Kocowa

KOCOWA
Type of site
OTT video streaming
Available inEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Area servedAmericas, Europe, Oceania
Ownerwavve Americas (KBS, MBC, SBS and SK Telecom)
ProductsVideo streaming
URLwww.kocowa.com
LaunchedNovember 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11)
Current statusActive

Kocowa (stylized as KOCOWA) is an American over-the-top streaming service headquartered in Los Angeles as a joint venture between the top three Korean broadcast networks: KBS, MBC and SBS along with SK Telecom, who co-founded Wavve [ko] in South Korea,[1] to provide Korean entertainment including K-dramas, K-reality, K-variety, and K-pop to the Americas and all with multi-language subtitles.

A subsidiary of Wavve Americas, the name KOCOWA stands for Korean Content Wave.[2] Launched in July 2017,[3] it became the IP holder and content broker for its Korean programs to platforms such as Roku, Comcast, Prime Video, and others. In addition to streaming high-quality Korean content with premium subtitles on these platforms, they also offer access to the largest library of K-Dramas via their app.

  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (December 21, 2022). "Wavve Buys Out KOCOWA, Specialty Streamer of Korean Content in the Americas". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Spangler, Todd (2017-07-24). "Korean Broadcasters Launch U.S. Streaming Service, Taking on Warner Bros.' DramaFever". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. ^ Kocowa. "Streaming media platform KOCOWA launches in the United States, offering access to Korean TV Programs". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2017-10-04.