CJ ENM, SK Square invest $179 mn in Wavve ahead of merger with TVing

CJ ENM, SK Square invest $179 mn in Wavve ahead of merger with TVing

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and SK Group’s investment arm SK Square Co. have invested a combined 250 billion won ($179 mi...

CJ ENM’s CJ Onstyle bets big on live commerce

CJ ENM’s CJ Onstyle bets big on live commerce

CJ Onstyle, the at-home TV shopping and e-commerce brand of South Korea’s content and commerce powerhouse CJ ENM Co., will embark on mobile li...

MezzoMedia acquires digital ad agency DBASE&

MezzoMedia acquires digital ad agency DBASE&

MezzoMedia, a digital marketing solutions company under South Korea's entertainment company CJ ENM Co., announced on Thursday that it acquired the d...

OTT platform TVing gets tailwind from CJ ENM's TV series

OTT platform TVing gets tailwind from CJ ENM's TV series

TVing, the second-largest over-the-top (OTT) platform in South Korea, has been gaining momentum from hit series such as “Lovely Runner,”...

Hasty overseas expansion hurts Korean entertainment sector

Hasty overseas expansion hurts Korean entertainment sector

South Korea’s entertainment and content industries suffered from hasty expansions with investments of billions of dollars in the global market...

CJ ENM to hold KCON Hong Kong in March

CJ ENM to hold KCON Hong Kong in March

South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. announced on Thursday that it will hold its annual K-pop festival KCON in Hong Kong for the ...

Toho buys 25% stake in CJ ENM’s Fifth Season for $225 mn

Toho buys 25% stake in CJ ENM’s Fifth Season for $225 mn

Toho Co. has acquired a 25% stake in Fifth Season for $225 million, a move expected to be a win for not only the money-losing US-based producer-dist...

CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix

CJ ENM, SK Square to merge OTTs to take on Netflix

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, and SK Square Co., an investment unit of the country’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, ...

CJ ENM expands global reach with entertainment IP exports

CJ ENM expands global reach with entertainment IP exports

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is broadening its international reach, exporting its widely popular entertainment show intellectual prop...

CJ ENM launches AI sound source service

CJ ENM launches AI sound source service

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. introduced "Viodio: CJ ENM Air," an AI sound source service that makes it easy to utilize AI-generated m...

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...

K-drama hitmaker Studio Dragon in crisis as content head resigns

K-drama hitmaker Studio Dragon in crisis as content head resigns

Studio Dragon Corp., a South Korean production company of Netflix hits such as "The Glory" and "Crash Landing on You," said on Monday its co-Chief E...

CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM Co. is the undisputed No. 1 movie producer and distributor in South Korea, having sponsored numerous awards-wining films such as “Paras...

CJ ENM sets up brand incubator Brandworks Korea

CJ ENM sets up brand incubator Brandworks Korea

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. plans to foster the brand incubating business and promote sales through Brandworks Korea, the compa...

CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku

CJ ENM to provide K-content on free platforms Tubi, Roku

South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. is linking up with major free streaming services in North America to expand accessibility for global fan...

Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business

Dragonfly, CJ ENM sign MOU on content business

Dragonfly said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ ENM Co. to cooperate in moving into new content busines...

KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service

KT conducts reshuffle ahead of launching South Korea's top OTT service

Korea's telecom giant KT Corp. has reshuffled its media business units ahead of the pending absorption of its over-the-top (OTT) video platform Se...

CJ Group reshuffles CEOs with woman at helm of Olive Young

CJ Group reshuffles CEOs with woman at helm of Olive Young

South Korea’s CJ Group carried out a CEO and executive reshuffle on Oct. 24 around two months earlier than previous year-end promotions to imp...

CJ ENM’s TVing looks beyond Korea with Yonder, other K-drama series

CJ ENM’s TVing looks beyond Korea with Yonder, other K-drama series

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co.’s over-the-top streaming platform TVing is taking its original sci-fi drama series Beyond the...

K-pop, Toyota’s platform for marketing in the US

K-pop, Toyota’s platform for marketing in the US

LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Corp., the top global automaker, showcased its sports cars – the GR86 and the GR Supra – at the Los Angeles ...

CJ ENM to entertain Peacock viewers in N.America

CJ ENM to entertain Peacock viewers in N.America

South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. is set to provide K-content to viewers of Peacock, a streaming platform of US media and ente...

CJ ENM, Naver to launch drama studio joint venture in Japan

CJ ENM, Naver to launch drama studio joint venture in Japan

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are launching a drama production studio in Japan to tap into ...

CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal

CJ ENM buys stake in US metaverse firm Hyperreal

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has acquired a minority stake in US metaverse entertainment and media firm Hyperreal Digital Inc., ...

CJ ENM sets up production studio focused on OTT content

CJ ENM sets up production studio focused on OTT content

South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. established a studio specializing in content for over-the-top (OTT) platforms at home and abroad ...

CJ ENM drops split-off plan; to set up new film studio

CJ ENM drops split-off plan; to set up new film studio

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment giant, has dropped a plan to carve out its content production business into a new unit in the face of ...

CJ ENM to invest $82 million in KT to strengthen OTT partnership

CJ ENM to invest $82 million in KT to strengthen OTT partnership

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. said on Monday it will invest 100 billion won ($82.3 million) in KT Studio Genie, a content produ...

CJ ENM’s streaming platform raises $209 mn to finance original content

CJ ENM’s streaming platform raises $209 mn to finance original content

TVing Co. is poised to sell 382,513 new shares to South Korean private equity fund JC Partner Co.’s affiliate to raise 250 billion won ($209 m...

CJ ENM shelves content split-off plan; shares rise

CJ ENM shelves content split-off plan; shares rise

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has put its plan to split off its content business on the shelf in the face of growing opposition f...

Netmarble shares slide on report of CJ ENM's stake sale plan

Netmarble shares slide on report of CJ ENM's stake sale plan

Shares in South Korea's leading game developer Netmarble Corp. plunged 8.7% on Thursday to end at its lowest level in more than one and a half years...

ViacomCBS, CJ ENM join hands to expand global businesses

ViacomCBS, CJ ENM join hands to expand global businesses

ViacomCBS Inc., one of the top four US media conglomerates, and CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, have teamed up to expand t...

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