Korea’s Platform Empire
An Emerging Power in the Global Platform Sphere
- 204 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Korea's Platform Empire explores the evolution of digital platforms in South Korea's media sphere, and their global political, economic, cultural, and technological influence.
With a focus on Korea in the context of the global platform revolution, the book takes a methodical look at the broader social implications and the impact on cultural production. The authors explore various facets of the media and cultural industries—looking beyond social media to news broadcasting and the music industry—and look at the policy and regulations behind this shifting technological advancement.
This book will appeal to students and scholars working on media industries, digital media, platform studies, information and technology studies, Korean and East Asian media studies, and the creative and cultural industries.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Why Do Digital Platforms Matter?
- 2 How Korea’s Digital Platforms Have Been Evolved?
- 3 Digital Platform Ecosystem: Who Are the Main Players and What about Their Competitiveness?
- 4 How Cultural Production Has Shifted in the Digital Platform Age?
- 5 Policy/Regulation: What Are the Policy Responses to the Rapid Progress of Global OTT Platforms and the Underperformance of Local OTT Platforms?
- 6 Are Korea’s Digital News Platforms Healthy?
- 7 Do Korea’s Entertainment Platforms Promote the Korean Wave?
- 8 How Has YouTube Music Outperformed Korea’s Digital Music Platforms?
- 9 Can Korea Stay Ahead of Emerging Digital Platforms?
- Index