The head of Samsung Electronics has died from a heart attack. Han Jong-Hee died from cardiac arrest on March 25th aged 63, according to a spokesperson for the South Korean technology giant. Born in 1962, Jong-Hee had overseen Samsung’s consumer electronics and mobile devices businesses since 2022. He was named Samsung Electronics vice chairman and […]
Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, has announced the launch of its first European FAST linear channel dedicated to K-pop in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden and The Netherlands. The launch of the K-POP by CJ ENM channel marks the first instalment of Korean content on Samsung’s European streaming service. Available exclusively […]
LG Electronics has launched LG Radio+, the company’s ad-supported audio streaming service, now available on LG smart TVs running webOS 6.0 and above. This new service allows users to access a selection of podcasts and radio programmes. For a streamlined user experience, LG Radio+ will work with the LG ThinQ app, providing users with a […]
Korean consumers can now access Netflix through a Naver Plus membership. The collaboration between Netflix and Naver allows Naver Plus members to enjoy the same benefits as those with a Standard with ads plan – which offers 1080p (full HD) resolution, simultaneous streaming on two devices, unlimited mobile games, and content downloads – at no […]
Prime Video in India has launched Channel K, Interactive Media Mix (IMX)’s Korean entertainment channel, as an add-on subscription. As the home to some of the most popular series, movies, K-pop concerts, and reality shows, Channel K will offer Prime members an immersive Hallyu experience with popular series such as Summer Strike, Personal Taste, movies […]
Echelon Studios has acquired North American rights to July Jung’s powerful Korean drama, Next Sohee. With Jung’s directorial debut A Girl at My Door (2014) selected for Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, her second feature Next Sohee returns to Cannes as the closing film at Critics’ Week section. Starring the […]
Korean and Spanish titles are the most viewed non-English language content on Netflix, according to Omdia’s What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report for H1 2024. Korean titles now account for 8.71 per cent of all non-English language content consumption on the platform, with Spanish-language content following closely at 7.11 per cent. This popularity represents […]
BBC Studios and Ludo Studio have announced that actress Han Gain is the voice behind the first-ever Bluey Book Read to be narrated in Korean. Known for her roles in the likes of Moon Embracing the Sun, Bad Guy, Mistress and Architecture 101, Han Gain brings her talent and warmth to the Bluey storybooks Baby […]
Samsung TV Plus has announced that nearly 4,000 hours of free-to-stream Korean shows and movies are now available on-demand on the service across a variety of genres, such as K-Dramas, K-Crime, K-Thrillers and K-Romance, among others. The K-Content, available to US users, comes from Koreaan production companies CJ ENM and NEW ID and distribution company […]
LG has sold its last-remaining LCD TV panel production facility. The factory, based in Guangzhou, China, has been sold to TCL for 2 trillion won (€1.35bn). It will be handed over to the new owners on March 31st 2025. The plant is currently busy producing low-end and mid-range LCD TV panels used in various products, […]