Korean content streamer KOCOWA is adding feature films to its mix. To indicate the change, the streamer adds a “+” to their name.
More than 100 feature films are added, including A violent prosecutor, one of the top-grossing Korean films of 2016. Writer/director Lee Il-Hyung was nominated for Best Director at the Grand Bell Awards, the Korean version of the Oscars. Korea’s highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, Inside men, was also added. The film won the Big Bell in 2016 for best film, best director and best screenplay. Action comedy is on board lucky keywith Yoo Hae-jin, a Korean movie star and Grand Bell Award winner.
The film library complements the offerings of Korea’s three leading broadcasters, KBS, MBC and SB. The service offers K-dramas, reality shows and other shows.
KOCOWA+ CEO KunHee Park said in a statement that the streamer is profitable.
“We were able to do this because of our unique business model of working with the three Korean broadcast networks, partnerships with 30 of the top Korean content providers and studios, the growing popularity of Korean content in America, and of course our brilliant and hard-working global team .”
In addition to the films K-Drama taxi driver comes to KOCOWA in its second season. taxi driver is about a mysterious taxi service that demands justice and revenge on behalf of victims who cannot get help from the law.
Amazon Prime has Kocowa, which requires an additional subscription fee.
Korean streaming platform Wavve bought KOCOWA in a deal announced in December. KOCOWA operates in 30 territories, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
Wavve bills itself as Korea’s largest OTT service. It has been expanding internationally since last year, CEO Lee Tae-hyun said meeting in 2021.
Source: Deadline
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