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
The 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 off data from March 31, 2011.
 * KT 52.93%
 * KT Network 0.12%
 * KBS 7.17%
 * MBC 4.30%
 * Others 35.47%