Rakuten Viki, a streaming service focusing on Asian content, is hosting International K-Drama Day on November 29. The event is designed to mark the increasing appeal of dramas from Korea. Viewers will ...

EXCLUSIVE: Korean animated film Yumi’s Cells: The Movie will be released on streaming platform Rakuten Viki on July 19, after a theatrical run at the domestic box office in April. The Asian-content ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- K-drama fans, get ready! Rakuten Viki, the leading destination for Asian entertainment, has announced the dates for its third annual K-Drama Day, which ...

Rakuten has confirmed the purchase but neither party has disclosed the full financial details of the deal, although media reports value the planned transaction at $200m. Currently there are no details ...

EXCLUSIVE: Streaming platform Rakuten Viki, which specializes in Asian content, has unveiled a new Korean drama, My Girlfriend is The Man!. Viki will co-produce the series with Korea’s Studio N, ...

Rakuten has confirmed that it will acquire Viki, a global video streaming platform that crowdsources translated subtitles. The Japanese e-commerce giant, which is expected to sign an agreement to buy ...

Specialty Asian streaming platform Rakuten Viki has struck a deal with mainland China’s Tencent Video to carry a large slate of Chinese drama series. Japanese-owned Rakuten Viki will on Monday launch ...

Rakuten Viki has acquired seven titles from China’s Croton Media that will premiere starting this month. The deal includes exclusive streaming rights for a collection of recent hits, as well as some ...

For all of the incredible personalization, selection and convenience that streaming video has brought to consumers of film and television programs, it has also come with an unfortunate price: what was ...

Rakuten Viki, a streaming platform specializing in Asian content and fan-generated sub-titles, is launching a transactional VOD function in North America. The new functionality kicks off with two ...