| 释义 |
- Brief history
- Channels
- Investments
- References
- External links
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}}{{Infobox company
| name = KT SkyLife
| logo =
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{Korea Exchange|053210}}
| company_slogan =
| foundation = 2001
| location = 918-1 Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
| key_people = Young Gook Kim CEO
| num_employees = 283 (as of 31 December 2010)
| industry = Telecommunication Media
| products = Direct broadcast satellite
Pay TV services & Programming
| revenue =
| operating_income =
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| parent = KT Corporation
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp www.skylife.co.kr]
}}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.
- January 25, 2006 - BBC World News launched.
- 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
ChannelsTotal 200 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) Basic Pack - Aaj Tak
- TVN24
- Bernama News Channel
- TVP Polonia
- CNBC
- France 2
- Nat Geo People
- National Geographic Wild
- National Geographic Channel
- SkyNews
- Golf Channel
- CBBC Channel
- Hunan TV
- Beijing TV
- Game Show Network
- Travel + Escape
- CGTN (TV Channel)
- NDTV 24x7
- NDTV India
- France 3
- TV5 MONDE
- KBS1
- KBS2
- KBS World
- Euronews
- MBC
- Seoul Broadcasting System
- EBS
- DW-TV
- Arirang TV
- Al Jazeera English
- EWTN
- Foxnews
- Makeful
- tvN
- Mnet
- Animal Planet
- AXN
- BBC World News
- BBC Lifestyle
- Msnbc
- CNN International
- Sundance TV
- A.Side TV
- HLN
- Cartoon Network
- Channel NewsAsia
- YTN
- CCTV-4
- C Music TV
- Channel V
- DD India
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery HD World
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Eurosport
- History Channel
- NHK World Premium
- NHK World TV
- Republic TV
- JTBC
- JTBC 2
- JTBC 4
- JTBC Zee TV
- 서울신문 STV
- AMC
- Hallmark Channel
- Love Nature
- Playboy TV
Chinese Pack - STAR Chinese Channel (Korean Subtitles)
- STAR Chinese Movies (Korean Subtitles)
- STAR Chinese Movies Legend (Korean Subtitles)
- TVBS Asia
- SBS Phoenix TV
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
Indian Pack 1 - Zee TV(Korean feed)
- Zee News
- Zee Cinema (Korean Subtitle)
- Zing
- &TV
- Zee Tamil
- Star Plus (Korean Version)
- Star Gold (Korea Version, English Subtitle)
- Star Bharat
- Star Vijay
Indian Pack 2 - Sony Entertainment Television (Eastern Asian Version)
- Sony SAB (Korean Subtitle)
- Sony MAX (Korean Subtitle)
- MTV India
- Colors (Korean Feed)
- Rishtey
Other Channel - Animax Korea
- Rai Italia
- TRT World
- Animal Planet
- BBC Earth
- CBeebies
- France24
- Russia Today
For full channel number listing and click here Source: SkyLife Official Homepage InvestmentsBased on the data of March 31, 2011.[1] - KT 52.93%
- KT Network 0.12%
- KBS 7.17%
- MBC 4.30%
- Others 35.47%
References1. ^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.
External links- Official Homepage (Korean)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115841/http://www.skylife.co.kr/eng/index.jsp Official Homepage (English)]
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