KT Studio Genie Unveils 9:16 ‘Genie Shorts’ FAST Channel

Amagi, the media industry cloud company, announced that KT Studio Genie (KTSG), the content subsidiary of KT Corporation, has completed a zero-downtime migration of its linear FAST channel portfolio to the Amagi platform. In tandem, KTSG has rolled out Genie Shorts, a native 9:16 vertical micro-drama channel, with distribution reaching Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels and Plex across Korea, the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

KTSG transitioned 16 linear FAST channels — spanning its domestic Korean line-up and international K-Movie and K-Drama feeds — from a previous provider to Amagi in phased batches, ensuring no interruption for viewers. The migration aligns with KTSG’s broader push into new platforms and territories, with further expansion targeted for North America, Europe, India and Latin America.

Genie Shorts curates 90- to 120-second Korean micro-drama episodes for Connected TV audiences. The channel launched with 73 titles and went live on LG Channels Korea in August 2026, followed shortly by expansion to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan and the UAE. Distribution on Samsung TV Plus in Europe is planned next. Built for native 9:16 delivery, Genie Shorts preserves full video fidelity on standard 16:9 screens, while a dedicated vertical graphics layer carries channel branding and programme information.

“Scalability was the deciding factor. Amagi's single playout architecture means we incur no additional playout cost when we expand to a new platform. For a company like ours that needs to add platforms and territories quickly, that mattered most,” said Wonrak Choi, Head of Channel Business Team, KT Studio Genie. “In Q1 of this year, our FAST revenue already exceeded our full-year revenue for the previous year, with an operating profit, and that did a lot to build internal alignment behind this move.”

“KT Studio Genie is not just migrating the channels to the cloud, it’s creating a new model for bringing Korean short-form stories to global audiences,” said Jay Ganesan, SVP, APAC, Amagi. “Genie Shorts combine a native vertical viewing experience with non-disruptive monetization while Amagi’s scalable architecture enables KTSG to expand globally. We are proud to be KTSG’s partner in taking this innovation worldwide.”

KTSG is also piloting AI-powered subtitling and translation tools, including a government-backed initiative to localise short-form dramas into Spanish ahead of a planned Latin American launch.

Genie Shorts and KTSG’s linear FAST channels are available now on Samsung TV Plus and LG Channels, with continued rollouts slated across additional platforms and territories through the remainder of the year. The collaboration underscores Amagi’s ongoing work with Asia-Pacific content owners as they scale FAST and Connected TV distribution.

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