Sundance Channel and WEtv on Skylife in Korea
By Patrick Frater
Wed, 13 January 2010, 12:36 PM (HKT)
Rainbow Media has secured licensing from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) allowing the launch of Sundance Channel and WE tv in South Korea. Skylife, the country's only digital satellite pay-TV operator, became the first Korean platform to take advantage of the new license and launched the two channels on January 1, 2010, as part of its high-definition package.
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel —available on Skylife on channel 68— reaches more than 33 million subscribers in the US. It recently launched in Singapore, France and Belgium. Its content features a selection of films, documentaries and original programs.
HD content includes Man Shops Globe and The Lazy Environmentalist and indie films like Lonesome Jim and How is Your Fish Today? (今天的魚怎麼樣?, pictured) by Chinese director Guo Xiaolu 郭曉櫓.
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