French Kdrama lovers are really spoiled. To kick off 2016, France’s leading media group has selected four emblematic Korean dramas for its fledging streaming service, MyTF1 Xtra, thanks to a partnership with DramaPassion, leading distributor of Korean drama TV series in Europe. Here is the selection they are proposing for free (with advertising): My Love […]
Western Europe has probably been the hardest market for Korean dramas to break into, given the already well established TV production industries, audiences’ preferences for local flavours and/or American crime procedurals and soaps, as well as strong disparities between countries. This is why we have chosen to start with this region to kick off our new […]
Cultural trends are often combinations of the zeitgeist and more rational triggers. Among them is the work and efforts of those who, behind the scene, have directly or indirectly, actively or passively, promoted them. In the case of Korean dramas, we could say that Korean TV executives may have indirectly made their colleagues aware of the audience’s […]
In advance of our first London Korean Drama Screenings at the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) next Thursday 5 March from 7:00pm we are glad to announce special offers from our partners which are also the two top subscription VOD services for Korean TV dramas in the United Kingdom. Firstly, based on our ongoing partnership […]
After the success of last year’s Daehan Drama Awards, we have been working actively towards a regular event at which fresh new Korean dramas would be screened and fans would get together. The initial aim of the London Korean Drama Club since its inception in April 2014 is about to become a reality, thanks to […]
After six years of trying, Western markets finally started to open up. Turkey was the first of them. Fox Turkey picked up the format rights for popular drama I’m Sorry, I Love You from KBS and broadcast it in March 2013. Later that year, in October 2013, Turkey’s Show TV repeated the experience with King of Baking, Kim […]
Over the past few months, there have been several announcements and events that have put East Asian contents at the forefront of UK TV and film news – and especially Korean contents. On October 8, 2013, it was suggested an East Asian Television would launch on Sky in July 2014… As announced back then, the […]