DramaFever bade its customers adios after 9 years.
Screengrab by Zoey Chong/ CNET.
It’s an unfortunate day for Korean drama fans.
Warner Bros has actually axed its streaming service DramaFever with instant impact, it revealed on its siteTuesday The service was best understood for making Kdramas available to its customers, though Chinese and Japanese material were likewise readily available on the website.
The business verified the closure to CNET in an e-mail: “Today, Warner Bros. Digital Networks will be closing its DramaFever OTT service due to business reasons and in light of the rapidly changing marketplace for K-drama content, a staple of the service’s programming. Warner Bros. Digital Labs, which encompasses more than two-thirds of the DramaFever workforce, will continue operating, serving as the tech engine behind many of WBDN’s operations,” stated a representative.
In a note, DramaFever thanked its customers for “nine great years” and associated the closure to “a variety of business reasons.” It included that refunds will be released and customers can anticipate an e-mail with information in the coming days. It didn’t relieve any heartbreaks on Twitter though:
i simply got up and i checked out dramafever is being closed down. ok what a method to shatter my heart thank you a lot
— (@jaesthick) October 17, 2018
they closed down dramafever?! more like they close down my heart:'(< 3
— debbie (@debbieagtarap) October 17, 2018
I understand im not customer of DF however i actually like their sub. Thank you for your effort for the pas 9 years @dramafever
— noctiluca (@DOL_JAE) October 17, 2018
Crushed about @dramafever closing down Guess I’m registering for @Viki you men much better not be going anywhere!
— Michelle White (@Michelle F1215) October 17, 2018
DramaFever recommended its customers that brand-new episodes of presently airing dramas would be “postponed until a later date” prior to going quiet on its social networks platforms in the days prior to the statement, Forbes reported. Everything on its YouTube channel, which has nearly 4.3 million customers, has actually been gotten rid of.
The relocation comes as news that AT&T is preparing a HBO-based streaming service bundling material from its other homes such as Turner and WarnerBros appeared recently. The business had actually just just recently obtained Time Warner for $85 billion.
Meanwhile, if you wish to enter Kdramas however do not understand where to begin, we have a couple of ideas
First released Oct.17, 4: 07 a.m. PT.
Update, 6: 50 p.m. PT: Adds remark from Warner Bros.
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