Video service Africa TV to launch new platform “SOOP” from April = South Korea

South Korea's Africa TV, which operates the video sharing site ``Africa TV,'' will start offering a beta version of its new platform ``SOOP'' from April.
The company plans to focus on producing game content mainly in Thailand, and then expand into Korean content.
Africa TV plans to change its service name in South Korea to ``SOOP'' during the July-September period. From brand image
Change everything from the user interface (UI) to the domain and design. The company's annual sales in 2023 are 347.6 billion won (approximately 39,237,880,000 yen) and operating profit
Profits reached 90.3 billion won (approximately 10,195,920,000 yen), achieving the highest performance of the year. Video-on-demand (VOD) services will start in 2019, and short video services will start in 2020.
It has been available for 2 years. More than half of users in 2023 will be using VOD services. Advertising-related sales will also increase from 53.5 billion won (approximately 6,040,760,000 yen) in 2021 to 2020.
In 2023, it reached 82.9 billion won (approximately 9,360,360,000 yen), an increase of 55% from the previous year. A company official said, ``The image quality has been updated so that users can watch videos with clearer image quality.''
We are promoting. We are also continuing to improve the UI and user experience (UX), including individual services and chat windows."