British music rights society PRS for Music has joined the efforts from sister society Korea Music Copyright Association-KOMCA in South Korea to ensure that authors and...
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), one of South Korea’s four national television and radio networks, has signed a business partnership with Hong Kong-based metaverse gaming platform The...
A private equity fund (PEF) operated by Stic Investment has invested 100 billion won ($79 million) in South Korea's copyright marketplace Musicow. In addition, Stic Investment...
HYBE, the South Korean music company behind the success of boyband BTS, has reported Q3 2021 revenue up 80% year-on-year to KRW 341 billion (approx. €250m)...
By Emmanuel LegrandHYBE, the South Korean company behind K-pop band BTS, has acquired 100% of Ithaca Holdings, the investment arm of music entrepreneur Scooter Braun, including...
By Emmanuel LegrandBig Hit Entertainment, the South Korea entertainment company behind the global success of boy band BTS, has re-branded as Hybe with the ambition to...
By Emmanuel LegrandSouth Korea's over-the-top video services Watcha, Tving and Wavve, through their joint organisation the Music Copyright Countermeasure Committee, have filed an administrative lawsuit against...
By Emmanuel LegrandSouth Korea's music company Big Hit Entertainment, home to boy band BTS, has posted in 2020 KRW 796.3 billion (59 million) in revenues, up...
By Emmanuel LegrandSouth Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has published new royalty rates applicable to OTT (over-the-top) video streaming services, following almost a year...
By Emmanuel LegrandSpotify will be launching in South Korea, the world's sixth largest music market, in the first half of 2021, according to the music streaming...
