Korean Content Firms Eye India Expansion at K-Content BizWeek 2026
Korea-India K-Content BizWeek 2026 Kicks Off in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) opened the 2026 Korea-India K-Content BizWeek on Sunday in Delhi, aiming to advance commercial partnerships between content companies from the two countries.
The three-day event, which runs through September 2, was inaugurated by Oh Jin-hee, Minister at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India, and Prabhat, Additional Secretary at India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
India was selected as KOCCA’s target market for 2026. The BizWeek brings together 20 Korean companies and 73 Indian companies across broadcasting, over-the-top (OTT) services, animation, character IP, gaming and content production and distribution.
KOCCA said it pre-matched buyers and sellers based on business interests and arranged up to 18 one-on-one meetings per Korean company, for a total of more than 320 export consultations. Discussions will cover content acquisition, distribution, IP licensing, co-production and local partnerships.
The BizWeek follows the Korea-India K-Content BizCon held in Mumbai in May, which KOCCA said generated 94 consultations with an estimated value of $11.41 million and five memorandums of understanding on IP licensing and infrastructure cooperation.
Oh Jin-hee said the event provided an opportunity for cultural and content exchange between the two countries.
Prabhat said the Korea-India summit in April had created momentum for bilateral cooperation and that BizWeek marked a step toward more substantive industry exchanges. He said the ministry would maintain close communication with the Korean government.
Kim Yoon-ji, president of KOCCA, said the BizWeek was intended to move potential partnerships identified through ongoing outreach into concrete business discussions and agreements.
“Going forward, we will further strengthen our phased support through the KOCCA India Business Center,” Kim said.
On the first day, KOCCA hosted an India Market Entry Strategy Forum. Speakers included Lee Min-woo, head of department at KRAFTON India, on localisation strategies; Kim Gyu-jin, executive director at Samil PwC, on tax policy and the business environment; and Kim Young-soo, director of the KOCCA India Business Center, on market characteristics.
Ten Korean companies from animation, character IP, broadcasting and gaming participated in an IP pitching session titled “Spotlight on K-IP.” Companies presenting included Content Saero, NewUniverse and Sharebox with AI-enabled short-form, animation and drama production platforms.
A welcome reception on day one gathered about 150 government and industry representatives, with performances by Korean singer LYN and Indian singer Sejal Morris.
KOCCA said its India Business Center would continue to identify local partners and provide follow-up support to convert consultations into contracts and distribution deals.
