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KT boosts World Cup fervour with Gwanghwamun cheering event to engage citizens

KT held the first Gwanghwamun cheering event for the 2026 North America World Cup with the Korea Football Association and the Red Devils, supporting South Korea’s national team. The company focused on broader public participation, including an AI-based programme using a media wall to generate messages and visual effects in real time. KT also arranged safety measures with stages, screens and more than 250 safety and medical staff.

AI & Enterprise

Meta launches paid subscription plans globally for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

Meta is expanding consumer subscription plans globally for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday. The plans add features such as profile customisation, super reactions and story insights, and do not replace Meta Verified. Meta is also testing two Meta One plans for Meta AI users, with trials starting next month in Singapore, Guatemala and Bolivia. Creator and business plans enter testing this week.

Games & Commerce

Webtoons look for breakthrough in short-form as growth slows and battle for attention intensifies

Major South Korean webtoon platforms are moving into short-form content as growth slows and competition for users’ time intensifies. Kakao Piccoma is adding a short-form animation category on Japan’s Piccoma, while Naver Webtoon, Ridi and Lezhin Entertainment are building their own approaches. The strategy aims to repackage webtoon and comic intellectual property into short videos to broaden touchpoints and drive paid conversion, with monetisation and revenue sharing emerging as key challenges.