SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar has led to a significant increase in users of Coupang Play, which holds the online broadcasting rights for the event. The service, affiliated with Coupang, has been expanding its user base through an aggressive strategy of securing sports broadcasting rights combined with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean streaming service Coupang Play announced Friday it will be the exclusive streaming platform for Major League Baseball (MLB) season opening games in Seoul next spring. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are scheduled to play on March 20 and 21 at Gocheok Sky Dome [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Coupang Play, a homegrown streaming service, has been accused of editing its Korean-language series without the consent of the director. Director Lee Joo-young, the writer and director for the Coupang Play original series “Anna,” claimed on Tuesday that the streaming service had “edited an eight-episode series into six, damaging [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With Disney+ soon to enter and intensify competition in the South Korean video streaming market, Coupang Inc. is stepping up to improve its own streaming platform. Mobile app tracker Wiseapp conducted a survey of smartphone users who are 10 years old or older, which showed that Coupang Play, a [...]