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Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets is "prohibitively expensive."
I don’t think Twitch is a major player for streaming in Korea anyway, and Naver just announced they were going into the space, so it’s not surprising that Twitch is bowing out.
I’m surprised Naver isn’t already the big streaming platform there already, they’re involved in pretty much every other tech market as far as I’ve heard
I don’t think Twitch is a major player for streaming in Korea anyway, and Naver just announced they were going into the space, so it’s not surprising that Twitch is bowing out.
I’m surprised Naver isn’t already the big streaming platform there already, they’re involved in pretty much every other tech market as far as I’ve heard
S. Korea doesn’t need more Naver/Kakao crap dominating the market.