Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO)
New free streaming platform SOOP picks up global rights to KBO League
The KBO League, South Korea's professional baseball league, is to get free global exposure on new streaming platform SOOP in a three-year international rights deal
CJ ENM acquires KBO League digital rights to 2026
Media group CJ ENM has secured exclusive streaming rights to the top-tier league of the Korean Baseball Organisation from 2024 to 2026, marking the first time the property has gone behind a streaming paywall in South Korea.
MLB cancels planned offseason trip to South Korea
League runs into series of issues with local promoter
MLB, MLBPA to stage Korea Series in November
MLB players to participate in their first games in South Korea since 1922
KBO aiming to hold 2024 opening day in the US
The Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) is pushing to stage the opening day of the 2024 KBO League season in the US following discussions with Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, its commissioner has…
KBO and MLB ‘hold talks’ over international matches, South Korea-based all-star series
The Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) has held discussions with Major League Baseball (MLB) to discuss staging MLB matches in South Korea and KBO League matches in the US, according to reports
New KBO commissioner vows to halt audience decline, engage young fans
Heo Koo-youn, the newly-elected commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO), has promised to tackle falling audiences for the league on television and streaming platforms
Korea Baseball Organisation sets out plans for 2022 KBO League
The 2022 KBO League will start with a weekend of two-game series in April, the Korea Baseball Organisation has announced
Korea’s KBO opens stadiums at full capacity for vaccinated fans
Korea's KBO baseball league will open its stadiums at full capacity this month, although only fully vaccinated fans will be permitted to enter
KBO broadcasters seek compensation for league disruption
Four Korean broadcasters with rights to the country's baseball league are seeking compensation due to disruptions to this season's schedule caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
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
Korea increases attendance capacity at sports events
South Korea has relaxed pandemic-related restrictions on attendances at outdoor sports events
Average salary for Korean baseball players drops for second season
The average player salary in the Korea Baseball Organization, South Korea's top-tier baseball league, has dropped for the second season in a row, as a number of highly remunerated players bowed out and…
KBO permits clubs to cut salaries from 2021
From next year South Korean baseball clubs will be permitted to reduce player’s pay if the season is disrupted by extraordinary events.
Australia set for biggest crowd, Korea increases restrictions
There were contrasting fortunes in the last 24 hours for the reopening of two major Asia-Pacific sports markets, with Australia reported to be expecting the world's biggest crowd since the pandemic began…
Baseball and football fans set to return in South Korea
The South Korean government is permitting a limited number of fans back into baseball and football stadiums after social distancing restrictions in the country were lifted
Korean baseball forced to play without fans after Covid surge
A fresh wave of Covid-19 cases means the South Korean baseball league is now forced to play behind closed doors, with the league now prioritising the completion of the season
Virus spike hits football and baseball teams in Seoul
K League and KBO teams in Seoul and its conurbation will again play in front of empty grandstands due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the region