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Sportradar gives K League TV a face-lift, to net sponsors in renewed pact
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data and betting services company Sportradar have renewed their wide-ranging global media and betting rights deal for another four years, with sponsorship…
Hana Bank signs with Korean FA in major sponsorship extension
Hana Bank has extended as an ‘Official Partner’ of the Korean Football Association for 10 more years until 2033, confirming the Korean bank’s place at the forefront of the governing body’s portfolio.
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Seoul’s sports venues reopen to fans
Korean baseball, football and volleyball leagues are welcoming fans back to stadiums in Seoul this week as the government relaxes pandemic-related restrictions
K League enters NFT market with Blueberry deal
Korean football’s K League has signed a deal with non-fungible token (NFT) developer Blueberry NFT.
K League matches postponed, Singapore league closes doors
Positive Covid-19 tests and increasing cases are leading to match postponements and fan restrictions in Asian football leagues, with Korea's K League and Singapore's Premier League announcing responses…
Case Study: How Sportradar delivered the OTT launch of K League TV
Sportradar has supported the launch of the Korea Professional Football League’s new over-the-top platform, K League TV, providing free live and on-demand coverage of all matches from the K League 1 and K League 2 divisions, as well as behind-the-scenes content, highlights and interviews.
K League launches streaming service with Sportradar
The Korea Professional Football League and sports data firm Sportradar are launching a new streaming platform, K League TV, targeting international markets
K League and KT to create joint-venture football channel
Korea's football league, the K League, has agreed a joint venture with telco KT Corporation to create a football television channel
K League hails increase in digital audiences
South Korean football's K League has reported significant increases in audiences for its digital content in 2020 compared to the previous season
K League proposes player salary cut after fruitless talks
The Korean K League's board of directors has recommended cuts to player salaries to ease the financial burden on clubs during the Covid-19 period
K League crowds to go up to 25-per-cent capacity
The restriction on fans attending South Korean football games will be raised to 25 per cent of stadium capacity from August 14
K League nets free-to-view exposure on OneFootball in five major markets
Football media platform OneFootball is to broadcast free coverage of Korea’s K League to users in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and Brazil in a deal with Sportradar, the agency that was last year appointed t…
Diverging Covid-19 fortunes for Korean and Vietnamese football
Asian football leagues are experiencing mixed fortunes as they seek to return after Covid-19 shutdowns
K League opens ticket sales for weekend matches
South Korean football's K League is today opening ticket sales for matches this weekend, as it prepares to welcome fans back to stadiums for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
Round-Up: Insurers remove pandemic cover, K League fans plan, three-team cricket format go-ahead, and more
Insurance companies are removing or ramping up the cost of pandemic insurance for sports events - CNA/Reuters
South Korean football's K League hopes to have fans back in stadiums from July 10 - Yonhap
Round-Up: EPL positive tests, Swiss A-G impeachment proceedings, Pakistan’s ‘bio-secure’ England tour, ANOC funding, and more
There have been six positive Covid-19 tests from English Premier League players or club staff after the league's first phase of testing - Sky Sports
Risk considerations for sport’s return from lockdown
David Griffiths, senior member of the sports and entertainment team at Miller Insurance, on the challenges presented by playing sport behind closed doors.
K League under global spotlight as it resumes season
Korean football's K League became the focus of the football and wider sports world's attention at the weekend, as it resumed its 2019-20 season after suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic