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Genie TV & Disney+ Japan to launch ‘Tell Me That You Love Me’ remake

South Korean streaming service Genie TV and Disney+ in Japan are launching a Korean remake of Japanese drama Tell Me That You Love Me next week. The show, which is based upon the series that was first broadcast on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) in Japan in 1995, will debut on KT-owned Genie TV on 27 […]

Korea’s TVing & Seezn prep merger to compete with global OTT rivals

South Korean streaming platforms TVing and Seezn are to merge in a bid to oppose OTT rivals such as Netflix. CJ ENM, which is behind global hit game show format I Can See Your Voice and Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning thriller Parasite, is the 57% majority owner of TVing, with the service spun off from the […]

CJ ENM takes $82m stake in KT’s Studio Genie

South Korean media giant CJ ENM has invested ₩100bn ($82m) to take a stake in Studio Genie, the content production arm of telecoms provider KT (fka Kora Telecom). The investment is aimed at “increasing the competitiveness of CJ ENM channels such as tvN and OCN and OTT content from TVing,” and to fuel its global growth ambitions, according […]

Netflix ‘South Korea launch coming’

Netflix’s global roll out will see it launch in South Korea in January 2016, according to a local report. The Korea Times on Sunday suggests Netflix will formally announce the plan in coming weeks, following the streaming service’s recent debut in Japan. Netflix is “seeking to form strategic partnerships with Korean mobile carriers and leading […]