KT SkyLife (Korean: KT스카이라이프) is a satellite broadcasting provider in South Korea. It is a subsidiary of KT Corporation.
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 launchedJanuary 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 launchedJanuary 1, 2012 - Channel IT, Data Channel For Korean, launched.July 1, 2012 - Ch.N,The M RelaunchedTotal 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)
KBS1KBS2MBCSBSEBSArirang TVtvNMnetAnimal PlanetAXNBBC World NewsBBC EntertainmentCNN InternationalCartoon NetworkChannel NewsAsiaYTNCCTV-4C Music TVDiscovery ChannelDiscovery HD WorldDisney ChannelDisney JuniorEurosportHistory ChannelNHK World PremiumNHK World TVSpacetoon서울신문 STVSundance ChannelZee NextZee LiveWion TvZee MagicTEN 2 HDFor full channel number listing and click here
Source: SkyLife Official Homepage
Based on the data of March 31, 2011.
KT 52.93%KT Network 0.12%KBS 7.17%MBC 4.30%Others 35.47%