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{{Short description|South Korean broadcasting company}}
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| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp www.skylife.co.kr]
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp skylife.co.kr] {{small|(archived)}}
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'''KT SkyLife''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: KT스카이라이프) is a [[Satellite television|satellite broadcasting]] provider in [[South Korea]]. It is a subsidiary of [[KT Corporation]].
'''KT SkyLife''' ([[Korean language|Korean]]: KT스카이라이프) is a [[Satellite television|satellite broadcasting]] provider in [[South Korea]]. It is a subsidiary of [[KT Corporation]].

==Brief history==
* December 19, 2000 - The [[Government of South Korea|South Korean government]] decided to create an official satellite television provider ([[Korea Telecom|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 (telecommunication company)|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 (92 Video Channels/41 Audio Channels/20 Interactive Channels)

International Network (Asia Package)
Basic Pack
* [[KBS1]]
* [[KBS2]]
* [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]]
* [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]]
* [[Educational Broadcasting System|EBS]]
* [[Arirang TV]]
* [[TVN (South Korea)|tvN Korea]]
* [[Mnet (TV channel)|Mnet Korea]]
* [[SBS Plus]]
* [[SBS funE]]
* [[SBS Sports|SBS Golf]]
* [[SBS Sports]]
* [[SBS CNBC|SBS Biz]]
* [[SBS MTV]]
* [[MBC Every 1]]
* [[MBC M]]
* [[MBC Plus|MBC ON]]
* [[MBC Plus|MBC Sports]]
* [[MBC Plus|MBC Net]]
* [[MBC Plus|MBC Drama]]
* [[Animal Planet Asia|Animal Planet]]
* [[Animax Korea]]
* [[AXN Asia|AXN Korea]]
* [[Fox (Asian TV channel)|NOW Korea]]
* [[Celestial Movies]]
* [[Super Action]]
* [[Orion Cinema Network]]
* [[Cartoon Network (South Korea)|Cartoon Network]]
* [[Channel NewsAsia]]
* [[Nat Geo People]]
* [[National Geographic Wild|Nat Geo Wild]]
* [[Discovery Channel Asia|Discovery Channel]]
* [[Disney Channel Korea|Disney Channel]]
* [[Disney Junior Asia|Disney Junior]]
* History Korea
* Lifetime Korea
* [[:ko:서울신문STV|서울신문 STV]]
* [[JTBC]]
* [[JTBC|JTBC 2]]
* [[JTBC|JTBC 4]]
* [[JTBC|JTBC Golf & Sports]]
* [[JTBC|JTBC Golf]]
* [[YTN]]
* [[Maeil Broadcasting Network|MBN]]
* [[Chosun Broadcasting Company|TV Chosun (TV조선)]]
* [[Channel A (TV channel)|Channel A Korea]]
* Zing Asia
* TRT Turk
* CCTV 4 Asia
* Smithsonian Channel
* HBO Hits
* HBO Family
* HBO Asia
* HBO Signature
* Cinemax Asia
* Aniplus
* [[Tooniverse]]
* FOX News
* more all channels

Source: SkyLife Official Homepage

==Investments==
Based on the data of March 31, 2011.<ref>[http://www.skylife.co.kr/2010/company/finance_company.jsp List of shareholders of SkyLife] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711171645/http://www.skylife.co.kr/2010/company/finance_company.jsp |date=2011-07-11 }}(Korean), taken from their official homepage.</ref>
* [[KT (telecommunication company)|KT]] 52.93%
* KT Network 0.12%
* [[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] 7.17%
* [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] 4.30%
* Others 35.47%


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031026015353/http://www.skylife.co.kr/ Official Homepage (Korean)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp Official Homepage (English)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp Official Homepage (English)]


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 17 November 2024

KT SkyLife
Company typePublic
KRX: 053210
IndustryTelecommunication Media
Founded2001
Headquarters918-1 Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Cheol-Soo Kim CEO
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite
Pay TV services & Programming
Number of employees
283 (as of 31 December 2010)
ParentKT Corporation
Websiteskylife.co.kr (archived)


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

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