By Denise Petski
ESPN Goes Outside Its Usual Strike Zone, Setting South Korean Baseball Rights Deal
04.05.2020 - 18:47 / deadline.com
By Dade Hayes
Finance Editor
Sports-starved ESPN has reached a deal with Eclat Media Group to televise six weekly games played by the Korean Baseball Organization.
The U.S. rights deal will kick off at 1AM ET on Tuesday with an opening-day telecast on ESPN, with a lead-in from SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt.
Major League Baseball, which typically supplies dozens of hours of weekly programming to ESPN, has been sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, along with other college and pro sports.
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pinkvilla.com
21.05.2020 / 10:21
The King: Eternal Monarch star Woo Do Hwan opens about his sweet off screen relationship with Lee Min Ho
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pinkvilla.com
18.05.2020 / 12:25
BTS leader RM dined at a restaurant in South Korea's Gapyeong & gave the owners a memory to cherish forever
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pinkvilla.com
18.05.2020 / 08:31
Lee Min Ho receives a sweet gift from Lee Jung Jae on the sets of The King: Eternal Monarch; See Pics
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losangelesblade.com
16.05.2020 / 01:09
South Korea activists form task force to fight coronavirus-fueled discrimination
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starobserver.com.au
12.05.2020 / 09:12
South Korea’s Homophobic Tension Builds After Second Wave Of COVID-19
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mambaonline.com
11.05.2020 / 18:52
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variety.com
11.05.2020 / 12:29
Korean Cinemas Test Contact-Free Tech for the Post-Coronavirus Era
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gaynation.co
11.05.2020 / 11:29
COVID-19: Increased Homophobia in South Korea After Gay Bar Infections
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deadline.com
08.05.2020 / 05:27
Trevor Noah And ‘The Daily Social Distancing Show” Throws One High And Tight To South Korean Baseball
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
07.05.2020 / 16:17
Trapped in quarantine in South Korea, the Bolton dad who tested positive for Covid-19 on work trip
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hollywood.com
05.05.2020 / 19:14
See the Trailer for the South Korean ‘Train to Busan’ Sequel
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variety.com
04.05.2020 / 18:39
ESPN Strikes Deal to Bring Korean Baseball to U.S. TV
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justjared.com
03.05.2020 / 20:57
BTS Member Jungkook Goes Viral With Performance of Lauv's 'Never Not' - Watch! (Video)
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