SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — China has resumed online streaming of a South Korean movie after six years, the presidential office said Tuesday, lifting a ban placed on all Korean cultural content over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in the South. The decision was made on the occasion of President Yoon [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean online streaming platform Tving said Monday that it is planning to start its service in Japan and Taiwan next year and in the United States in 2023 to meet the rising demand for Korean-made content across the world. “In order to expand Korean content globally, we are [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing presence in distributing films and TV series, online streaming service providers are now expanding their horizons in broadcasting live sporting events. Tving, the online streaming affiliate of entertainment giant CJ ENM, said earlier it has secured online broadcasting rights of the ongoing final Asian qualification round [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has opened its doors to non-theatrical original content from online streaming services. BIFF, one of the largest film festivals in Asia, said Friday that it newly launched the “On Screen” section for screening new drama series to be released on online video streamers, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean public is demonstrating mixed views toward artists and performers as they tap online platforms to overcome the coronavirus. Online performances enable audiences to watch their favorite artists from the comfort of home. An addition, affordable ticket prices work as an opportunity for audiences to enjoy popular [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean classical and theatrical scenes are preparing to launch paid online streaming services as part of their efforts to make profits amid the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic. The Korea National Opera (KNO) said Friday that it will livestream the opera “Manon,” a French repertoire by Jules Massenet, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean performing arts scene has been seeking new ways to make a profit as on-stage shows with a capacity audience have been limited due to the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Tickets for the online version of the popular musical “Mozart!,” a Korean adaptation of the German-language production of [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Many theaters remain closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Koreans can watch popular dance, musical shows and theater plays for free at home as the local performing arts community has decided to stream some of their archives. The Korean National Ballet (KNB) launched a program on its [...]