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SoftBank Buys DramaFever

By Peter Kafka
Peter Kafka covers media and technology, and their intersection, at Vox. Many of his stories can be found in his Kafka on Media newsletter, and he also hosts the Recode Media podcast.

SoftBank has purchased DramaFever, the Web video site that specializes in Korean movies and TV shows. Last week Re/code reported that the site had been talking to potential buyers including IAC.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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