▲From left: Kim Hyuk, SK Telecom Media Support Head; Lee Kyung-myeon, CEO of Media L; Seo Guk-han, CEO of Duribun; Jang Won-ik, CEO of XonStudio

XonStudio, Media L Join Hands in Virtual Production
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SK Telecom's 'Team(TEAM)Studio' is forming a consortium with major domestic virtual production companies and accelerating the expansion of its media ecosystem.

SK Telecom announced on the 12th that 'Team(TEAM)Studio' and four companies—XonStudio, Media L, and Duribun—have formed a consortium through collaborative efforts.

'Team Studio' is a media content production facility that opened in June at Pangyo Second Techno Valley in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, and is capable of real-time graphics production by utilizing two large LED wall stages, namely 'Volume Stage' and 'XR Stage,' to replace on-location shooting.

Since its opening, it has participated in the production of various content including commercials and promotional videos, web dramas, music videos, and original content from Channel S and WAVVE. Additionally, it produces pre-produced content such as dramas, films, and entertainment programs, as well as real-time live content including celebrity fan meetings, showcases, and corporate conferences.

SKT stated that it has formed a consortium with leading domestic companies possessing virtual production competitiveness to create synergies through collaboration with multiple studios both domestically and internationally.

The three companies are: △XonStudio, which opened Korea's first LED wall studio in 2020; △Media L, which demonstrated its visual effects technology capabilities by participating in the production of the recently released film 'Han-san: The Emergence of a Legend'; and △Duribun, CEO Seo Guk-han, which has garnered attention with its self-developed real-time content solution 'I-TUBER'.

As Korea's first virtual production specialist company, XonStudio provides its LED wall studio operation solutions and technical expertise to Team Studio. Media L, based on its diverse new media content production know-how through 8K ultra-high-definition video production technology, is responsible for Team Studio's stable content production process while also serving a project management role. Duribun, utilizing its self-developed I-TUBER solution, is exclusively handling customer-customized virtual projects such as immersive media-based webinars and conferences. SKT added that it plans to lead the media content production paradigm by adding ICT infrastructure including 5G, AI, and cloud, and constructing platforms related to intellectual property (IP), visual effects (VFX), and extended reality (XR).

Kim Hyuk, SK Telecom Media Support Head, stated, "The virtual production market will continue to expand due to the spread of diverse media content that transcends reality and rising customer expectations consuming such content," and added, "Team Studio will expand its consortium with various industries including IP-holding companies and content companies, taking the lead in expanding the hyper-connected virtual production ecosystem."

Jang Won-ik, CEO of XonStudio participating in the consortium, stated, "The Team Studio Consortium will be able to handle all genres in the virtual production sector based on the diverse experiences and technologies possessed by each company," and added, "Going forward, we will develop into a consortium capable of providing total virtual production solutions from content creation to asset library."