- The Rise of Genre-Specialty Streaming Alliances Against One-Size-Fits-All Regulation
- Strategic Impact of Beyond Mainstream on Korea’s Streaming Market and Content Ecosystem
- Global Regulatory Changes: Opportunities and Challenges for Niche and Regional Platforms
The era of uniform regulation in the global streaming industry is ending. As giant platforms like Netflix dominate the landscape, niche and genre-specialty services including Crunchyroll, Tubi, and Roku have united under the banner of "Beyond Mainstream." This alliance isn't simply an interest group, but a policy-driven movement to revive cultural diversity and originality within the global content industry—a message now echoing across ongoing regulatory debates in Korea.
Comprising 15 major specialty platforms—from anime giant Crunchyroll and ad-supported Tubi (over 100M MAU), to genre-focused services like Acorn TV, ALLBLK, Shudder and Rakuten Viki—the alliance is far from a gathering of small players. Many are "superfan" services with formidable communities and international reach. Their core objective: resist homogenizing regulations and protect the vibrant global ecosystem of genre, fandom, and cultural streaming.