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ICNX 2026 opens one-on-one investor meetings to content companies
Nov. 3–4 at Songdo Convensia, Incheon; KC Ventures, CJ Investment, KBS and KOCCA among participants
Peacock stays profitable on price increases and wholesale distribution
Comcast's Peacock posted $261M in Q3 adjusted EBITDA, its second straight profit. Subscribers held at 48M, but an August price hike and distribution gains lifted revenue 34%. Next: a YouTube Premium bundle in early 2027. Korea's TVING-Wavve price freeze ends this year.
Cost cuts didn’t pay. Wall Street says growth assets will price media’s next deals
J.P. Morgan, BofA and Apollo dealmakers said at NAB Show New York that cost-cutting megamergers failed to lift media valuations, and that libraries, platforms, ad tiers and sports will price the next deals. Korea, weighing JTBC’s sale and a stalled Tving–Wavve merger, faces the same test.
Streaming bundles move from video packs to everyday-service packs
Amazon weighs pairing its Leo satellite internet with Prime, Fire TV and Ring; U.S. adults pick music (23%), food delivery (20%) and shopping memberships (19%) as the add-ons that matter
NAB New York’s revenue debate puts KBS’s next business model to the test
What does NAB New York reveal about KBS’s next president? Lee Tae-hyun’s turnaround pledge hinges on net FAST returns, incremental ad revenue, retained rights and measurable AI gains—while protecting public service.
Netflix subscriptions beat the plan. Advertising fell short of it
Netflix posted Q3 revenue of $12.874B and a 34.6% operating margin, but cut its 2026 ad revenue outlook from $3B to $2.7B. We examine slower growth, the push for more viewing time and the implications for Korean content.
To sell Korean shows in Eu, start on FAST and dub into local languages
On October 11 K-EnterTech Hub hosted a Korean content roundtable in Cannes. European distributors advised building an audience on free ad-supported streaming (FAST) before moving to subscription, with local-language versions as the price of entry.
Hallowa takes a space-running AI from unstaffed stores to the chip plant
Hallowa is taking its AROS spatial AI platform from unmanned stores to semiconductor facilities. It connects access, payments, computer vision and robots to detect, act and verify. The Wonju startup is conducting a chip back-end PoC and pursuing U.S. expansion through Portland.
Melaka sells generative AI ads as finished work, not as a tool
Melaka’s Gendia turns one product photo into ad videos, posters and social visuals. The Daegu startup reports over 60,000 members and four export deals in Thailand and Vietnam, with a Thai platform partnership signed at Regional AX Bridge @ KOREA.
Netflix resets its film leadership as cost discipline meets a growth test
Netflix has ousted film chief Dan Lin after layoffs and a content leadership shake-up. Incoming chief Peter Rice faces pressure to turn spending discipline into audience growth, with implications for Korean projects, theatrical windows and IP deals.
Fourteen Gyeonggi AI startups take buyer and investor meetings to Singapore
AroundX delegation led by GCCEI and 3SVS runs Oct. 25–30, with an open house at the Singapore Flyer on Oct. 29