Korean leisure powerhouse to roll out devoted hub in Disney+ Japan
Korean streaming platform Tving, house to hit originals comparable to “Pretty Runner” and “Transit Love,” will turn into obtainable in Japan beginning Wednesday.
Based on Tving, the platform entered right into a strategic partnership with Disney+ and can formally roll out a devoted hub, titled Tving Assortment, inside Disney+ Japan.
The launch marks each Tving’s debut in Japan and the primary time Disney+ has created a devoted streaming model hub inside its platform within the Asia-Pacific area.
Tving described Japan as a “key strategic market” in its growth plans.
“Japan is a key market the place international streaming platforms fiercely compete and Disney+ has constructed robust belief and a loyal fan base there because of its unmatched model energy,” a Tving official mentioned in a press assertion.
Via the partnership, Tving can decrease the dangers concerned in getting into a international market and strengthen its recognition as a number one Okay-content platform, the official mentioned, including that the 2 corporations plan to proceed pursuing numerous strategic collaborations.
Tving’s Japan launch comes as a part of its broader push into abroad markets. On Oct. 16, the corporate introduced it will launch a branded hub on HBO Max in 2026, following a strategic content material manufacturing and distribution settlement between HBO Max’s dad or mum firm Warner Bros. Discovery and CJ ENM, Tving’s dad or mum firm.
The upcoming Tving hub on HBO Max can be obtainable throughout 17 Asia-Pacific territories, together with Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, giving subscribers entry to premieres of Tving’s new Okay-drama releases, in addition to CJ ENM and Tving’s present library.
CJ ENM has repeatedly emphasised its ambition for international growth.
“With international growth being Tving’s precedence for 2025, its actions are geared in the direction of Asian and North American markets,” mentioned a Tving official. In the meantime, the corporate has but to disclose particular outlines for its growth into North America and different worldwide markets.
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