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Korea Makes the Content. Netflix Keeps the Money: How Regulation Is Hollowing Out Korea’s Own Media Industry
Korea’s K-content dominates global streaming, yet its domestic broadcasting ecosystem is in structural collapse, trapped in outdated regulations that favor foreign platforms and starve local media of revenue, investment, and institutional support.
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[Samseog Ko's Insight]Why "Coevolution"? — From Content Export to Ecosystem Building
K‑Culture, K‑Brand, and K‑Tech must coevolve into an open, ethical, AI‑powered ecosystem so that the next Korean Wave becomes a shared global development model rather than a one‑way content export.
Nevada Has Opened Its Door — SelectNV 2026 in April and K-Nevada Gateway in Sep. Are Rewriting the U.S. Entry Route for Korean-Asian Companies
Nevada, where capital is flowing into defense and energy transition, will host SelectNV 2026 on April 29–30 to cover every aspect of entering the Nevada market, followed by “K-Nevada Gateway” on September 28, a festival for Asian startups seeking a foothold in the state.
The $1.3 Billion AI Video Startup That Caught the Viral Moment Before It Passed
An AI-powered video orchestration platform that unifies leading models into a single marketer-friendly workflow, enabling brands and creators to turn real-time cultural moments into high-volume, on-trend content before the trend disappears.
FCC Chairman Signals Green Light for Nexstar–TEGNA Merger
As the FCC and the Trump administration push to bypass the 39% ownership cap for the Nexstar-TEGNA mega-merger, K-content operators face a shifting U.S. media landscape that demands a complete redesign of their distribution strategies.
Spielberg Comes to Austin...SXSW 2026 Unveils Its Most Powerful Lineup in 40 Years — Spanning Film, AI, and the Rise of Food Tech
SXSW 2026 · 40th Anniversary Special Report From Spielberg’s keynote to GLP-1 health tech and food innovation, SXSW 2026 maps the next 40 years of entertainment, AI, and wellness at the world’s premier creative-technology convergence festival.
Roku Declares Long-form Wins in the Age of AI and Short-form
Roku is betting that AI will lower long-form production costs, boost viewing on its platform, and unlock a massive SMB ad market on CTV rather than letting short-form and UGC dominate the future of streaming
The King of Cable Goes Podcast
Sean Hannity’s new podcast marks a tipping point in cable’s decline and uses it to map how podcasting, FAST, and AI-driven localization are opening direct global distribution paths for Korean content.
Hollywood’s Biggest M&A Battle Enters Final Round
WBD’s $83B all-cash merger with Netflix is heading to a March 20 shareholder vote, but a seven-day waiver gives David Ellison’s PSKY one last chance to top $31 per share in what has become Hollywood’s biggest M&A showdown
ByteDance vs Alibaba: The Lunar New Year AI Supremacy Battle
ByteDance and Alibaba are turning Lunar New Year into a full-scale AI arms race, launching rival LLM, video and image models while Seedance 2.0’s Hollywood copyright backlash and a projected $90 billion China AI cloud market underscore that this battle is about long-term platform power
Cohere Launches Open Multilingual Lightweight Model Family ‘Tiny Aya’
Cohere’s Tiny Aya — a lightweight, multilingual model launched at the Global South AI Summit — signals a shift toward accessible, inclusive AI, enabling K-content companies to expand localization and fan engagement in underserved language markets.
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[Samseog Ko's Insight]Seoul's Moment: Becoming the World's Global Entertainment tech Hub
Seoul must leverage its unparalleled convergence of K-Culture and digital technology to become the world's first truly inclusive Global EnterTechHub—transforming urban cultural power through AI, fandom economics, and co-evolution with global partners.