South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission is moving to build an advertising-supported free streaming TV (FAST) ecosystem, saying the media industry needs to develop strategies around global distribution platforms such as FAST as advertising revenue declines. At a corporate meeting in Suwon on June 4, the commission heard views from platform operators, broadcasters, channel operators and technology firms. The global FAST market is forecast to grow to 47 trillion won by 2030 from 18 trillion won in 2025.

DLive TV, which operates DLive’s regional channels, will provide its original content to global viewers in 20 countries through Amazon Prime Video, it said on Wednesday. Since March 26, it has been distributing five programmes including “Forest of Wisdom” and “The Docent” to markets such as the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia. It plans to upload 72 episodes sequentially.