Eccho Rights Makes New Hire in Seoul

Eccho Rights has bolstered its Asian team with the appointment of Deborah Youn as its new Seoul-based distribution and business development executive.

Youn will be working out of the newly established office in Seoul, Korea. She comes to Eccho Rights from iMBC, where she served as sales manager and was responsible for global distribution and digital licensing of MBC content, as well as the acquisition of English-language programming for Korean OTT platforms.

In her new post at Eccho Rights, Youn will be responsible for sales of the company’s catalog into Korea as well as developing relationships with Korean producers and platforms.

Nixon Yau Lim, the head of the Asia Pacific at Eccho Rights, said: “We are very happy to welcome Debora to our team. We believe strongly in the Korean market, both as a source for ready-made hits but also as a market for format adaptations. Deborah has a unique understanding of the Korean market as well as digital platforms, and will be a very strong addition to our team.”