- Full Time Employees
- 36
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Financial conglomerates
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Dec 23, 2014
- Business
- Next Entertainment World Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based media and entertainment company engaged in the financing, production, distribution, and monetization of motion pictures, television series, and digital multimedia content. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates an integrated entertainment value chain across domestic and international markets through specialized business divisions and subsidiaries. Its core product and service offerings comprise: Film Investment and Distribution, providing financing, domestic theatrical distribution, and international sales of feature films through Contents Panda; Television and Digital Content Production, developing, producing, and licensing broadcast dramas and direct-to-streaming original series through Studio&NEW and NEW POINT; Digital Streaming and Media Technology, managing Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels, connected TV platforms including BINGE Korea, and automated post-production tech via NEW ID; Music and Soundtrack Distribution, producing and distributing digital music, artist releases, and original soundtracks via Music&NEW; Visual Effects and Virtual Production, delivering comprehensive computer-generated imagery (CGI), visual effects (VFX), and virtual human solutions via Engine Visual Wave; and Cinema Exhibition, operating theatrical venues across South Korea under the Cine Q cinema brand. In recent corporate developments, the company has expanded its content production pipeline and digital distribution footprint through strategic industry partnerships. Studio&NEW established a joint production agreement with Artist Company to co-develop television and streaming series, complementing ongoing long-term content partnerships with global over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Disney+. In addition, Next Entertainment World formed a strategic partnership with artificial intelligence firm Saltlux to integrate AI technologies into content creation, library monetization, and marketing workflows. To further diversify its creative pipeline and digital outreach, the company established the production subsidiary NEW POINT to develop global IP adaptations and expanded NEW ID's international FAST network across major connected TV ecosystems including Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, and Amazon Fire TV.