KT announced on the 20th that it has prepared a variety of events and benefits for Genie TV customers in celebration of the upcoming Christmas holiday and year-end.
KT will select popular content from 2024 to create a special feature section and hold various prize events for customers enjoying the content. Additionally, to accommodate binge-watching during the holidays, it plans to provide content for free or at a discounted price.
Genie TV is providing various prizes to customers who purchase films currently showing in theaters. Customers who buy at least one of the 11 latest movies included in the "Genie's Gift Package" menu, such as "Veteran 2," "Amazon's Balsam," and "Ordinary Family," are eligible to participate in the event. Customers who enter the event will have a chance to win a robot vacuum cleaner (3 winners), a cream cake from A Twosome Place (100 winners), Kyochon Chicken (100 winners), and 10,000 TV points (100 winners). Participants can enter the event directly on the TV screen after purchasing the content.
KT has organized a special feature section titled "2024 settlement of account" that showcases the top 30 content in genres such as movies, dramas, entertainment, education, kids, international drama series, and music, which received the most love this year. According to Genie TV, the films include "The Burial," "Crime City 4," and "Seoul's Spring," while among the dramas are "Marry My Husband," "Queen of Tears," and "Jumping Over the Fence." Popular entertainment and education titles include "I Live Alone," "The Story of the Day that Tied Together," and "Running Man."
During the Christmas season, a special feature section with Disney movies suitable for the entire family and the Harry Potter series will be opened.
The "Magical Disney" special feature section includes a total of 111 films, ranging from new releases like "The Marvels," "Wish," and "Inside Out 2" to classics such as "Frozen 2," "Winnie the Pooh: Happy to Meet Again," and "The Little Mermaid (2023)" as well as holiday-themed films like "Home Alone," "The Greatest Showman," and "Miracle on 34th Street." Customers who purchase three or more films in this special section will receive a randomly selected Disney goods box worth ₩47,000.
In the "Merry Christmas, Harry!" special feature section, viewers can enjoy all series of Harry Potter films and the Fantastic Beasts film series at a discount of up to 54%. These two special sections will be operating until Dec. 31.
Additionally, KT is holding the "Super~Thanks" event for subscribers of its flagship movie and series subscription service, "Prime Super Pack," until Dec. 31. During the event period, new subscribers to the service will receive ₩5,000 in Genie TV points each month for three months, and existing customers who have used the service for more than six months will receive ₩5,000 one time.
KT's IPTV service exclusively for infants, KidsLand, will create a "Christmas Theme Free Special Section" from Dec. 20 to Dec. 26. This section will include over 200 popular animations and a collection of Christmas songs such as "Pororo & Tayo Christmas Concert," "Pinkfong Christmas Carol," and "Carrie Cooking House: Christmas Special," all available for free.