Streamer Kocowa Scouts For Partnerships As It Brings Korean Drama & Entertainment Shows To Europe – NATPE Budapest – IMDb

Kocowa CEO KunHee Park delivered a keynote at NATPE Budapest, Monday. Speaking to Deadline, he said Kocowa is looking to partner with other streamers, pay platforms or telcos to get wider distribution for its service.

Kocowa is backed by South Korean broadcasters Kbs, Mbc and Sbs and telco Sk Telecom. In the U.S., its streaming service has Korean shows subtitled and available six hours after their local airing. Park liked it to “the Korean Hulu.”

Kocowa launched in Australasia and numerous countries in Europe in April including France, Italy, and the UK. It is distributed by — or bundled with — the likes of Comcast, Prime Video and Roku in the U.S. The plans is to employ a similar strategy to boost international distribution. Park…