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World Business Report: First broadcast 25/04/2023 14:32 GMT : Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry

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Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry

First broadcast 25/04/2023 14:32 GMT 

First broadcast 25/04/2023 14:32 GMT : Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry

Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea film industry and TV over the next four years

Netflix is to invest $2.5bn in South Korea over the next four years, marking a doubling in its investment since 2016.

Netflix plans to invest $2.5bn in South Korea over the next four years, marking a doubling in its investment since 2016. The announcement from the streaming giant came during a visit by South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to the US, and followed talks with Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos in Washington.

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Sugar prices are the highest they have been since 2012 and cocoa prices at their highest since 2016. There are a number of factors at work - including bad weather and the war in Ukraine, which have worked together to create a major headache for the confectionery industry. 

(Photo: The Netflix series Squid Game is played on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken 30 September, 2021. Credit: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

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