SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix survival show “Physical: 100″ has topped a global popularity chart for TV shows available on the streaming giant, just 15 days after its release, becoming the most successful Korean TV variety show to date. First released on Jan. 24, “Physical: 100″ ranked No. 1 on streaming analytics website [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming service Netflix saw a surge in the number of app users and overall usage time in South Korea thanks to its new series “The Glory,” data showed Tuesday. Industry tracker WiseApp conducted a sample survey of Korean smartphone users (both Android and iOS), which showed that roughly [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix said Wednesday it will start cracking down on subscribers in South Korea who share their passwords for the streaming service as part of its anti-account sharing measures across the globe. “People who do not live in your household will need to use their own account to watch Netflix,” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Global streaming service Netflix sait Tuesday it had hosted a barrier-free screening of Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Jung_E.” Barrier-free refers to the effort to tear down physical and institutional barriers blocking seniors, people with disabilities, and other isolated groups from gaining equal access to rights. Netflix held [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean director Yeon Sang-ho’s sci-fi thriller “Jung_E” was the most watched non-English film on Netflix in the first week of its release, data showed Wednesday. “Jung_E” was watched for 19.3 million hours in the first three days after its release on Friday, topping the non-English film chart in the [...]
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 [...]