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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
K League coverage in 17 markets
Korean football's K League and its media rights distribution partner Sportradar have agreed deals in 17 international markets ahead of the league's 2020 season restart today
KBO and K League create templates for the return of sport
Korea’s football and baseball leagues have published detailed guidelines governing their resumptions this week.
K League to stream first match globally, adds Optus deal
Korean football's K League will stream the first match of its restarted 2020 season this Friday for free to a global audience on YouTube and Twitter
Korea’s KBO baseball league begins 2020 season
The Korea Baseball Organisation league began its 2020 season with five games behind closed doors yesterday
ESPN to air Korean baseball for US audiences
Live baseball is returning to US audiences following the completion of a new media rights deal between ESPN and the Eclat Media Group for rights to South Korea’s KBO League.Â
K League announces domestic broadcasters for season start
Korean football's K League has announced new domestic broadcasters ahead of the planned restart of its season this Friday, May 8
K League becomes latest rights-holder to turn to WSC Sports
South Korean football's K League is partnering with Israel-based artificial intelligence video production and distribution platform WSC Sports
K League international rights sales surge ahead of restart
Korea's K League has agreed media rights deals in 10 overseas markets, with potentially more to come, as it prepares to become one of the few football leagues in the world to resume play next month
K-League to return on May 8
The South Korean professional football season will kick off on May 8, after more than two months out of action due to the Covid-19 pandemic
ESPN ‘seeks free broadcast rights’ to Korean baseball
ESPN's plans to acquire rights to the Korean Baseball Organisation's domestic league are reported to have stalled after the US-based sports broadcaster is said to have attempted to acquire the rights free…
South Korean football returns with behind-closed-doors friendly
Football in South Korea returned yesterday (Thursday) for the first time since February with a behind-closed-doors friendly match between K League 1 team Incheon United and K League 2 team Suwon FC
Eased social distancing rules a boost to South Korean women’s golf tour
A drop in Covid-19 cases has created a pathway for the South Korean women's golf tour to restart next month
K-League calculates Covid-19 revenue hit
Korean football's K-League is projecting a decline in revenues of KRW57.5bn ($47m) this year due to Covid-19
Korean women’s golf tour cancels tournaments
Covid-19 might lead to the shutdown of the whole 2020 season for Korean women's professional golf
ESPN shows interest in Korean baseball rights
US sports broadcaster ESPN is reported to have approached the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) about the possibility of acquiring media rights in the US
South Korean football clubs running into financial trouble
Korean football clubs are facing dangerous financial problems due to the suspension of their season, the Yonhap News Agency has reported
Mixed fortunes for landmark badminton and table tennis events
Badminton's 2020 Thomas and Uber Cup is facing fresh doubts on whether it will go ahead