SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — During the life-changing COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Eun-hee, a 42-year-old office worker in Seoul, has created a new pattern of habits regarding her consumption of films and TV dramas, like many other people in the world have. She used to go to the movies once or twice a month before [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — As new American players like Paramount+ and HBO Max are set to start their services in South Korea later this year, competition is expected to intensify in the local streaming service market. U.S. media giant Paramount Global said earlier this month that Paramount+, its subscription-based video streaming service, will [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign streaming services such as YouTube and Netflix scored higher than domestic services in a recent user satisfaction survey. According to a user satisfaction survey report released on Monday by the state-run Korea Information Society Development Institute, YouTube marked a score of 0.83 in user satisfaction, followed by Netflix [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The e-commerce industry is scrambling to bolster over-the-top (OTT) platforms or create web video series to attract customers. South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. has recently been focusing on securing exclusive video content for new streaming service Coupang Play for its Wow Membership subscribers. In addition to sports, the [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming service giants like Netflix and Apple TV+ have been expanding their slate with Korean TV series and shows, popular among Asian viewers, as part of their strategies to tap into the populous region. Netflix, a leading U.S. media company, earlier announced its plan to spend US$500 million [...]
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, [...]