Korea launches public-private committee to shape movie 'holdback' rules

S. Korea launches public-private committee to shape film 'holdback' rules

South Korea's Ministry of Culture launched a 22-member public-private committee to finalize mandatory "holdback" rules that would impose a 6-month theatrical window before films can stream, targeting a voluntary agreement by August. For tech/media stack decisions, this signals growing regulatory pressure on SVOD platforms in Asia-Pacific markets, with potential precedent for similar holdback legislation in other markets where cinema-streaming tensions are escalating.