KT Skylife and Hyundai Home Shopping Blackout Delayed by 1 Month... November 20

Hyundai Home Shopping has postponed the KT Skylife blackout (broadcast suspension) originally scheduled for the 20th of this month to the 20th of next month, delaying it by one month.

On the 19th, Hyundai Home Shopping delivered an official letter containing this information to KT Skylife. It was also announced through the customer center, and it is known that viewers will be informed via broadcast subtitles starting from the 20th.

Hyundai Home Shopping announced that, following the expiration of the program distribution contract with KT Skylife on the 18th of last month, it would stop live broadcast distribution on all KT Skylife paid broadcasting services nationwide starting from the 20th.

Although both parties continued negotiations afterward, they failed to reach an agreement even as the blackout approached. Consequently, KT Skylife requested the Ministry of Science and ICT, the relevant authority, to form a fee verification consultative body on the 13th. As the Ministry began reviewing the formation of the consultative body, on the morning of the 19th, it asked Hyundai Home Shopping to suspend the procedures related to the broadcast suspension, considering viewer protection and the purpose of the consultative body’s operation. This is interpreted as the reason for the one-month postponement of the broadcast suspension schedule.

Hyundai Home Shopping stated, "We plan to continue broadcasting distribution for the time being."

KT Skylife said, "We hope that the negotiation for the distribution fee contract with Hyundai Home Shopping, without any broadcast suspension, will be resolved smoothly to protect the viewing rights of satellite broadcast viewers. We will continue to comply with guidelines and sincerely engage in the 2023 distribution fee contract."

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