BBC Worldwide announced the launch of BBC Knowledge on CJ HelloVision, South Korea’s largest digital cable platform. The new distribution agreement will see BBC Knowledge broadcast into over 650,000 homes in South Korea on the platform’s basic digital tier. Christine Leo-McKerrow, BBC Worldwide Channels Asia’s senior vice president and general manager said, “South Korea is a crucial part of our channels expansion strategy in Asia. I am confident the BBC’s acclaimed and award-winning non-fiction and factual programming, combined with CJ HelloVision’s strong distribution network, will make BBC Knowledge a choice destination for viewers in Korea.” Other BBC channels available in South Korea via satellite operator Skylife are BBC Entertainment (Skylife channel 334) and BBC World News (Skylife channel 528.) BBC Knowledge is also available as a branded block on Science TV every week night during prime time, from 8pm to 10pm. BBC Knowledge will be available on channel 603 on the digital basic tier of CJ HelloVision.