Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO)
Empty stadiums pushing KBO clubs to financial breaking point
South Korean baseball was among the first sport to resume during the Covid-19 pandemic but without expected gate revenue some clubs are now facing financial difficulties
Round-Up: J-League restart, Nike and Adidas show solidarity, Ferrari plans Asia-Pac academy, and more
Japanese football's J-League is to resume first division matches on July 4, with the second and third divisions starting on June 27. Matches will be played behind closed doors
ESPN expands Korean baseball coverage to 130 territories
Global sports broadcaster ESPN has added coverage in 130 international territories to its existing US rights deal with the Korean Baseball Organisation
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
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.
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
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…
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
Coronavirus update: Tokyo torch relay postponed, KBO postponed again, and more
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay has been postponed, in the wake of the postponement of the Games themselves
KBO renews sponsorship with Pocari Sweat
Korea's professional baseball league, the KBO, has renewed its long-running sponsorship with sports drink brand Pocari Sweat.
The deal has been renewed for four years, from 2020 to 2023
KBO tenders international media rights for 2020-23
The Korea Baseball Organization has launched a tender for the distribution of its media rights in territories outside Korea, covering the 2020 to 2023 seasons
Coronavirus latest: Korea and Iran sports seasons hit, PSG messages support, and more
A raft of sports events in Korea have been cancelled or put under threat after a spike in coronavirus cases in the country
KBO agrees record 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…