KakaoTV is a South Korean OTT

streaming television Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as films and television series, streamed over the Internet. Standing in contrast to dedicated terrestrial television delivered by over-the-air aerial systems, cable t ...

, personal internet broadcasting and video player service owned by

Kakao Entertainment Kakao Entertainment Corp. () is a South Korean entertainment, mass media, and publishing company founded in 2021. A subsidiary of the Internet company Kakao, it was established subsequent to the merger of the latter's two subsidiaries KakaoPa ...

that launched on June 16, 2015.

History

On June 16, 2015, KakaoTV was officially released. Initially, it was a website similar to

Naver TV Naver TV (; formerly Naver TV Cast) is a South Korean Streaming service, online video streaming and Online video platform, video sharing service developed and operated by Naver. The service primarily distributes web dramas and entertainment sho ...

in the way that it offered the streaming broadcasts from affiliated or contracted broadcasters. On November 6, 2015,

Kakao Kakao Corporation () is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Jeju City. It was formed through the merger of Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc. in 2010. The company was renamed Daum Kakao in 2014. In 2015, it was ...

launched the "KakaoTV Live Open Chat" function which links KakaoTV's live broadcasts and Kakao Talk's open chat, allowing viewers to chat while streaming a program. On February 18, 2017, Daum tvPot was integrated with KakaoTV. In 2017, KakaoTV attracted only 1.8% of streaming video viewers according to a survey of 7,426 online video streaming users. On September 1, 2020,

Kakao M Kakao M Corp. (; formerly Seoul Records, YBM Seoul Records and LOEN Entertainment) was a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company opera ...

(now

M Company) expanded the service area of KakaoTV to OTT as it needed a platform to distribute its own dramas, entertainment programs and films. It accumulated 13 million views one week after its launch, 58 million views after a month and 106 million views after three months. Most content is in average 20-minutes long and some are created in vertical form for mobile users.

Original programming

Drama

Entertainment

Film

Live shows

References

External links

Official website
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