SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A spin-off of long-running South Korean television show “Running Man” is among the Korean originals to be released on Disney+ after the service’s launch in the country on Nov. 12, its operator said Thursday. “Outrun by Running Man,” the first official spin-off of the SBS TV variety show, will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean mobile carrier, said Sunday it will offer Disney+ through its internet protocol television (IPTV) platform as the flagship streaming service from U.S. media giant Walt Disney Co. is set to launch in the country in November. The carrier said it has signed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Disney+, the flagship streaming service of Walt Disney Co., will land in South Korea on Nov. 12, the company said Wednesday, heating up competition in the local video streaming market. Walt Disney Company Korea said the highly awaited service will give South Koreans access to the media giant’s trove [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – When Disney+, a content streaming service from Walt Disney Co., starts its service in South Korea in November, this will likely bring seismic change to the landscape of the local streaming service market. Disney+ is currently offering its service in 61 countries in 21 languages, including Asian Pacific countries [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Disney+, a content streaming service from Walt Disney Co., will be launched in South Korea in November, heating up the competition in the local over-the-top (OTT) market, the U.S. entertainment titan has said in a conference call. Disney+ on Thursday (U.S. time) said it will begin its service in [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming service giants like Netflix and Apple TV+ have been expanding their slate with Korean TV series and shows, popular among Asian viewers, as part of their strategies to tap into the populous region. Netflix, a leading U.S. media company, earlier announced its plan to spend US$500 million [...]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and The Walt Disney Company EMEA today announced they are teaming up to test the effects of custom-made animation , including specially-made Disney stories, within Philips Ambient Experience, a solution that integrates architecture, design and enabling technologies, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With Walt Disney Co.’s flagship streaming service Disney+ soon to hit the South Korean market, telecom operators are speeding up to compete over partnership. The country’s three major mobile carriers — SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and LG Uplus Corp. — have all been reported to be engaged in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Walt Disney Co. has said it will launch its flagship streaming service Disney+ in South Korea next year, a move that could intensify competition between local and global streaming giants in the country. Disney said in a tweet for its investor day presentation on Thursday that South Korea is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — One of Disney’s most successful animated films, “Frozen,” has come alive on South Korean ice. “Disney on Ice: Frozen” opened at Mokdong Ice Rink in western Seoul on Wednesday for a 12-day run, featuring the full story of the Academy Award-winning animated film. “What makes it so unique and [...]