As technology evolves, the way people consume content is changing dramatically.
In the U.S., video-streaming service Netflix has made giant strides, prompting many to ponder the future of television. In Korea and many other places, more people are opting to visit online streaming sites to listen to music instead of downloading songs or purchasing CDs.
A forum to be held in Seoul next week aims to shed light on the latest trends in the global content industry and provide a glimpse into what the future holds.
The annual international content conference DICON, organized by the state-run Korea Creative Content Agency, will bring together 54 international executives from the TV, film, music, cartoon and computer game industries as well as related IT sectors.
Among them are Joe Hipps, vice president of television production and creative affairs at U.S.-based Media Rights Capital, who led the production of the sensational Netflix series “House of Cards”; David Powell, a Google director overseeing YouTube’s content operations in the Asia-Pacific; and C.B. Cebulski, Marvel Comics’ senior vice president of Creator & Content Development.
The two-day event will cover four themes: big data, wearables, streaming and transmedia storytelling. A special session on webtoons is also planned as part of the programs.
DICON 2014 will be held from Nov. 18-19 at the conference room of Coex Convention Center in Samseong-dong, Seoul.
By Lee Sun-young (
milaya@heraldcorp.com)
