JYP Entertainment has partnered with Chinese music streaming service NetEase Cloud Music.
Since the end of last year, online platforms have started raising the fees for their subscription services, putting more pressure on consumers who are increasingly addicted to such platforms.
Streaming service Tving CEO Choi Ju-hee promised to improve on Tuesday after its entrance into the baseball broadcasting world was plagued by errors over the weekend.
Korea collectively spent 111.9 billion minutes on YouTube, which saw average monthly user time double over the past five years.
Korean streaming platforms, backed by the government, aim to challenge Netflix globally by funding original content, expanding overseas and supporting barrier-free services.
Online streaming service Coupang Play surpassed 8 million monthly users for the first time for a domestic platform, mostly thanks to its exclusive partnerships with sports games.
Netflix has started to crack down on Korean users sharing accounts by sending a final notice for a two-week grace period.
Chinese streaming platform Huya halted broadcasts of Korea’s League of Legends (LoL) professional tournaments, weeks after a top Korean Esports team referred to Taiwan as a sovereign country.
Leading streaming service providers Netflix and Disney+ each had massively popular original series this year, including “The Glory” and “Moving.”
Streaming service Twitch is leaving Korea due to the country's expensive networking fees. Local competitors AfreecaTV and Naver are expected to fill the void.
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