The BBC has expanded its availability in Korea with the launch of BBC World Service English language radio programmes on SkyLife digital channel. It is the first international radio broadcaster on Koreas first and only multi-channel digital satellite platform.
Subscribers can access BBC radio programmes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including BBC World television which launched on SkyLife last year.
Neil Curry, BBC Head of Business Development for the Asia and Pacific Region, said: We are delighted to be partnering with the first digital satellite broadcaster in Korea and to be providing quality BBC radio programmes to its many listeners.
Raymond Li, BBC Business Development Manager for China and North Asia added: We are also thrilled to be joining BBC World Television on Skylife digital platform. Subscribers can now enjoy a range of BBC programmes, including news and analysis, and be kept up to date with the latest developments in global affairs and events.
Dongkoo Surh, President of Skylife, says: It is truly meaningful that SkyLife came to have all the major BBC channels for overseas audiences, with the addition of BBC World Service to our channel lineup. It would also be good news for the opinion leaders of Korean society who know the BBCs reputation and credibility for its impartiality, accurate news reporting and analysis. They must be holding high hopes, I believe, that the BBC could help Korean audiences widen their understanding of the changing world.