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S. Korean Content Creators Get a Love Call from Overseas

S. Korean Content Creators Get a Love Call from Overseas

SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s talented content creators are getting a love call from overseas as Korean-made content including dramas are enjoying rising popularity worldwide through global media giants such as Netflix. In particular, professionals with specialty in creation and post-production such as entertainment design, color correction and visual effects (VFX) are [...]

Average Monthly Income of Individual YouTubers Stood at 1.78 mln Won in 2019

Average Monthly Income of Individual YouTubers Stood at 1.78 mln Won in 2019

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube content creators who work alone earned an average monthly income of 1.78 million won (US$1,540) last year, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday. Fifty eight “one-person” YouTubers reported a combined annual income of 1.24 billion won ($1.07 million) to the tax authority in 2019, according to Rep. Yang [...]

S. Korea Beefs Up Measures Against Influencers’ Possible Tax Evasion

S. Korea Beefs Up Measures Against Influencers’ Possible Tax Evasion

SEJONG, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Monday that it is strengthening measures to cope with possible tax evasion by influencers and YouTube content creators. South Korea has been collecting tax information on influencers and YouTubers through various tax records and financial data on transactions provided by the Financial Intelligence Unit, an affiliate [...]

Reinventing the ‘Like’: LikeCoin Shines at Creative Commons Summit Proudly Empowering Creators Worldwide

Reinventing the ‘Like’: LikeCoin Shines at Creative Commons Summit Proudly Empowering Creators Worldwide

SINGAPORE, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – LikeCoin (http://like.co/), a blockchain protocol for independent content creators, which provides a mechanism for creators worldwide to be rewarded for their original or derivative works, spread the word about their mission to empower creative collaborations at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018, an event where an international community of leading [...]