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Ad Growth’s Engine: AI Investment, Not Consumption
Madison and Wall puts 2026 global ad revenue growth at 11%, level with 2025 and close to double the 6.6% the firm forecast last December. What lifted the number is AI investment rather than consumer demand
IMAX revenue centers on equipment licensing, not film
IMAX turns its brand and technology into revenue through equipment sales, leasing, maintenance and box-office sharing. Its model offers lessons for Korean content companies seeking a larger role in immersive entertainment.
K-Nevada Gateway: From Reno Validation to CES 2027
K-EnterTech Hub holds a third online briefing for K-Nevada Gateway 2026 at 8 p.m. KST on September 13 and continues to accept applications for the seats still open out of ten.
Creator credit is underwritten on recurring revenue, not reach
CreatorFi, a New York-based lender built for creators, has raised $45 million in a mix of equity and debt. It advances $500,000 to $5 million against the payouts creators receive from Roblox, Spotify, YouTube and TikTok Shop, then takes back about half of that platform revenue.
Weekly release holds viewers, but only at the top of the chart
Luminate Film & TV measured retention for 2024-26 SVOD original seasons by release cadence. The overall averages were 54% for binge, 50% for weekly and 47% for split season. Among the ten most-watched seasons in each cadence, weekly reached 84% against binge's 66% and split season's 59%.
Korea's AI committee enters year two, moving from strategy to project delivery
South Korea’s National AI Strategy Committee enters year two with a focus on execution. Its agenda links 99 action items and major projects with cultural data access, copyright policy and new opportunities for K-content.
Ad budgets consolidate with the platforms that own data and inventory
Trade Desk, 575 roles cut, 15% of the workforce: 63% North America, 20% EMEA, 17% Asia-Pacific. Q2 revenue $715mn on 3% growth; Q3 guidance of $650mn implies the first decline since the IPO. Amazon's ad revenue rose 26% to $19.8bn in the same quarter; Alphabet's grew 14%.
"Korean Democratic Republicanism Was Rehearsed First in Riverside"
A proposed Dosan memorial in Riverside aims to connect Korean American history with future generations through research, digital archives and youth leadership education, targeting a 2029 opening.
U.S. local news moves from philanthropy to public direct support
California's legislature passed AB 2222, a refundable employment tax credit for local newsrooms worth up to $20,000 per journalist and $40 million a year — the largest single-state commitment in the U.S
Viewing Moved to Streaming, Regulation Stayed With the Licensed
The FCC asked a Washington court on Sept. 3 to dismiss the ABC/Disney suit. Korea’s media commission has three times deferred a vote on revoking Eugene’s YTN approval, and JTBC entered court receivership with its broadcast approval already expired.
Acryl builds one cancer AI platform, from screening to recurrence care
Acryl (아크릴) has joined three Korean national R&D programs in brain tumor, pancreatic and lung cancer, and plans to combine what comes out of them into one Cancer AX Platform
CNN's Free News Channel: After Reach, the Test Is Repeat Viewing
CNN Headlines reached 60M viewers Watch time rose 176%; unique viewers grew 63%. War coverage generated 5M+ daily streams. Retention, revenue and paid conversion remain undisclosed. The challenge: turning breaking-news reach into habit