Police have launched a forced investigation following suspicions that Naver's trade secrets were transferred to Coupang Play.
On the 11th, according to related industry sources, the Security Investigation Division of the South Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency conducted a search and seizure of Coupang Play employee A under the suspicion of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act.
The police have been investigating after receiving a complaint that A, a former Naver employee, transferred Naver's sports broadcasting management data when moving to Coupang Play.
Coupang Play, an over-the-top (OTT) service of Coupang, broadcasts sports in addition to movies and entertainment.