Only 4.4% of streaming titles in 2025 qualified for performance bonuses under the current guild contracts, prompting Hollywood unions to push for a fundamental overhaul of the bonus structure in the n
Netflix’s 33-title Korean slate and Disney+’s star-led originals show Korea is now central to the global streaming growth race.
Korean webtoons are evolving into a core IP engine for games, virtual idols and metaverse storytelling in 2026.
South Korea’s creator economy is drawing fresh investor attention as platforms blend fandom, finance and scalable media IP in 2026.
LaLiga's TikTok-powered, AI-driven EnterTech strategy — cross-validated by Deloitte's 2025 State of Social research — proves that "relevance beats scale" is the new formula for global fandom business,
UNR Med achieved its highest-ever NIH funding rank in 2025, placing 93rd nationally as two basic science departments secured over $20.2 million in grants, underscoring its rise as a research-intensive
Korean dramas, music IP and platform strategy are converging in 2026 as global streamers and studios expand their K-content bets.
From CES 2026 to IPO plans and platform pivots, Korean entertainment tech startups are accelerating Hallyu's next global growth phase.
Netflix’s 33-title Korean lineup and Disney+’s star-heavy originals set up a sharper 2026 battle for global streaming audiences.
Hollywood's structural collapse reached critical mass in a single week as Disney, Sony, and Bad Robot cut 1,000+ jobs simultaneously — confronting the K-content industry with an urgent imperative to b
South Korea’s rising FAST market is turning free streaming into a new global route for Korean content, advertisers and platform growth.
From AI glasses to immersive creator tools, Korea is positioning entertainment technology as a major export story for 2026.
South Korea’s entertainment sector is accelerating virtual influencer strategies as metaverse studios and digital idols move deeper into mainstream media.
The AI chatbot has become the new TV remote — as 52% of U.S. consumers expect AI to replace traditional entertainment search, streaming platforms face an existential reckoning: fix content discovery o
From devices to telecom platforms, Korea’s 2026 AI wave is accelerating a new era of globally scalable entertainment technology.
Korea's streaming industry enters 2026 with bigger overseas ambitions, using K-drama, localization and partnerships to chase global subscribers.
Netflix’s expansive 2026 Korea slate and Disney+’s star-led originals signal a fiercer global race for K-drama audiences.
Patreon's $629M podcast revenue surge triggered a one-month industry pile-on — OpenAI acquired, Fox built, Beehiiv bundled, and HYBE went K-pop on Spotify — as the race to own podcast fandom's entry p
The U.S. box office hit $2 billion year-to-date through April 7, 2026 — its strongest start since COVID-19 — fueled by franchise hits and family films, offering Hollywood new leverage to defend theatr
From CES to Seoul, Korea is turning AI advances in devices, networks and creator tools into a new engine for global entertainment growth.
From XR creation tools to AI media platforms, Korea used CES 2026 to show its entertainment technology is ready for wider global scale.
Korean drama and music companies are reshaping global platforms in 2026 as streaming demand, fandom data and digital distribution grow together.
From award-winning startups to AI-powered media devices, Korea emerged at CES 2026 as a major force shaping entertainment technology.
Korean dramas and music-led digital platforms are expanding worldwide in 2026 as streaming services deepen investment in Korean entertainment IP.
Korea’s entertainment industry is accelerating its bet on virtual influencers as metaverse-native talent moves from niche experiments to mainstream media.
Otis College's 2026 report finds California's 14% creative job losses stem from Peak TV collapse and streaming restructuring, not AI — while AI is reshaping how work gets done, not who does it.
Gulf sovereign wealth funds just bankrolled Hollywood's biggest-ever media deal — the $110B Paramount-WBD merger — and the ripple effects will reshape global streaming, platform negotiations, and K-co
Netflix is scaling up Korean originals for 2026 as Disney+ answers with a tighter, star-driven lineup aimed at global streaming momentum.
Seoul is moving to require AI-made content labels and tougher platform oversight as new 2026 media rules target deepfake ads and deceptive promotions.
Cross-border investment momentum is building as Korean media-tech capital, AI spending and cautious M&A strategies draw renewed U.S. attention in 2026.
reaming has grown the music revenue pie dramatically, but algorithms and platform dynamics have made the rich richer — with just 80 artists each earning over $10M annually on Spotify alone.
OpenAI's acquisition of TBPN — Silicon Valley's must-watch daily tech livestream — is more than a media deal: it is the company's formal declaration that the next frontier of the AI race is not the mo
Korean streaming platforms are using mergers, FAST channels and premium content to chase global scale in a make-or-break year for the sector.
Korean entertainment companies are expanding premium dramas and digital fan ecosystems as global demand for K-content accelerates in 2026.
South Korea’s expanding FAST market shows how free, ad-backed streaming is reshaping viewer habits and opening new global paths for Korean content.
Samsung TV Plus has partnered with Amazon Live to launch a FAST channel combining entertainment with seamless in-stream shopping. Viewers can instantly buy featured products via QR codes, turning pass
As streaming revenues collapse for most artists while platforms and major labels capture an ever-greater share, the music and entertainment industry is rewriting its revenue grammar around superfans —
Minimum standards for Korean IP protection when using foreign AI script analysis platforms: consent before upload, compensation rights for AI training use, data retention limits, deletion guarantees,
CES 2026 showed how Korean companies are linking AI, immersive devices, and creator tools to the future of global entertainment.
YouTube, TikTok and Instagram are widening revenue tools in Korea, intensifying competition for creator loyalty and brand spending.
Korean streaming platforms are using 2026 consolidation, tech upgrades and export-focused strategies to compete globally beyond a saturated home market.
Warner Music Group's acquisition of Revelator marks the music industry's definitive shift from content ownership to platform infrastructure — and signals that the next decade's label power will be won
At CES 2026, Korean companies used AI, OLED, XR and connected media experiences to signal a bigger global role in entertainment technology.
A new policy push in Seoul aims to tighten broadcasting discipline while preparing Korea’s media sector for AI-driven competition.
New platform tools and stricter thresholds are pushing Korean creators toward diversified, brand-led revenue models.
Fox's Red Seat Ventures launched Speakeasy, an all-in-one podcast platform combining hosting, ad monetization, and subscriptions — the result of three acquisitions in 14 months. As the platform war sh
Streaming's growth engine has shifted from chasing new subscribers to maximizing revenue per existing user — through price hikes, ad-supported tiers, and live sports inventory.
Korean webtoon IP is moving beyond mobile reading into games, virtual worlds and global franchises as 2026 becomes a key expansion year.
Netflix and Disney+ are expanding their 2026 Korean lineups, signaling a sharper global fight for premium K-content and subscriber attention.
South Korea is building new creator funding channels in 2026 to scale K-content startups, platforms and globally competitive digital media brands.
TV5MONDE's 40-million FAST success in just one year proves that brand equity, lifestyle content, and aggressive OEM distribution can take any non-English broadcaster global — and the K-content industr
South Korea’s virtual idols and AI influencers are turning digital characters into a scalable new engine for entertainment exports.
Rising AI spending, renewed dealmaking and content-platform demand are drawing Korea and the U.S. closer in 2026 entertainment-tech M&A.
Streaming giants and Korean studios are escalating the global fight for audiences with a bigger, broader K-drama and K-pop push in 2026.
Streaming broke cable, but without a new bundle, the video market is stuck in low-growth limbo.
Tubi’s early-stage long-form creator push gives Korean content companies and creators a rare first-mover window to lock in premium AVOD deals and category leadership before the platform’s ecosystem ma
South Korean streaming services are pairing creator growth with AI moderation as platforms prepare for stricter safety demands at home and abroad.
A federal judge permanently blocked Trump's executive order defunding NPR and PBS as an unconstitutional attack on press freedom — but with Congress having already rescinded $1.1 billion and the CPB d
South Korea is turning AI, regulation, and device scale into a new growth engine for global entertainment technology in 2026.
In 2026, Korea’s webtoon industry is widening from comics into games, video and immersive fandom ecosystems built on scalable creator IP.
“The FCC’s DA 26-188 inquiry into paywalled sports streaming is putting the NFL’s antitrust shield and global mega-event rights under pressure, with Korea’s World Cup and Olympic ‘universal viewing ri
Studios are finally suing AI: Disney and Warner Bros. target character replication in outputs, testing the first legal boundary for generative AI and IP.
Belgium’s ruling upholding streamer local-investment mandates could reshape AVMSD, US-EU trade tensions, and the bargaining power of K-content.
FCC’s review of sports broadcasting law has sparked a streaming rights war stretching from the NFL to the Olympics, World Cup, and Korea.
South Korea is reshaping creator funding in 2026 with new investment channels aimed at scaling K-content platforms and global digital talent.
Korean capital, U.S. strategic spending and content pressure are converging to redraw the 2026 entertainment tech deal map.
What AI copied wasn't a style — it was Mickey Mouse and Batman themselves. The Disney–Warner Bros. lawsuits against Midjourney and ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 deepfake scandal have opened a new legal fro
A wave of 2026 forums, trade shows and policy changes is positioning South Korea to turn AI-powered entertainment technology into a global export engine.
South Korean streaming platforms are accelerating overseas expansion in 2026 by pairing proven local technology with globally competitive K-content and new FAST opportunities.
A crowded 2026 slate of Korean dramas and music-driven IP is intensifying competition among global streaming platforms and expanding the business reach of K-content worldwide.
Hollywood studios are rolling out AI first in low‑risk support roles, while holding back high‑risk uses like final‑pixel shots and synthetic actors until the legal and labor rules settle
American reality TV is quietly exiting center stage as cable collapses, YouTube rises, and consolidation squeezes the life out of once “low-risk, high-reward” unscripted formats.
Samsung’s integration with Amazon transforms TV from a passive viewing medium into a real-time commerce channel, enabling seamless “watch-to-buy” behavior while fundamentally reshaping advertising mea
Netflix’s expanded 2026 Korean lineup signals a sharper battle for subscriber loyalty, talent and global attention across the OTT market.
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At SXSW 2026, Samseog Ko examines how culture-tech power is reshaping global competition — and what it means for Korea's K-content ecosystem strategy.
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At SXSW 2026, AI emerged as the creative infrastructure of the content industry. Samseog Ko analyzes how the industry is shifting from content export to platform and ecosystem leadership.
From newsrooms to streaming platforms, Korea's media industry is embedding AI at every level — signaling a new chapter for the global K-content ecosystem.
South Korea's major broadcasters are moving aggressively into AI in 2026, turning media innovation into a new front in the country's global content strategy.
South Korea is turning 2026 into a proving ground for AI-powered broadcasting, newsroom modernization, and globally scalable media technology.
At NewFronts 2026, commerce integration took center stage as Meta, Google, Samsung and Walmart used generative AI, full‑stack AI ad platforms, shoppable CTV and first‑party purchase data to make “see
Korea is rethinking how it finances the next generation of K-content creators — from individual YouTubers to indie studios — as the creator economy becomes central to Hallyu's future.
삼성전자와 아마존 DSP가 손을 잡았다. TV 리모컨 하나로 스트리밍 시청 중 상품을 바로 구매할 수 있는 새로운 시대가 열린다.
케이블TV 몰락, 유튜브의 부상. 리얼리티 TV 장르가 냉혹한 현실과 마주하고 있다. 미국 지상파의 리얼리티 포맷이 스트리밍 플랫폼에 밀리며 구조적 위기를 맞고 있다.
미국 미디어 대합종 물결이 K-콘텐츠 생태계에 미치는 파장을 분석한다. 빅테크의 미디어 점령이 가속화되는 가운데, K-콘텐츠의 전략적 포지셔닝이 중요해지고 있다.
Korea has built one of the world's most beloved pop cultures. Whether we build an ecosystem truly worthy of it — one that sustains artists, empowers creators, and competes globally — is a question we can no longer defer.
SXSW 2026에서 확인된 K-콘텐츠의 글로벌 전략 방향과 엔터테인먼트 테크의 미래. 고삼석 상임대표가 현지에서 직접 분석한 핵심 트렌드를 공유한다.
엔터테인먼트 테크의 부상, SXSW 2026이 보여준 새로운 패러다임. K-콘텐츠가 글로벌 엔터테크 생태계의 중심으로 부상하는 전략적 시사점을 담았다.
왜 '공진화'인가? 콘텐츠 수출에서 생태계 구축으로의 전환. 고삼석 상임대표가 공진화 전략의 철학적 기반과 실천 방안을 설명한다.
경쟁이 아닌 공진화 — 한국-말레이시아 콘텐츠 산업 파트너십 전략. 아세안 시장 공략의 새로운 패러다임을 제시한다.
고삼석 교수, 한국-말레이시아-미국 콘텐츠 삼각협력 체계 공식 제안. 글로벌 K-콘텐츠 네트워크 구축을 위한 새로운 외교·산업 협력 모델이다.
CES 2026, 한국이 글로벌 AI 강국 3위로 도약하기 위한 전략적 전환점. 고삼석 상임대표가 라스베이거스 현장에서 분석한 AI와 K-콘텐츠의 교차점.
TV 산업의 미래 경쟁력, 왜 수직형(Vertical) AI인가? K-콘텐츠 플랫폼의 AI 전략과 글로벌 경쟁력 확보 방안을 분석한다.
엔터테인먼트와 기술의 결합이 한류의 미래를 어떻게 만들어 갈 것인가. ZD넷 코리아에 게재된 고삼석 칼럼의 핵심 논지를 소개한다.