SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A new industry report claims that streaming service Netflix failed to take advantage of its original film ‘Okja’ in South Korea despite the hype for the star-dusted cast and high-profile film director Bong Joon-ho, as subscription figures have plunged only days after the movie was released. The report released on Thursday [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of South Korean online content providers gathered at an event hosted by video giant YouTube on Sunday to discuss a variety of topics ranging from the growing popularity of online content services including streaming, the diminishing boundaries between traditional and new media, and the challenges of finding [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s newly released South Korean movie “Okja” could have attracted over seven million moviegoers to the cinema if the streaming service hadn’t simultaneously released the movie on its platform, new big data-based statistics say. According to the big data analysis released by movie recommendation service Watcha on Thursday, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — At first glance, it might seem as though Netflix – with its global presence and extensive catalogue of popular content – would have little difficulty in conquering the domestic OTT (over-the-top content) market. However, a closer look tells a slightly different story. According to unofficial figures (Netflix does [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean director Bong Joon-ho said on Tuesday he wanted to tell the story of an animal that can hold many different meanings to mankind in the Netflix-backed sci-fi film “Okja.” “I wanted to shoot a film about animal which can both be friend or family and food to [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Director Joon-ho Bong’s newest movie, “Okja”, has been unveiled in Korea, but there are disputes regarding the movie’s screening at some of the country’s largest theater chains. Three major multiplexes – CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox – made it clear that they will not screen “Okja” as part of a [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho on Wednesday threw a jab at the organizers of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, saying that it should have fixed its rules regarding streaming-only films before inviting his Netflix movie “Okja.” “It would have been preferable if the Cannes festival would have put the rules in order before inviting us. Inviting us and creating [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Okja, director Bong Joon-ho’s action-adventure film that wowed audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, is once again under fire, this time in South Korea, with Netflix choosing to release the film online at the same time as it is released at local theaters. Along with another Netflix film, The Meyerowitz [...]
CANNES, France, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The press screening of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Okja” at the Cannes Film Festival was temporarily stopped on Friday (local time) due to jeers from the audience opposing the Netflix-invested title’s presence at this year’s event. Boos, claps, and whistles erupted from the audience when the Netflix [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – “Okja,” South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s follow-up to smash-hit “Snowpiercer,” will be released in Korean theaters on June 29 for an open run, its American investor and local distributor said on Monday. “Okja will be available on Netflix in 190 countries on June 28 in the U.S., but actually [...]