Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
Coupang Olympics deal falters but bid stirs Korean market
Korean ecommerce company Coupang has been making aggressive bids for sports content since entering the market six months ago, culminating in a major bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympics rights in recent weeks.
Korea’s Coupang Play ‘acquires Tokyo 2020 streaming rights’
Korean ecommerce group Coupang is reported to be close to acquiring streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.
KBS stokes competition for Bundesliga rights in Korea but value drops
The surprise emergence of free-to-air broadcaster KBS as a bidder for German Bundesliga rights in South Korea generated some competition during the 2020-22 sales process, but not enough to stave off a dip in value.
Bundesliga strikes TV deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand
Bundesliga International, the league’s international commercial rights arm, has signed off on new broadcast deals in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season on Friday.
Updated – KBO agrees record-value Korean media-rights deal
The Korea Baseball Organisation has agreed a domestic media rights deal with the country's three main free-to-air broadcasters worth KRW54bn ($45m) per season for the four seasons from 2020 to 2023, according…
World Archery signs new rights partner in key Korean market
World Archery has signed a rights agreement with South Korean commercial broadcaster KBS
World Archery signs new rights partner in key Korean market
World Archery has signed a rights agreement with South Korean commercial broadcaster KBS
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.