SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 70 percent of South Koreans use online streaming services this year amid the protracted pandemic, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the annual poll conducted by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), 72 percent of 6,708 respondents said they are using at least one over-the-top media service [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Netflix continues to dominate viewing time in the South Korean streaming market, an industry analysis report showed Monday. The Korea Information Society Development Institute reported that Netflix accounted for 44 percent of total viewing time among five major streaming services between December 2021 and April 2022, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A week into its introduction, Netflix’s more affordable ad-supported plan is being met with a lukewarm response from South Korean users. Consumer Insight conducted a survey of 1,473 consumers, only 13 percent of whom had the intention to use or switch to Netflix’s ad-supported plan. Only a few Netflix [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Korean-language crime thriller “Narco-Saints” has placed second on the streamer’s latest weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows. The six-part series, released on Sept. 9, marked 27.4 million hours of viewing for the week of Sept. 19-25 to finish No. 2 on the official top 10 list for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix confirmed Saturday the acclaimed South Korean horror thriller “Hellbound” will return for a second season. The sequel to the 2021 drama was revealed Saturday at Tudum, the global fan event of the streaming service. “Fans can look forward to Season 2 exploring the themes of mortality, sin, and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s new South Korean series “Narco-Saints” has risen to the top of the streamer’s latest weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows in its second week. The undercover crime thriller, released on Sept. 9, marked 62.7 million hours of viewing for the week of Sept. 12-18 to lead the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has extended its hot streak to seven consecutive weeks on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every Wednesday and Thursday on the local cable channel ENA [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has retained the top position on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the sixth consecutive week even though it finished airing in the country, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has retained the top position on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the fifth consecutive week even after it finished airing in the country, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The hit legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has topped Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the fourth consecutive week even after it finished airing in South Korea, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every Wednesday and Thursday on the [...]