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http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=146329&iskin=esports
Hello. My name is Choya, the head coach of MVP Starcraft II team.
After a long time, I am writing significant matter in SNS.
Our MVP team has signed a business agreement with IB SPORTS on November 11th.
We believe that this opportunity will help our team to advance much further.
Our team will get various supports from IB SPORTS such as operating main sponsors, hosting tournaments, MCN contents, and management of our team players.
IB SPORTS is sports broadcasting channel, operating by IB MEDIA NET which is a subsidiary company of GALAXIA SM (ex IB WORLDWIDE), providing various sports events program such as KBO, MLB, UFC, KLPGA, AFC, IAAF, WWE.
Superstars like Shin-soo Choo and Yeon-jae Son are belong to GALAXIA SM and Yuna Kim was in GALAXIA SM too . GALAXIA SM is also planning to develop various contents with partnership of SM Entertainment.
After it changed its title to GALAXIA SM on October 30th, MVP is the first company that signed a business agreement.
We hope you to support and show us a lot of interests. We hope all of you the best and we always appreciate your support! Thank you so much! ( source: Choya facebook )
Also the team roster will be announced on Friday (13th Nov):
Staff Update;
Courtesy of our very own TL Commentator of Wedding Ceremonies (GTR), he has shed some light on what IB Sports is.
On November 11 2015 22:01 GTR wrote:
IB Sports is basically the rival of SPOTV in Korea in terms of IPTV sports broadcasting.
Which means I'm assuming they are looking into entering the e-Sports broadcast market with this sponsorship.
Although with how the scene has shifted from cable (OGN/MBC) to IPTV (SPOTV/Hungryapp) to online broadcasting (Twitch/Afreeca) it might be hard for them to make an impact.
Update from choya facebook :
I am so happy to announce good news again! We will announce our team's naming sponsor on November 16th! We can't tell you who is our sponsor yet but it will be so grateful if we can get a lot of cheers and supports on 16th! We will make sure and try hard to advance to Post Season next year! Thank you so much!
Roster update:
On November 13 2015 00:15 SetGuitarsToKill wrote:
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Good news! I don't really understand the extend of this relationship though but At least mvp gets money
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Germany3367 Posts
"After it changed its title to GALAXIA SM on October 30th, MVP is the first company that signed a business agreement."
So - is this MVP's new name? Is IB SPORTS their title sponsor?
Also the team roster will be announced on Friday (13th Nov):
https://twitter.com/MVPChoya/status/664377285152083968
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Australia18228 Posts
I'm guessing this is also why MVP is picking up a LoL team
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On November 11 2015 18:21 adymus wrote:
Our team will get various supports from IB SPORTS such as operating main sponsors, hosting tournaments, MCN contents, and management of our team players.
IB SPORTS is sports broadcasting channel
I like this. New tournament in Korea, possibly broadcast on TV? I'm just gonna accept that to be true until proven wrong :D
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More money to a professional team...
Won't ever be a bad thing, right
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Guess that is connected with them returning to LoL with a new team. Good news!
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Always good to see new sponsors. Though I still want a Kia eSports team
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On November 11 2015 18:40 TheOneAboveU wrote:
"After it changed its title to GALAXIA SM on October 30th, MVP is the first company that signed a business agreement."
So - is this MVP's new name? Is IB SPORTS their title sponsor?
Also the team roster will be announced on Friday (13th Nov):
I think he means when the overarching company chanced it's name
GALAXIA SM (ex IB WORLDWIDE)
so I'm guessing no.
Anyway; Good news!
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Umm, what does this sponsor actually do? Im kinda confused. But either way, can be bad so grats!
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On November 11 2015 20:20 lestye wrote:
Umm, what does this sponsor actually do? Im kinda confused. But either way, can be bad so grats!
They do sponsorship, isn't that enough? d:
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United Kingdom1711 Posts
On November 11 2015 20:20 lestye wrote:
Umm, what does this sponsor actually do? Im kinda confused. But either way, can be bad so grats!
provide funds in exchange for marketing i.e. logos on clothes etc
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51676 Posts
IB Sports is basically the rival of SPOTV in Korea in terms of IPTV sports broadcasting.
Which means I'm assuming they are looking into entering the e-Sports broadcast market with this sponsorship.
Although with how the scene has shifted from cable (OGN/MBC) to IPTV (SPOTV/Hungryapp) to online broadcasting (Twitch/Afreeca) it might be hard for them to make an impact.
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On November 11 2015 22:01 GTR wrote:
IB Sports is basically the rival of SPOTV in Korea in terms of IPTV sports broadcasting.
Which means I'm assuming they are looking into entering the e-Sports broadcast market with this sponsorship.
Although with how the scene has shifted from cable (OGN/MBC) to IPTV (SPOTV/Hungryapp) to online broadcasting (Twitch/Afreeca) it might be hard for them to make an impact.
Thanks for the insight
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spectacular news!
go choya, its ya birthday, go choya, its ya birthday
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On November 11 2015 22:01 GTR wrote:
IB Sports is basically the rival of SPOTV in Korea in terms of IPTV sports broadcasting.
Which means I'm assuming they are looking into entering the e-Sports broadcast market with this sponsorship.
Although with how the scene has shifted from cable (OGN/MBC) to IPTV (SPOTV/Hungryapp) to online broadcasting (Twitch/Afreeca) it might be hard for them to make an impact.
This makes this much more clear, thanks!
Good news for MVP, hopefully. They'll have money to pay for that League team now!
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On November 11 2015 22:01 GTR wrote:
IB Sports is basically the rival of SPOTV in Korea in terms of IPTV sports broadcasting.
Which means I'm assuming they are looking into entering the e-Sports broadcast market with this sponsorship.
Although with how the scene has shifted from cable (OGN/MBC) to IPTV (SPOTV/Hungryapp) to online broadcasting (Twitch/Afreeca) it might be hard for them to make an impact. Is there any chance that having a competing sponsor might cause issues for MVP in terms of participating in SSL? I know that OGN and MBC got along well enough, but these are two different companies...
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On November 11 2015 18:40 TheOneAboveU wrote:"After it changed its title to GALAXIA SM on October 30th, MVP is the first company that signed a business agreement." So - is this MVP's new name? Is IB SPORTS their title sponsor? Also the team roster will be announced on Friday (13th Nov): https://twitter.com/MVPChoya/status/664377285152083968
MKIB?
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