Acronyms. These names are needed to remember while reading my Rentry and my uploads on subtitle websites.
- NF - Netflix.
- DSNP - Disney Plus.
- HS - Hotstar. (Labeled as Disney+ Hotstar in India, Thailand and Malaysia)
- AMZN - Prime Video.
- PTMP - Paramount Plus.
- KCW - KOCOWA. The Americas version of WAVVE.
- KPA - K-Plus Asia. A cable only Korean content channel in Southeast Asia with VOD of their shows is provided by cable operators and recently partnered with an OTT platform which is VIDIO, SOOKA and Astro GO.
- VIU - Popular OTT platform in Southeast Asia, Hongkong and select middle eastern regions.
- VIKI - Popular OTT platform with Asian titles subtitled by fans/volunteers.
- VIDIO - Indonesian based OTT platform. With majority of Indonesian titles and select Asian content.
- HULU -The US version of STAR platform which is part of Disney Plus internationally but separately as it's partly owned by NBC Universal and has Live TV feature. (Hulu will be Disney+'s General Entertainment title replacing STAR starting this Fall globally. A unified app is coming in 2026.)
- TVING - A popular Korean OTT platform for cable networks majority are from CJENM networks' tvN and Mnet and jTBC with select MBN, Channel A, TV Chosun and KT Studio Genie programming in there. (Merge with WAVVE has been approved as of August 2025 with conditions. Merged OTT name, TBA. Double pass with WAVVE has been launched)
- WV/WAVVE - Another popular Korean OTT platform for the big 3 aerial networks especially KBS, and MBC. Some SBS affiliated channels and TV Chosun content is also available there. (Merge with TVING has been approved as of August 2025 with conditions. Merged OTT name, TBA. Double pass with WAVVE has been launched. Due to a recently signed exclusive agreement with Netflix, majority of SBS content will no longer be available on WAVVE on September 30, 2025 but few shows + SBS affiliated channels will still be available there.)
- CPNG - Coupang Play, a subscription-based video streaming service launched by Coupang (the Korea's AMZN) launched in December 2020.
- Dubtitle - Can also be named as dubbed subtitles. Subtitles that are based on the dub script rather than the direct translation from its original language. Source: [1] [2]