KT 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-colaunched 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.
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)
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