SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) –The video-sharing app YouTube accounts for a staggering one-third of the time South Koreans spend on their smartphones, cementing Google’s powerful presence in the country’s mobile market through its singular hit platform. According to app analytics firm Wiseapp, South Korean smartphone users spent 33.6% of their total device usage, or [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A popular YouTube comedy channel that had gained a large following for its irreverent humor has come crashing down amid controversy over insensitive remarks made about a small rural town during the filming of one of its videos. The channel, known as Psick Univ, had earned a reputation as a [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The stars of the popular YouTube channel “Psick Univ”, which has over 3 million subscribers, recently visited Yeongyang County in North Gyeongsang Province to film a video. However, the video sparked outrage due to disparaging remarks made about the rural town, leading the creators to eventually apologize and remove the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spent over 40 hours on global video streaming platform YouTube in January, surpassing the mark for the first time, industry data showed Monday. South Koreans users on Android and iOS systems collectively spent a record 111.9 billion minutes on YouTube in January, according to a sample survey [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The combined annual income of single-person media creators, such as YouTubers, reached over 1 trillion won (US$753 million) in 2022, according to data released Friday. A total of 39,366 individuals reported their annual income as single-person media creators in 2022, with the total amount reaching 1.14 trillion won, according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Online video sharing platform YouTube has decided to award verification labels to channels operated by verified medical professionals such as doctors and nurses in South Korea, and to recommend these channels more prominently. According to ICT industry insiders, YouTube has been accepting applications since January 30 for its “YouTube Health” [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of young women in their 20s, without immediate pregnancy plans, are turning to personal YouTube channels for stories about overcoming infertility, including miscarriages, IVF treatments, and egg freezing. This trend indicates a shift in viewership for such content, from married women preparing for pregnancy and childbirth to now [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — YouTube is poised to become the most used mobile platform in South Korea, closely trailing the current leader KakaoTalk, industry data showed Wednesday. As of December, KakaoTalk, the country’s top mobile messenger run by Kakao Corp., had a total of 41.02 million monthly active users (MAUs), while Google’s YouTube [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government is considering imposing antitrust regulations on large content platforms such as YouTube and Netflix amid a sharp increase in their subscription fees, an official said Thursday. According to the senior ruling camp official, the government and the presidential office immediately took steps to address monopolistic and oligopolistic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Home Shopping is embarking on an extensive expansion of its deal-commerce content series, ‘The Naked Ad Studio,’ on YouTube. The company aims to diversify its growth avenues by decreasing reliance on traditional TV broadcasting and boosting competitiveness on mobile platforms. On Wednesday, Hyundai Home Shopping announced the launch of [...]