SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said Wednesday it has imposed a fine of 867 million won (US$740,000) on Google Limited Liability Corp. for violating local telecom laws in the operation of its YouTube Premium service. In a two-year investigation through December 2018, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) found Google didn’t [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spend the most time on YouTube, a recent study has revealed. Industry tracker WiseApp conducted a study on 40,000 Android smartphone users nationwide, looking at the number of active users and the amount of time spent on YouTube last December. The study revealed that South Korean users [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In the future, civil servants who do personal broadcasting on the Internet, such as videos uploaded to YouTube, must apply for a concurrent job permit with their agency if they meet certain profit requirements. The Ministry of Personnel Management prepared and unveiled “standard guidelines” including such information on Monday, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The YouTube sensation is also impacting the book industry. Yes24, an online bookstore, chose ‘going from media seller to a YouTube seller’ as this year’s trend keyword for publication. “YouTube videos that summarize various books are attracting massive interest, having a heavy impact on bestselling trends,” said Yes24. “Book [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Ssireum, a type of Korean traditional wrestling, is attempting to make a comeback on YouTube after fading in popularity since the 1980s. A YouTube channel created by the National Ssireum Association this summer is gaining popularity among young South Koreans. Some of the videos of ssireum competition have reached [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Eun-hee, an office worker living in Seoul, subscribes to the YouTube channel of South Korean golfer Ko Jin-young, the 2018 Rookie of the Year and the current World No. 1 in the LPGA tour. “Ko Jin Young Ko Jin Young Ko,” the player’s YouTube channel, shows the professional [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean YouTubers on the global video-sharing platform have a global impact and have shown growth both in terms of the number of subscribers and the amount of content, company officials said Wednesday. The number of local YouTubers with more than 10 million subscribers tripled on-year in 2018, according [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new form of cultural content combining a novel, Korean traditional music and video will be introduced to cyberspace this week, a South Korean public organization said Tuesday. The Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), a nonprofit public organization established by the Seoul metropolitan government, said its first [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than three out of five adults are considering becoming a YouTuber, according to a recent survey. According to a survey of 3,543 adult men and women conducted by the job portal Saramin, 63 percent, or 2,233, said they were willing to challenge themselves to become YouTube content creators. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in all age groups chose KakaoTalk as their favorite app, except for those in their teens, who picked YouTube as their preferred application. Consumer Insight, a South Korean research institution, conducted a survey of 3,228 people who use smartphones, in which more than 50 percent in all [...]