SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband announced on Tuesday its intention to enhance program competitiveness by integrating AI technology into its local channel news. SK Broadband plans to broadcast by creating an AI version of journalist Shim Jae-ho, who is nearing retirement after more than 30 years as a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider, said Monday that it will end the yearslong legal battle with Netflix over network usage fees. “We agreed to end all disputes and work together as partners for the future,” the company said in a statement, without elaborating on [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider (ISP), should seek reimbursement from U.S. streaming giant Netflix Inc. for refusing to pay for network usage fees, a technology policy expert has said. In September, SK Broadband filed a lawsuit against Netflix to demand network usage fees, saying [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider (ISP), on Tuesday launched a new all-in-one platform that offers content from five streaming services, including Apple TV+. The company’s latest PlayZ platform allows users to search and watch media content from five over-the-top services, including homegrown players Wavve, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday called for the speedy passage of a bill that would oblige overseas content providers, including Netflix Inc., to share the burden of network usage costs. Netflix has recently come under fire in South Korea for refusing to pay for the use of the network [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The vice president of Netflix Inc. said during his recent visit to South Korea that he had the intention to negotiate with SK Broadband Co., which is litigating with the U.S.-based streamer over network usage fees. Nonetheless, he departed without doing so, industry sources said Wednesday. Dean Garfield, vice [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Broadband Co., a major South Korean internet service provider (ISP), said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Netflix to demand network usage fees after a local court ruled against the video streaming giant on the dispute earlier this year. In June, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Netflix Inc. said Thursday it has filed an appeal against a recent Seoul court decision that sided with local internet service provider (ISP) SK Broadband Co. in a dispute over network usage fees. Last month, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed a request from Netflix that [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul court on Friday ruled against global video streaming giant Netflix in its prolonged network usage fee dispute with South Korean major internet access provider SK Broadband Inc. The Seoul Central District Court dismissed a request from Netflix to confirm that the United States-based video streaming service provider [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Two rival internet protocol television (IPTV) operators in South Korea said Friday they have joined hands to develop advanced TV advertisement solutions. KT Corp. and SK Broadband Co. said they agreed to collaborate in the field of addressable TV advertising technologies that can help advertisers to selectively segment TV [...]