SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix is set to release its biggest-ever lineup of 34 Korean films, series and reality shows this year to entertain global fans of Korean content. Looking ahead, the global streaming service recently unveiled titles of the new and returning series in various genres, ranging from thriller and sci-fi to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The illegal distribution of South Korean content has become a part of everyday life in China, with the new Netflix series “The Glory” being no exception. At present, the average rating of the Netflix’s South Korean original starring top actress Song Hye-kyo stood at 8.9 out of 10 points [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s South Korean original “The Glory” starring Song Hye-kyo has placed third on the streamer’s weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows released Wednesday. Released on Dec. 30, “The Glory” was the third-most watched non-English TV show on Netflix’s Top 10 list for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s new South Korean original, “The Glory,” has landed at No. 5 on a global popularity chart for TV series available on the streaming service. According to data released by FlixPatrol, a streaming analytics company, Sunday (U.S. time), the drama starring Song Hye-kyo placed fifth on its daily global [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of 10 Netflix subscribers globally watched at least one Korean title on the streaming platform this year, Netflix said Thursday. “The K-Wave is bigger than ever,” Netflix said in a release posted on its global newsroom. “Sixty percent of our members watched a Korean title and Netflix [...]
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 [...]