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Amazon’s livestream service Twitch recently announced that it will suspend video-on-demand (VOD) in South Korea and no longer allow users to create new VOD content. And while this decision will only directly affect the platform’s niche audience, it highlights a growing battle over network usage fees that could reshape the country’s internet landscape.
Twitch’s announcement comes on the heels of the company’s earlier decision to cap all videos at a max resolution of 720p, which it attributed to costs stemming from ROK regulations and such fees. Both decisions will negatively impact the profitability of a company with 140 million monthly active users worldwide and a large presence in South Korea.
Amazon’s livestream service Twitch recently announced that it will suspend video-on-demand (VOD) in South Korea and no longer allow users to create new VOD content. And while this decision will only directly affect the platform’s niche audience, it highlights a growing battle over network usage fees that could reshape the country’s internet landscape.
Twitch’s announcement comes on the heels of the company’s earlier decision to cap all videos at a max resolution of 720p, which it attributed to costs stemming from ROK regulations and such fees. Both decisions will negatively impact the profitability of a company with 140 million monthly active users worldwide and a large presence in South Korea.
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