DMR (Digital Media Rights) has acquired the rights to several highly-rated Korean drama series from Channel A and AK Entertainment. Combined the series total in excess of 100-hours of programming.
The series will debut mid-September on AsianCrush, one of DMR’s seven owned-and-operated OTT channels. Available across multiple streaming and linear platforms as well as on devices, AsianCrush offers the best of Asian entertainment, embracing a wide spectrum of content genres.
Specifically, DMR has secured the North American, New Zealand, and Australian rights to "K-POP Extreme Survival" and "Goodbye My Dear Wife" from Channel A. From AK Entertainment the company secured the North American rights to "Boys Over Flowers", "Birdie Buddy", "Saimdang", "Memoir of Colors" and "Playful Kiss".
Noted DMR Director, Business Development & Acquisitions, Selin Kilic, “We look forward to continuing to bring these highly popular and much-loved drama series to our AsianCrush audience, as both nostalgic and current Korean content has been a cornerstone of DMR since it was founded.” She added, “We are excited to continue to foster new partnerships, and current relationships, with key Korean content partners such as Channel A and AK Entertainment in order to continue to bring quality drama series to bolster AsianCrush, our other OTT channels, and other 3rd party platforms in the US, as we have done for films. Bringing Korean and Pan-Asian content to English speaking territories has always been an important part of our company goals, even before the recent popularity of mainstream films like 'Parasite'.”
Said DMR Director, Content Partnerships, Mary Gibson, “The addition of these popular Korean dramas further establishes AsianCrush’s industry role as a leading source of the best Asian entertainment content for today’s diverse and platform-agnostic consumers. Utilizing DMR’s long-standing relationships with many of the world’s top content-producing studios and networks, our company will continually explore new opportunities to strengthen AsianCrush and our other OTT channels.”
Digital Media Rights is an independent digital media and advertising company that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. DMR is transforming the industry while specializing in three distinct areas: Digital Distribution, OTT and Social Media Video Channels, and the DMR Advertising Marketplace.
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