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| Country | South Korea |
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| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
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| Owner | SkyTV Skylife (KT Corporation) |
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| History | |
| Launched | September 29, 2003 |
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| Website | ena |
ENA is a South Korean nationwide pay television network operated by SkyTV, a broadcasting subsidiary of KT SkyLife. [1] [2] ENA programming consists of television series and variety shows.
Initially launched as SkyHD in September 2003, as part of Skylife channels lineup, its name was changed to HDOne in September 2007, and the channel started broadcasting on other cable TV providers. Afterwards, in July 2012, the station's was renamed as Channel N. [3] By that time, its programming carried mainly foreign television series and movies. On August 1, 2014, its name was changed from Channel N to Sky Drama, which was aired the Korean dramas replays. On March 16, 2020, Sky Drama was renamed as SKY, and on April 29, 2022, SKY changed its channel name to ENA, which the channel made it's availability outside Skylife such as their competitors B tv and U+TV. [3] [4]
In April 2022, KT Corporation announced the channel rebrand with the aim of transforming the channel into a top brand in Korean pay television. [1] Yoon Yong-phil, CEO of SkyTV, said that over the next three years it will create over 30 new drama series for ENA, and over 300 entertainment shows for ENA and channels operated by sky TV. [2]
ENA's highest-rated TV series is Extraordinary Attorney Woo , which premiered with a nationwide viewership rating of 0.9%, and recorded 17.534% nationwide audience share on its final episode, making it seventh highest rated drama in Korean cable television history at the time. [5] It received critical acclaim, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Series at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards. [6]
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1st (ENA) 이상한변호사우영우<본> 17.534%
