Transnational Cultural-Creative Industries: Trends in International Co-production within the Korean OTT Market and Types of Korea-Japan Co-production

Key Points

• This study aims to identify the unique characteristics of international co-productions in the Korean OTT market and classify cooperation types between Korea and Japan.
• Conducted text mining and network analysis on news articles from 2020 to 2025 to uncover co-production trends.
• Analyzed the implications of genre diversification and collaborative efforts in the OTT market.
• Assessed the importance of project quality and authenticity in international co-productions.
• Identified complementary cooperation and genre diversification due to increased competition in the OTT market.
• Emphasized the need for quality and authenticity in international co-productions to enhance content status.
• Noted the acceleration of long-term network formation through local hubs.
• Suggested mechanisms to mitigate industrial uncertainty via IP-based value chain collaboration.