launched 2011 (Channel One, Entertainment, SBS-CNBC, News)
* December 31, 2011 - Entertainment Channel New 2011 Skyrainbow High-def launched
* January 1, 2012 - Channel IT, Data Channel For Korean, launched.
* July 1, 2012 - Ch.N, The M Relaunched

Channels

Total 200 channels as of April 2008 includes: (92 Video Channels/41 Audio Channels/20 Interactive Channels)

International Network (Asia Package)
Basic Pack
* KBS1
* KBS2
* MBC
* SBS
* EBS
* Arirang TV
* tvN Korea
* Mnet Korea
* SBS Plus
* SBS funE
* SBS Golf
* SBS Sports
* SBS Biz
* SBS MTV
* MBC Every 1
* MBC M
* MBC ON
* MBC Sports
* MBC Net
* MBC Dramanet
* Animal Planet
* Animax Korea
* AXN Korea
* NOW Korea
* Celestial Movies
* Super Action
* Orion Cinema Network
* Cartoon Network
* Channel NewsAsia
* Nat Geo Wild
* Discovery Channel
* History Korea
* Lifetime Korea
* 서울신문 STV
* JTBC
* JTBC 2
* JTBC 4
* JTBC Golf & Sports
* JTBC Golf
* YTN
* MBN
* TV Chosun (TV조선)
* Channel A Korea
* Zee Bollywood
* TRT Turk
* CCTV 4 Asia
* Smithsonian Channel
* WION TV
* SEA Today
* CGTN
* NHK World Premium
* FOX News
* Aniplus
* Tooniverse
* more all channels

Source: SkyLife Official Homepage

Investments

Based on the data of March 31, 2011.List of shareholders of SkyLife
(Korean), taken from their official homepage.
* KT 52.93%
* KT Network 0.12%
* KBS 7.17%
* MBC 4.30%
* Others 35.47%

References

External links

Official Homepage (Korean)

Official Homepage (English)

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KT Group
Companies based in Seoul
Mass media companies of South Korea
Direct broadcast satellite services
Television channels and stations established in 2001
South Korean companies established in 2001