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While the world is ready to go head-to-head this June in South Africa, South Korean networks are having a little fight of their own now that SBS is taking over broadcasting rights of this year’s World Cup finals.

Recently, SBS acquired contracts and rights to air major sporting events (including the World Cup) from 2010 to 2016. As soon as this occurred, rival networks MBC and KBS retaliated, saying SBS betrayed their agreement to jointly buy broadcasting rights for sport coverage.

In the suit filed with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, MBC said, “SBS agreed to jointly buy the broadcasting rights to the Olympics and World Cup tournaments. But it then used the information it gained from the talks (with KBS and MBC) to its advantage and purchased the broadcasting rights on its own,” MBC continued, “SBS has infringed on viewers’ rights and inflicted a heavy loss on MBC.”

Basically, MBC and KBS (who has also filed a suit on Thursday) will lose a ton of viewers this June while SBS airs the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup. SBS has responded by going ahead with their plans and air the games, stating that negotiations with rival networks to share broadcasting rights had ended.

Personally, I’d be a little ticked off, too. It’s pretty obvious that South Korea has gone beyond patriotism, with all the World Cup songs and promotions, so having no piece of the pie is a huge bummer. Are you guys ready for the World Cup, or could you care less?

Souce: The Korea Times


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wow


Just put it on all networks...let the viewers decide...Everyone is so excited about the games then you have the stations fighting over something so trival…


hahha they must share perhaps XD Air the world cup on all these three networks then it’s just upto the viewers which network they will watch XD


That’s not nice D; they should share coz everyone loves World Cup! >.<


So unfair :/ Hope they work something out soon~


i could care less.. but sbs has gone far though D:


omg.. work this out. Make it fair gosh >.<


O my… ahh. >< Hope it works out soon.


Soccer is the only sport I can stand watching, which is kind of lucky because SBS is the only channel that WANTS to take stuff like the Fifa World Cup. The other channels are too busy trying to get their hands on the most AFL coverage v.v”

I can see why KBS and MBC are pissed, but business is business so really they should have expected it


i don’t watch it, but i know a lot of people in korea are revved up about it. sbs is in the wrong if they had an agreement.


Comples and unfair..hope it can be solved soon /.\


I AM SOOOOOO READY!!! XDDD


That seems kinda unfair.
They will definitely lose viewers. & they will have the rights for 6 years?

I’m not really into soccer so yeah. ;D


Ahaha dang what a mean backstabbing.  That sucks.  Hope KBS and MBC get better.


wow, yeah that kinda sucks…
and for 6 years?
that’s a long time x:

although the fam guys are huge fans, am not really so eh :0


well as much as that sucks, thats business?
although in a happy society mbc, kbs, and sbs would share everything equally, no one’s really blaming sbs for taking a monopoly.
its like how they did it in the us for the olympics


Ohh, broadcasting right issues. @.@ That’s hard on MBC and KBS.
Anywoo, I’m ready for the World Cup~ ^^


oh woww,,


Meh that’s business.
I’m not really into soccer like that sooo :/


Well my dad is crazy about soccer so it kind of rubbed off on me so I’m excited^.^


ready for it because of all the hype from the kpop artists i kinda want to watch..lol


Ready for it. Only every 4 years am I really into soccer


tsk.tsk. i’d be mad myself… oh well. SBS gets the big chunk.
Let’s just hope S.Korea would be much more focused to win the World CUP! raspberry and btw, I love their song! haha! ELF~ <3


ready for wordl cup! yess!


Knew this was gonna happen when they announced SBS bought all rights.
If I were KBS/MBC, I’d be pretty pissed off too. xD


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