SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean consumers are grappling with inconvenient cancellation processes and limited refund policies in the country’s burgeoning video streaming market, according to a recent government investigation. The Korea Consumer Agency and Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byoung-dug released findings on October 8 from their joint study of six major streaming providers, including [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. has started offering popular Korean entertainment content in the United States via its smart television application through partnerships with South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co., according to the company Friday. Samsung Electronics said it has started offering nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s media regulator said Monday that Telegram has pledged to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and immediately remove deepfake pornography and other illegal content from its platform, in cooperation with local authorities. The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) said it had a face-to-face working-level meeting with Telegram on Friday, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Google, which dominates internet traffic in South Korea, is facing criticism for its substantial carbon footprint and alleged evasion of social responsibility, according to a report by a South Korean lawmaker. Kim Woo-young, a Democratic Party representative in the National Assembly’s Science, Technology, Information Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, revealed that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has experienced a rapid surge in smartphone adoption since easing pandemic-related lockdowns two years ago, with a recent analysis suggesting that the number of smartphone users in the country may have reached up to 7 million. Martin Williams, a researcher at the U.S. think tank Crimson Center, published [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – YouTube’s new feature allowing vertical live video broadcasts is drawing criticism for exposing users to potentially harmful content without adequate safeguards. The video-sharing platform introduced the vertical live streaming service last year, building on the popularity of its short-form video feature, Shorts. The new format allows creators to broadcast live [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea joining the list of first-wave release countries for the new iPhone, major telecommunications companies are seizing the opportunity to resurrect their offline launch events, abandoned since the iPhone 12 release. This marks a return to aggressive marketing strategies in the competitive smartphone market. Industry sources revealed on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – As Apple prepares to include South Korea in its initial launch of the iPhone 16, industry insiders predict a significant price increase for the Pro models, which are particularly popular among Korean consumers. According to telecommunications industry sources, Apple plans to commence sales of its new iPhone 16 series in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a stark contrast of artificial intelligence strategies, Samsung Electronics is pushing to expand its Galaxy AI features to over 200 million devices, including older models, while Apple is taking a more conservative approach by limiting its AI capabilities to its latest iPhone 15 Pro series. According to industry sources, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A YouTube video featuring a one-legged cyclist’s grueling 294-kilometer journey across South Korea has captured the nation’s attention, amassing over 6.5 million views in just three weeks. The video, part of Samsung Electronics’ “Go Ultra Challenge” campaign for its newly released Galaxy Watch Ultra, follows CJ Park, a cyclist with [...]