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- 1 2 "AfreecaTV to change its stock name from AfreecaTV to SOOP on March 23rd". Maeil Business Newspaper . 2024-04-20. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ 제타미디어. www.zettamedia.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20.
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- ↑ "Why is AfreecaTV outperforming Naver, Kakao?". The Korea Times . 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Nowcom Will Create "ZettaMedia" for Web Storage Business". Digital Daily. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
