SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. released a video of durability tests on Thursday ahead of the release of its first foldable smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy Fold. To use a foldable smartphone over a long period of time, there should be no distortion in the display, as there are no scratches or [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Innovation revealed yesterday that it was unveiling five corporate campaign videos that were created with VR art drawing techniques. German artist Tobias Wüstefeld took part in creating the videos that incorporate VR techniques with traditional art drawing methods. In the video, Wüstefeld is seen wearing VR head gear [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government’s YouTube clips on Dokdo, a pair of volcanic islets in the East Sea, have drawn more than 10 million hits, according to a related website Thursday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted the videos on a special website, dokdo.mofa.go.kr, in Korean, English, Japanese and nine [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to prevent the misuse of carsharing service vehicles, the government is pushing for a new system that would require users to verify their carsharing ID through a mobile device. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) revealed yesterday that a new verification system that would require [...]
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Globecomm announced today the introduction of Vector℠, a virtualized video headend system able to support hundreds of channels and deliver content across multiple platforms. Vector’s IP-centric platform simplifies the processing, packaging and customization of video content from acquisition and contribution to playout and distribution for delivery across DTH, [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is one of the nations in which the least amount of video is watched in the world, industrial sources said Sunday, citing global research agency Kantar Millward Brown. Of the 41 countries and Hong Kong covered in the agency’s report titled “AD Reaction: Video Creative in a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group 4minute threw a special choreography practice video up on social media network YouTube as a surprise gift for its fans around the world, its star label Cube Entertainment said on Thursday.’ The choreography practice video is a thank-you gesture from 4minute and Cube Entertainment for the [...]
SANTA CLARA, CA and ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and a leading innovator in premium video publishing, analytics and monetization, announces a strategic partnership with joiz, the creators of a groundbreaking community marketing and social TV platform, to provide third parties powerful video, interactive and analytics technologies. Additionally, Ooyala [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – First-generation venture businessman Jeon Jae-wan, who created the ‘Freechal’ online community, is now seeking success in America by launching a global video communication service. The social network based service will be called ‘Air Live’, and will offer a place where users can share the videos they are watching with [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications provider, has pulled off a record-setting viewership for its flagship Internet TV service “Olleh TV”. KT announced on September 15 that the number of VOD transactions for its Olleh TV hit the 300 million marks in last August alone — the largest monthly figure for its popular IPTV service. [...]