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Naver ups stake in online video streaming amid YouTube reign
By Korea HeraldPublished : Jan. 15, 2015 - 21:37
Naver Corp., South Korea’s top Internet portal operator, saw a sharp growth in its online video streaming business last year, closing the gap with the world’s largest video-sharing website YouTube in the local market, data showed Thursday. The number of unique visitors at Naver’s TV Cast spiked 52.4 percent on-year to 47.3 million in 2014, according to data compiled by Seoul-based market tracker Nielson KoreanClick Co.
That compares with a 13.3 percent on-year increase for the global video-streaming site to a total of 149 million in the South Korean market.
The figure for Naver’s local arch rival Daum Kakao Corp. also rose 3.2 percent to 62.1 million over the cited period. The sharp growth of Naver’s online video streaming came on the back of its strong drive for the business. The Internet portal provider, which runs the unrivaled namesake search engine in the country, has been ramping up efforts to raise its share in video streaming, both online and mobile, with a focus on Web dramas. (Yonhap)
That compares with a 13.3 percent on-year increase for the global video-streaming site to a total of 149 million in the South Korean market.
The figure for Naver’s local arch rival Daum Kakao Corp. also rose 3.2 percent to 62.1 million over the cited period. The sharp growth of Naver’s online video streaming came on the back of its strong drive for the business. The Internet portal provider, which runs the unrivaled namesake search engine in the country, has been ramping up efforts to raise its share in video streaming, both online and mobile, with a focus on Web dramas. (Yonhap)
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Articles by Korea Herald
