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Coronavirus Gives Unexpected Boost to OTT Platforms, but Big Blow to Cinemas

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — When he heard the news that South Korea had confirmed multiple cases of the novel coronavirus infection, Kang Tae-gu, a Seoul resident and a casual movie lover, decided to stop going to cinemas, at least for the time being. Instead, Kang opted to spend more time watching movies on [...]

SK Telecom, Terrestrial Broadcasters to Launch Local OTT by June

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom, South Korea’s No. 1 mobile operator said Thursday that it will team up with the country’s three terrestrial broadcasters to set up a local online video contents service by June. Park Jung-ho, the president of the telecommunication company, said after signing a memorandum of understanding with the [...]