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From the left, Kim Cheolsu, President of KT Skylife, and Lee Younghoon, Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church, are taking a photo after signing a business contract on the 19th. Photo by KT Skylife

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] KT Skylife is launching an ‘Open TV Broadcasting’ service that allows customers to install desired TV application (app) content on set-top boxes.

KT Skylife announced on the 19th that it signed a business agreement with Yoido Full Gospel Church to provide the ‘Open TV Broadcasting’ service.

Open TV Broadcasting applies the concept of a smartphone app store directly to the TV. Customers can install desired TV app content on their set-top boxes and set their preferred channel number among Skylife’s dedicated Open TV Broadcasting channels.

Yoido Full Gospel Church will develop its existing church internet broadcasts and mobile content to fit the Skylife broadcasting environment. Skylife will implement this content as broadcast channels on Android set-top boxes and provide free support for non-face-to-face religious activities via TV.

Starting with Yoido Full Gospel Church, Skylife plans to expand the service by partnering with various organizations and groups in the future. The service will extend beyond religious broadcasting to include individuals, companies, special broadcasts, and live commerce broadcasts as new sales channels for small and medium-sized merchants.

Kim Cheolsu, CEO of Skylife, said, “In response to the era of COVID-19 spread and changes in customers’ lifestyles, we developed the Open TV Broadcasting service to provide value that exceeds customer expectations and satisfaction. It will support information sharing and communication between content developers and viewers, and create a virtuous circulation distribution structure through media convergence that allows easy access to diverse content within the TV.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.