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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's channel lineup, its name was changed to HDOne in September 2007 and the channel started broadcasting on other cable TV providers. The channel was renamed Channel N in July 2012, [3] with programming focused on mainly foreign television series and movies. On August 1, 2014 its programming was changed to airing reruns of Korean dramas and its name changed first to Sky Drama, and then on March 16, 2020 to SKY. 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]
KT Corporation announced the channel rebrand in April 2022 with the aim of transforming it into a top brand in Korean pay television. [1] SkyTV CEO Yoon Yong-phil said that they would create over 30 new drama series and 300 entertainment shows over the next three years for ENA and channels operated by SkyTV. [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%
