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, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the drama series progresses, the time spent watching content through Netflix increases compared to conventional cable TV, confirming the phenomenon of binge-watching on the platform, a study showed Sunday. According to an academic thesis published in South Korea’s Journal of Visual Culture Content, a research team analyzed TV [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” retook the No. 1 position as Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Korean-language series “Celebrity” was the most-watched non-English TV show on the streamer in the previous week, its viewership chart showed Wednesday. Released on June 30, the 12-part show about the extravagant lives of social media influencers topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of July 3-9 [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” was Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of June 26-July 2 [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said Thursday his company’s unwavering belief in the power of exceptional content from any corner of the globe to captivate audiences worldwide has been proved in South Korea. Sarandos proudly disclosed the global streaming giant’s alternative approach defying conventional expectations during a media event organized [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – As competition in South Korea’s streaming industry intensifies, streaming platforms are grappling with losses, while Netflix is anticipated to generate substantial profits this year. According to data from industry tracker WiseApp, the number of people who installed South Korean streaming apps reached 30.1 million as of April this year, [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Korean-language sci-fi series “Black Knight” was the most-watched non-English TV show on the streamer for the second consecutive week, its viewership chart showed Wednesday. Premiered on May 12, the dystopian drama starring Kim Woo-bin topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of May 15-21 with 35.11 [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Korean-language sci-fi series “Black Knight” ranked No. 1 on the streamer’s weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows released Wednesday. Premiered Friday, the new drama was the most-watched non-English TV show on Netflix’s top 10 list for the week of May 8-14 with 31.22 million viewing hours. The [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows. The U.S. streaming service announced the plan following a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos after Yoon arrived [...]