• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 11:27
CET 17:27
KST 01:27
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT29Behind the Blue - Team Liquid History Book19Clem wins HomeStory Cup 289HomeStory Cup 28 - Info & Preview13Rongyi Cup S3 - Preview & Info8
Community News
Team Liquid Map Contest - Preparation Notice4Weekly Cups (Feb 23-Mar 1): herO doubles, 2v2 bonanza1Weekly Cups (Feb 16-22): MaxPax doubles0Weekly Cups (Feb 9-15): herO doubles up2ACS replaced by "ASL Season Open" - Starts 21/0258
StarCraft 2
General
Mighty Hackar Recovery Number One Crypto Digital Team Liquid Map Contest - Preparation Notice How do you think the 5.0.15 balance patch (Oct 2025) for StarCraft II has affected the game? ByuL: The Forgotten Master of ZvT Nexon's StarCraft game could be FPS, led by UMS maker
Tourneys
Sea Duckling Open (Global, Bronze-Diamond) PIG STY FESTIVAL 7.0! (19 Feb - 1 Mar) RSL Season 4 announced for March-April Sparkling Tuna Cup - Weekly Open Tournament SEL Doubles (SC Evo Bimonthly)
Strategy
Custom Maps
Publishing has been re-enabled! [Feb 24th 2026] Map Editor closed ?
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 515 Together Forever Mutation # 514 Ulnar New Year Mutation # 513 Attrition Warfare
Brood War
General
BW General Discussion It's March 3rd Soma Explains: JD's Unrelenting Aggro vs FlaSh BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ CasterMuse Youtube
Tourneys
[Megathread] Daily Proleagues BWCL Season 64 Announcement The Casual Games of the Week Thread [LIVE] [S:21] ASL Season Open Day 1
Strategy
Soma's 9 hatch build from ASL Game 2 Fighting Spirit mining rates Simple Questions, Simple Answers Zealot bombing is no longer popular?
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Battle Aces/David Kim RTS Megathread Diablo 2 thread Path of Exile
Dota 2
The Story of Wings Gaming Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Vanilla Mini Mafia TL Mafia Community Thread
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Things Aren’t Peaceful in Palestine UK Politics Mega-thread NASA and the Private Sector
Fan Clubs
The IdrA Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
[Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [Manga] One Piece Anime Discussion Thread
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion TL MMA Pick'em Pool 2013
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Laptop capable of using Photoshop Lightroom?
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Just Watchers: Why Some Only…
TrAiDoS
Unintentional protectionism…
Uldridge
ASL S21 English Commentary…
namkraft
Life Update and thoughts.
FuDDx
How do archons sleep?
8882
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1552 users

Gretech on PL negotiations - Page 2

Forum Index > Community News and Headlines
245 CommentsPost a Reply
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 Next All
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66358 Posts
October 16 2010 06:49 GMT
#21
On October 16 2010 15:48 okum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2010 15:15 Selith wrote:
First is the fees. GomTV stated, 'Each tournaments will cost 1 won (ed. That's not a mistranslation, it really said 1 won), and broadcasting fee is 100 million won'. The reason for the broadcasting fee is to have only the corporations who are capable planning a high-quality e-sports tournaments, broadcasting, and provide high-quality broadcast for the players and the viewers.

A jab at MBC's incompetence?

pretty sure MBC broadcasts better than Gom.

MBC is one of the major broadcasting stations in Korea, if you don't realise.
POGGERS
xBillehx
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1289 Posts
October 16 2010 06:50 GMT
#22
Does this finally quell the rumor of Gretech wanting to kill BW? Lol
Taengoo ♥
Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
October 16 2010 06:50 GMT
#23
Nice to hear for proleague ^^
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
October 16 2010 06:53 GMT
#24
So basically they have to pay about 100K USD every year to broadcast PL and other major tournaments?
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
October 16 2010 06:55 GMT
#25
On October 16 2010 15:53 Disregard wrote:
So basically they have to pay about 100K USD every year to broadcast PL and other major tournaments?


That's how I read it: 100k USD fee for OGN/MBC and 1 Won for KeSPA? I'm confused.
"My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
QibingZero
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
2611 Posts
October 16 2010 06:56 GMT
#26
While I'm glad to be watching PL right now, it still feels extremely wrong to see Gretech lording over the entire scene like this.

Err... I mean: What a kind and merciful gesture by king Gretech to allow it's lowly subjects to continue the Proleague!


Sickening really, this type of business.
Oh, my eSports
Selith
Profile Joined September 2010
United States238 Posts
October 16 2010 06:56 GMT
#27
On October 16 2010 15:50 xBillehx wrote:
Does this finally quell the rumor of Gretech wanting to kill BW? Lol


Not really. The article does not mean to say that Gretech isn't interested in stopping "illegal" tournaments and leagues. Note how they reinforce the idea of IP rights and how important it is. KeSPA refuses to acknowledge any and all IP rights whatsoever involving StarCraft.

So storm isn't over yet. Gretech is only willing to let Proleague etc. to continue only if negotiations are finalized. Otherwise...
Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9172 Posts
October 16 2010 06:59 GMT
#28
On October 16 2010 15:15 Selith wrote:
GomTV said, "The goal is to further increase the size of e-sports, as well as to make it more active through our involvement.


I hate PR -.-
Yhamm is the god of predictions
BrodiaQ
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States892 Posts
October 16 2010 07:01 GMT
#29
Sounds promising for Bw to live on!
"So come right up and let me squash your creativity with my iron fist of conservative play."--Nony
dcemuser
Profile Joined August 2010
United States3248 Posts
October 16 2010 07:04 GMT
#30
On October 16 2010 15:53 Disregard wrote:
So basically they have to pay about 100K USD every year to broadcast PL and other major tournaments?


Yeah, but isn't 100k USD just mere pennies for major companies like this?

It seems like that is a very small amount of money when you're talking corporations.
stafu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia1196 Posts
October 16 2010 07:10 GMT
#31
Gretech are acting about 1000% more mature in all of this than KeSPA. I always had my doubts about the things KeSPA kept saying, and the attitude they described regarding Gretech. Good move by Gretech to stay silent and not sink to the same level.
Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
October 16 2010 07:10 GMT
#32
Gretech hasn't been straight up on their goals all throughout negotiations. Of course when a company speaks directly to fans they'll phrase things in a way that sounds pleasing to the ear, even if it's not true.

Until the end they didn't want MBC to broadcast for trivial reasons.
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
October 16 2010 07:10 GMT
#33
Can't they just continue with their tournaments...?
Year 2500 Greater Israel ( Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen )
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51550 Posts
October 16 2010 07:11 GMT
#34
On October 16 2010 15:49 konadora wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2010 15:48 okum wrote:
On October 16 2010 15:15 Selith wrote:
First is the fees. GomTV stated, 'Each tournaments will cost 1 won (ed. That's not a mistranslation, it really said 1 won), and broadcasting fee is 100 million won'. The reason for the broadcasting fee is to have only the corporations who are capable planning a high-quality e-sports tournaments, broadcasting, and provide high-quality broadcast for the players and the viewers.

A jab at MBC's incompetence?

pretty sure MBC broadcasts better than Gom.

MBC is one of the major broadcasting stations in Korea, if you don't realise.


lol

mbc have tech problems every two or three games. gom is more competent right now.
Commentator
xBillehx
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1289 Posts
October 16 2010 07:13 GMT
#35
On October 16 2010 15:56 Selith wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2010 15:50 xBillehx wrote:
Does this finally quell the rumor of Gretech wanting to kill BW? Lol


Not really. The article does not mean to say that Gretech isn't interested in stopping "illegal" tournaments and leagues. Note how they reinforce the idea of IP rights and how important it is. KeSPA refuses to acknowledge any and all IP rights whatsoever involving StarCraft.

So storm isn't over yet. Gretech is only willing to let Proleague etc. to continue only if negotiations are finalized. Otherwise...

Right, but the rumors were that Gretech was imposing some unreasonable demands that KeSPA would never accept because they wanted to kill BW for SC2. Yet here are (in my opinion) pretty reasonable terms and the assurance that the BW Proleague is continuing on both MBC and OGN. The idea that KeSPA refuses to acknowledge anything means it'd be KeSPA killing other BW leagues, not Gretech. I just fail to see the intent to kill BW from Gretechs statement. (Assuming this is all true.)

Though really, I hope KeSPA does acknowledge it so all BW leagues can continue alongside SC2 until, if ever, it dies of old age.
Taengoo ♥
Nemesis
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada2568 Posts
October 16 2010 07:15 GMT
#36
On October 16 2010 15:46 Emon_ wrote:
About the 100million won fee for tournaments - didn't KeSPA say that the max they would go to was 55-60million? I think it was in one of the news posts about the negotiations.

Also, why is this post released now? If they really cared about the scene this could've come two weeks ago. There is nothing earth shattering in the document. Only when KeSPA went ahead with the SPL despite there being no contract and possibly facing a lawsuit do they decide to speak up. GomTV/Gretech are handling this like amateurs. Shows how much Blizzard really cares about BW.

Kespa offered 300 million won I think
Lee Young Ho fighting! KT P are just CHINTOSSTIC.
QuothTheRaven
Profile Joined December 2008
United States5524 Posts
October 16 2010 07:16 GMT
#37
On October 16 2010 16:15 Nemesis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2010 15:46 Emon_ wrote:
About the 100million won fee for tournaments - didn't KeSPA say that the max they would go to was 55-60million? I think it was in one of the news posts about the negotiations.

Also, why is this post released now? If they really cared about the scene this could've come two weeks ago. There is nothing earth shattering in the document. Only when KeSPA went ahead with the SPL despite there being no contract and possibly facing a lawsuit do they decide to speak up. GomTV/Gretech are handling this like amateurs. Shows how much Blizzard really cares about BW.

Kespa offered 300 million won I think

Yeah, that was reported in one of the other threads. And it was stated that Gretech rejected the 300 million won. What gives?
. . . nevermore
Selith
Profile Joined September 2010
United States238 Posts
October 16 2010 07:19 GMT
#38
On October 16 2010 16:16 QuothTheRaven wrote:
Yeah, that was reported in one of the other threads. And it was stated that Gretech rejected the 300 million won. What gives?


Gretech wants IP rights acknowledged more than the money.
zenMaster
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada761 Posts
October 16 2010 07:19 GMT
#39
Gretech playing the good cop bad cop, first being bad doing dumb shit like throwing a fit over MBC, now playing PR trying to get a good image with the public. Best thing for BW E-Sports is to just take the money and leave Kespa alone.
Slow Motion
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6960 Posts
October 16 2010 07:21 GMT
#40
On October 16 2010 16:19 Selith wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 16 2010 16:16 QuothTheRaven wrote:
Yeah, that was reported in one of the other threads. And it was stated that Gretech rejected the 300 million won. What gives?


Gretech wants IP rights acknowledged more than the money.

Yeah IP rights have nothing to do with money. Oh wait.
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 Next All
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 7h 33m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
Lowko504
trigger 103
SpeCial 78
elazer 52
TKL 45
StarCraft: Brood War
Britney 36169
Sea 31171
PianO 946
Mini 854
Hyuk 744
Larva 712
Soma 687
ZerO 452
Light 323
Rush 155
[ Show more ]
Hm[arnc] 123
Dewaltoss 111
Sharp 81
Yoon 39
soO 30
sorry 25
Rock 22
GoRush 15
yabsab 14
Terrorterran 14
NotJumperer 12
Sacsri 12
scan(afreeca) 11
ajuk12(nOOB) 11
Shine 9
Dota 2
Gorgc3361
Counter-Strike
fl0m3593
Heroes of the Storm
crisheroes373
Other Games
B2W.Neo983
hiko870
DeMusliM228
Fuzer 210
Hui .175
Liquid`VortiX137
mouzStarbuck109
QueenE59
Trikslyr35
ZerO(Twitch)11
Organizations
Other Games
BasetradeTV130
Counter-Strike
PGL72
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 15 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• HeavenSC 12
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• Migwel
• sooper7s
StarCraft: Brood War
• blackmanpl 19
• FirePhoenix3
• BSLYoutube
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
Dota 2
• lizZardDota234
League of Legends
• TFBlade1552
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
7h 33m
The PondCast
17h 33m
KCM Race Survival
17h 33m
WardiTV Winter Champion…
19h 33m
Classic vs Nicoract
herO vs YoungYakov
ByuN vs Gerald
Clem vs Krystianer
Replay Cast
1d 7h
Ultimate Battle
1d 19h
Light vs ZerO
WardiTV Winter Champion…
1d 19h
MaxPax vs Spirit
Rogue vs Bunny
Cure vs SHIN
Solar vs Zoun
Replay Cast
2 days
CranKy Ducklings
2 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
2 days
[ Show More ]
Replay Cast
3 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
3 days
WardiTV Winter Champion…
3 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Replay Cast
4 days
Monday Night Weeklies
5 days
OSC
5 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

Proleague 2026-03-03
PiG Sty Festival 7.0
Underdog Cup #3

Ongoing

KCM Race Survival 2026 Season 1
Jeongseon Sooper Cup
Spring Cup 2026
WardiTV Winter 2026
Nations Cup 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1&2
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
eXTREMESLAND 2025

Upcoming

ASL Season 21: Qualifier #1
ASL Season 21: Qualifier #2
ASL Season 21
Acropolis #4 - TS6
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
CSLAN 4
HSC XXIX
uThermal 2v2 2026 Main Event
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
RSL Revival: Season 4
NationLESS Cup
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026
CCT Season 3 Global Finals
IEM Rio 2026
PGL Bucharest 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 1
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League S23 Finals
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.