Krafton mega IPO on horizon: Industry game-changer

Krafton Inc. is set to become the first South Korean decacorn startup, or a company valued at over $10 billion, to make a trading debut on the count...

K-pop content platforms team up to take lead in community market

Platform operators targeting global K-pop fans are mired in fierce competition as companies team up to vie for the lead in the fan community platfor...

Korean content shares soar as platforms eye overseas expansion

Shares of Korean content providers are flying high as platform operators such as Kakao Entertainment Corp. are looking to expand overseas to bask in...

Baby Shark creator Pinkfong emerges as S.Korea's 13th unicorn

SmartStudy, a South Korean edtech firm behind global YouTube hits Pinkfong and Baby Shark Dance, has become the country’s 13th unicorn startup...

RECON Labs to drive AR commerce by cutting content creation costs by up to 99%

Does the adoption of augmented reality (AR) technology in e-commerce platforms drive sales? The answer is yes, as the purchase conversion rate for p...

French webtoon platform posts over 200% growth via Korean content

South Korea’s online content platform KidariStudio Inc. announced on Mar. 31 that its France-based webtoon arm, Delitoon SAS, logged around 10...

Wavve to pump $885 mn into original content amid fierce OTT competition

South Korea's over-the-top (OTT) service Wavve will invest a total of 1 trillion won ($885 million) to produce original content by 2025 to gain more...

KT to bolster content creation with $350 mn investment by 2023

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. plans to expand its content business with an investment of 400 billion won ($353 million) by 2023. The co...

Korea’s Minari, other Asian content sweep Hollywood

In the US and European film markets, where movies directed by Westerners or non-Asian filmmakers have long dominated the industry, Asians are finall...

LG Electronics enters TV content platform market with its webOS software

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is entering the TV content platform market by offering its web-based software to TV makers through a partner...

K-content shares rise as OTTs bask in success of dramatized webtoons

Korean content providers' shares are emerging as some of the best to buy as competition heats up among global over-the-top (OTT) services such as Ne...

Netflix sweeps S.Korean content market

Global streaming giant Netflix Inc. has become a leading platform in South Korea, boasting around 4.1 million paid subscribers and earning over 500 ...

K-content companies set to rule 2021 stock market after breakneck growth

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

Korean biotech firm produces krill oil with top phospholipid content

South Korea’s biotechnology firm Biocorp Co. has produced krill oil containing 61% phospholipids, the highest level in the world, and has begu...

S.Korean games, entertainment eye China return after 3-year ban

South Korea's game and entertainment companies saw their share prices surge on rising expectations of a return to the Chinese market after a Korea...

K-content’s ‘unfamiliar familiarity’ theme goes viral on global stage

It’s simple and irritatingly repetitive. Many people, kids and adults alike, around the world hum along and often complain that they just can&...

Korean VR startup acquired by Fortnite creator

Hyprsense, a facial motion capture software developer, has been acquired by Epic Games, the creator of international blockbuster game Fortnite, accord...

Naver, CJ ink $531 mn deal on entertainment content, logistics

South Korea’s largest internet portal Naver Corp. and logistics and entertainment conglomerate CJ Group have signed a 600 billion won ($531 mill...

SK Telecom tackles 5G content business

South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. aims to ramp up its 5G content business and foray into overseas markets to boost its presence in t...

Korean dramas push cultural content exports beyond $10 billion

Korean dramas are becoming a worldwide phenomenon as they rise steadily to become one of Korea's major exports - even in countries that harb...

Naver Webtoon becomes industry's first to post over $2.5 mn for daily paid-content

Naver Webtoon has become the industry's first to post over 3 billion won ($2.5 million) for daily paid-content as of August 2, breaking its own r...

Naver likely to invest near $83.5 million into SM Entertainment to secure K-pop content

Korea’s platform giant Naver is in talks with SM Entertainment, Korea’s largest entertainment company, to acquire shares worth approximate...

[Upcoming IPO] PUBG creator to go public to finance IP expansion

Investors are paying close attention to the Korean game holding company Krafton as it is expected to be this year's hottest initial public offering. T...

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