South Korea
NBC commits to landmark coverage of winter Olympics
Lagardere brokers batch of ITTF rights deals
Samsung outlines Olympics VR plans
SBS lands World Taekwondo Federation rights renewal
Lagardère opts for JTBC and grows value of AFC in Korea
Asian Football Confederation rights have increased in value by 86 per cent in South Korea after cable-television broadcaster JTBC outbid the country’s free-to-air cartel.
AFC signs exclusive rights deal in Korea
The Asian Football Confederation has signed an exclusive rights deal with South Korean cable-television broadcaster JTBC.
WBSC awards rights in Asia for Japan’s U-15 World Cup
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has awarded rights to its 2016 Youth U-15 Baseball World Cup to broadcasters across Asia.
K-League signs up Vietnamese rights partner
Vietnamese pay-television operator Vietnam Cable Television has secured rights to South Korea’s K-League top-tier club football competition for two seasons, from 2016 to 2017.
WBSC strikes Korean rights deal for Premier12
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has awarded broadcast rights in South Korea for its new Premier12 national team competition to media group SBS.
IPC continues rights marketing role for 2018 Paralympic Games
The International Paralympic Committee, the global governing body of Paralympic sport, will distribute the global broadcast rights for the 2018 Paralympic winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Fox Sports launches in Korea through FIC-JTBC partnership
The Fox International Channels broadcast division of media company 21st Century Fox has joined forces with South Korean media company JTBC to launch a new sports channel in the Asian country.
Glory strikes new rights deals
Rights for the Glory Sports International kickboxing league have been awarded to pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport, South Korean commercial broadcaster KBS, pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes and pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport in Hungary and Romania.
Taekwondo body secures Korean broadcast partner
The World Taekwondo Federation has entered into a broadcast and technical partnership with South Korean 24-hour sports channel SBS Sports.
Team Marketing and CAA Eleven launch Uefa rights tenders
The Team Marketing and CAA Eleven agencies have launched a host of tenders for the Uefa Champions League, Super Cup and 2015 European Under-21 Championship football competitions.
KBS signs as host broadcaster for 2015 Universiade
Korean commercial broadcaster KBS has agreed a deal to become the host broadcaster of the 2015 summer Universiade multi-sport event, which is taking place in the Korean city of Gwangju.
World Archery hits the target with SBS extension
Korean commercial broadcaster SBS has signed a four-year extension to its rights deal with the World Archery governing body.
Red Bull Media House signs Korean partnership
Media company Red Bull Media House is to deliver 150 long-form video-on-demand titles for the Olleh TV IPTV platform of South Korean telecommunications provider KT.
OBS signs host broadcaster deal with PyeongChang 2018
Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), the host broadcaster organisation for all Olympic Games, has confirmed an agreement with the organising committee of the 2018 winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.