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:D im satisfied
MBCGame begins negotiations with GomTV - Page 4
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DreaM)XeRO
Korea (South)4667 Posts
playing it safe and staying within the borders to keep the fans happy :D im satisfied | ||
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LordLastDay
34 Posts
On June 03 2010 07:38 shalafi wrote: Seriously? In Korea? You think people is not going to compare both? (And say how much worse and noobish SC2 is) I wouldn't be so sure about that. http://www.teamliquid.net/poll/index.php?poll_id=423 | ||
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Fraidnot
United States824 Posts
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mrdx
Vietnam1555 Posts
What KeSPA did, was not. | ||
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Inkblood
United States463 Posts
Hopefully everything turns out fine. This stuff still has me worried though, it would be a real blow if something were to happen to the BW scene. | ||
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Zato-1
Chile4253 Posts
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InfiniteIce
United States794 Posts
On June 03 2010 03:39 heyoka wrote: This is such a fun trainwreck to watch. Thanks for the translation. Heyoka summed up my thoughts better than I could have possibly imagined. | ||
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shalafi
394 Posts
On June 03 2010 09:36 LordLastDay wrote: I wouldn't be so sure about that. http://www.teamliquid.net/poll/index.php?poll_id=423 Because TL isn't full of people new to professional BW nowadays. Most Korean gamers know about SCBW, have played it competitively and watched progames, unlike most of the people that comes to TL since SC2 beta. | ||
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DrivE
United States2554 Posts
On June 03 2010 09:46 mrdx wrote: What MBCGame is doing, is truly "for the fans". What KeSPA did, was not. Yea, glad they are taking action. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Shizuru~
Malaysia1676 Posts
MBC already signed a sponsors for their next MSL, if they went ahead without the approval of Blizzard and got themselves into all sort of legal problems, what do you think that will look like for their sponsors? of course MBC will be playing safe here... | ||
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Captain Peabody
United States3110 Posts
On June 03 2010 03:39 heyoka wrote: This is such a fun trainwreck to watch. Thanks for the translation. I agree wholly.  I've been wondering about something like this. KeSPA's actions so far seem to reveal they have absolutely no confidence in going to court. They act as if they they tried to go ahead and ignore Blizz, Blizz would take them to court and fuck them up. As much as certain TL users like to claim "Korean courts rule for Korean companies," or "American copyright laws don't apply in Korea," everything I'm reading seems to suggest that KeSPA is deathly afraid of going to court. Personally, I think that reluctance has a lot to do with Kespa's selling of the broadcast rights a few years back...which according to Blizzard is what got this whole thing started. I just can't see any court, Korean or not, backing them up on that. I think it's more likely that this a symbolic move ("hey, we tried"), given the terms Blizzard was intent upon in the first place. I just can't see either MBC or OGN agreeing to anything remotely like that. And if they do actually come to an agreement, eSports is going to suffer as a result. The royalty money will have to come from somewhere, and it's not likely that the sponsors will just foot the bill without making cuts elsewhere. The terms Blizzard demanded from Kespa were specifically for a business partner and overseeing agency for Blizzard games in Korea...which Blizzard now has in GOM--which I'm sure has agreed to similar or identical terms already. They were never planning to demand all of those conditions from the broadcasting corps, sponsors, etc. The way I see it, now that Blizzard has a partner they trust in Korean e-sports, they're basically stepping back and letting GOM handle the nitty-gritty of negotiations and individual agreements with the various firms. GOM will still be in a close partnership with Blizzard, though... Backing this up, remember that when Kespa's response came out, Blizzard responded with a "No comment," while GOM immediately released a call to negotiations. Basically Blizzard's way of saying "Talk to the GOM!" I think Blizzard has said all they're going to say for a while; right now, GOM is in charge. | ||
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Drunken Argument
United States15 Posts
And for those who say that Blizzard is spelling the end of SCBW eSports with the GOM partnership are mistaken. The days of SCBW were numbered when SC2 was announced. Not because the games or players wouldn't be entertaining or competitive, but because the excitement around the SC2 release would have more fans demanding SC2 eSports, and as the fans go, so does the money... | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On June 03 2010 06:44 Biff The Understudy wrote: Blizzard is huge; MBC, OGN and Kespa are dwarves in comparison. They will get exactly what they ask unfortunately. Do you even know what Kespa is comprised of? Also this sounds terrible. If Blizzard gets control of korean esports pro bw is as good as dead. | ||
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Veil
Korea (South)42 Posts
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On June 03 2010 11:48 Veil wrote: Ya... the sponsers for the pro teams are not dwarves rofl.. the sponsors may not be, but their dedication to sc2 progaming is minimal in the grand scheme of things. | ||
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bjwithbraces
United States549 Posts
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TriniMasta
United States1323 Posts
On June 03 2010 03:34 Hier wrote: Well, looks like the beginning of the end of the BW scene in Korea as we know it. *sobs uncontrollably* wow you expect SC2 and BroodWar to be an eSport together?... | ||
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Mellotron
United States329 Posts
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DoX.)
Singapore6164 Posts
On June 03 2010 09:36 LordLastDay wrote: I wouldn't be so sure about that. http://www.teamliquid.net/poll/index.php?poll_id=423 Teamliquid =/= Korean gaming population | ||
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