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CEO Dan Clancy said the network fees the company has been paying to South Korean internet operators were 10 times more than in most other markets.

Twitch: Network fees in Korea 10 times more expensive than in most countries.

Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024. According to a blog post from CEO Dan Clancy,…

Amazon-owned streaming service Twitch has announced that it will shut operations in South Korea on Feb. 27, 2024. According to the platform, high operating…

Network fees in Korea are still 10 times more expensive than in most other countries, he said, adding that the company spent significant effort working to reduce operating costs to remain in business.

Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets Twitch plans to shut down its business in South Korea on February 27, it said, after finding that operating in one of the world's largest esports markets is "prohibitively expensive."

“Ultimately, the cost to operate Twitch in Korea is prohibitively expensive,” Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said in a blog post. While the company tried to find ways to lower costs, “our network fees in Korea are still 10 times more expensive than in most other countries,” he said. The service will shut down in Korea on February 27th, 2024. Twitch has a few more details in a support document.

Twitch, a popular U.S.-based live game streaming platform, said Wednesday it plans to shut down its South Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country. In an announcement posted on its corporate blog, Twitch Interactive Inc. CEO Dan Clancy said the company "made the difficult decision to shut down the Twitch business in Korea on February 27, 2024." Clancy said the cost ...

Twitch, a popular U.S.-based live game streaming platform, said Wednesday it plans to shut down its Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country.

Twitch, a popular US-based live game streaming platform, said on Wednesday it plans to shut down its South Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country.In an announcement posted on its corporate blog, ...