In March 2024, Tving became the first domestic streaming service in South Korea to introduce an ad-supported subscription tier, and it has seen a significant increase in adoption in 1Q25, reaching 39.2% of its total subscription base.
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South Korea: Tving's ad-supported tier soars to capture 39.2% of subscriptions
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As part of Omdia’s consumer team, Jun Wen Woo covers pay-TV and online video markets in the Asia Pacific region. Her main research interests are subscription pay TV and online video (SVoD). Jun Wen provides analysis of the key developments in the media landscape in Asia Pacific through extensive research and consultancy work as well as published commentaries and reports.
She joined Omdia (formerly IHS Markit) in 2014. Prior to this role, she was involved in mobile content and services research, covering over-the-top messaging and communications apps and ways in which mobile content providers can best monetize mobile media. Jun Wen holds a master’s degree in applied statistics and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Malaya.
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As part of Omdia's media and entertainment team, Kia Ling Teoh covers global advertising, channels, and programming research, with specific interests in traditional TV’s digital extensions and content strategies. Her research focuses on the development of the advertising and television programming markets including, but not limited to, key markets in Asia Pacific.
Kia Ling provides analysis and forecasts on subjects such as TV broadcasters’ advertising revenues, including those from linear TV and ad-supported online video, and programming spend. She is widely quoted in media publications and has authored topical reports covering advertising M&A and TV and online video markets in China, Indonesia, and India. She is based in Penang, Malaysia, and joined Omdia in April 2014. Prior to joining Omdia, Kia Ling was a lead analyst at the Governance, Risk, and Compliance division of Thomson Reuters. She holds a Master of Science in international business management from University of Kent, UK. She is fluent in English, Chinese Mandarin, and Malay.
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