SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) –In the aftermath of Twitch’s withdrawal from South Korea, a staggering 1.84 million users have migrated to the upstart live streaming service CHZZK, according to a report released on April 18 by data analytics firm IGAWorks. The report, which analyzed trends across major personal broadcasting apps from December 2023 to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a landmark decision that has reignited a long-standing controversy, Twitch, the internet broadcasting platform owned by U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com, has announced its withdrawal from the South Korean market. This move has brought the debate over network usage fees back into the spotlight, highlighting a growing international dispute over [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Twitch, a popular U.S.-based live game streaming platform, said Wednesday it plans to shut down its South Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country. In an announcement posted on its corporate blog, Twitch Interactive Inc. CEO Dan Clancy said the company [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. live video-streaming platform Twitch said Thursday it will suspend its video-on-demand (VOD) service in South Korea next month, seen as a protest against the country’s controversial network usage fee. “From Dec. 13, 2022, viewers in Korea will no longer be able to watch VOD content,” it said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Twitch, an online streaming platform owned by Amazon.com, announced that it will cut the maximum resolution for its service in South Korea due to rising costs. Twitch issued an official notice on Thursday saying, “Starting from Friday, we will adjust the quality of original video for Korean viewers on [...]