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Games & Commerce
Kakao prepares KakaoTalk-based integrated membership to bundle affiliate services
Kakao is preparing an integrated membership programme centred on KakaoTalk that links services and user benefits across its affiliates. Industry sources said the company is reviewing a membership covering shopping and commerce, mobility, content and entertainment, and finance and payments, with participation by key units under the new KakaoAI entity. Benefits and fees have not been set, and Kakao is also considering linking external services.
Games & Commerce
Kakao Entertainment integrates three story subsidiaries to strengthen IP pipeline
Kakao Entertainment said on Aug. 14 it will integrate three subsidiaries in its story business: Samyang C&C, Intime and Pilyeon Management. The companies decided on the merger at board meetings on Aug. 12 and aim to complete the procedures within the year. The merger involves wholly owned subsidiaries, and the combined entity will keep the Samyang C&C name. Samyang C&C CEO Cha Seong-taek will lead the integrated company.
Games & Commerce
Kakao Entertainment\'s Berris expands into drama fandom communities
Kakao Entertainment said on Thursday it has opened an official fan community on its K-culture fan platform Berris for MBC\'s new Friday-Saturday drama \'Married Woman Killer\'. The drama, which premieres at 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, is based on a Kakao webtoon of the same name that has logged 190 million cumulative views. The community offers real-time discussion boards and image-sharing sections, and an event runs through Aug. 9.
