Korea’s Platform Empire: An Emerging Power in the Global Platform Sphere

Korea’s Platform Empire explores the evolution of digital platforms in South Korea’s media sphere, and their global political, economic, cultural, and technological influence.

With a focus on Korea in the context of the global platform revolution, the book takes a methodical look at the broader social implications and the impact on cultural production. The authors explore various facets of the media and cultural industries--looking beyond social media to news broadcasting and the music industry--and look at the policy and regulations behind this shifting technological advancement.

This book will appeal to students and scholars working on media industries, digital media, platform studies, information and technology studies, Korean and East Asian media studies, and the creative and cultural industries.

Seongcheol Kim is Professor at the School of Media and Communication at Korea University. He is the director of the Center for ICT and Society and the Smart Media Service Research Center. He is a co-editor of the Digital Business journal, an associate editor of the Telecommunications Policy journal, and one of the board members of the International Telecommunications Society.

Dal Yong Jin is a Distinguished SFU Professor. Jin’s major research and teaching interests are on digital platforms and digital games, globalization and media, transnational cultural studies, and the political economy of media and culture. Jin is the founding book series editor of Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia.