TL.net ESPORTS Profile Joined July 2011 1 Post Last Edited: 2012-12-07 08:39:10 #1 Update: KeSPA source confirms there WILL be English commentary for opening day matches. No word on specific casters.



Live Streaming (Korean): Naver, TVing, Youtube (www.youtube.com/esportstv)

Live Streaming (English): Twitch.tv (www.twitch.tv/sc2proleague)



Source: KeSPA



KeSPA's official response to misinformation posted on TeamLiquid



The association seeks to clear up some confusion regarding the international broadcast of the Proleague caused by misinformation from OnGameNet's English caster.



Originally, the Proleague's English, international broadcast service was to be handled by OnGameNet and IEG, Sat/Sun and Mon/Tue respectively (with partial financial support for the English broadcast provided by the association). Additionally, for the sake of rebuilding esports and setting a foundation for continued growth, KeSPA, IEG, and OnGameNet were in talks to create a three party consortium in 2012, the year when international broadcasts began. By bundling the Starleague and Proleague, the goal was to prevent cannibalization of the market between the two, and create synergy to stabilize international broadcast services.



However, because of minor differences in stances between the three parties, it has been agreed to slightly extend the period of negotiations. Until a final agreement has been reached, OnGameNet's stance is that it will not broadcast in English during the weekend games of Proleague, and will only provide a clean feed of Proleague to IEG, the delivery agency.



The association and IEG are urgently putting together the resources for an English broadcast, and are doing their best to not only reach a satisfactory agreement with OnGameNet, but also ensure and unhindered broadcast.



OnGameNet caster DoA, who wrote a distorted, easily misunderstood post based on one-sided misinformation, has apologized for has made a correction. The association plans to immediately respond to the spread of baseless rumors rooted in distorted information.



All games of the The SK Planet StarCraft II Proleague 2012-13 season will be viewable on Twitch.TV (URL: en.twitch.tv/sc2proleague) beginning with opening day on December 8th. Negotiations are underway so that Live Streams and VODs will be viewable through youtube starting in the first half of 2013.



Korean

+ Show Spoiler + 해외 e스포츠 커뮤니티 “팀리퀴드”에 게재된 오보 관련 협회 입장



온게임넷 영어해설자의 왜곡된 정보와 인터뷰로 “프로리그”의 해외서비스 및 시청방법에 대해 혼선이 생기어 이에 대한 협회의 입장을 정리하고자 합니다.



당초 “프로리그”의 해외서비스는 온게임넷, IEG 양 방송사가 각각 주말경기, 평일(월, 화)경기에 대해 영어 중계를 포함하여 제작을 담당(영어중계 제작비용 일부 협회 지원)하게 되어 있었습니다.



그리고, 최근 침체된 e스포츠의 재건 및 지속적인 성장 발판 마련을 위해 협회, I.E.G, 온게임넷3사는 사실상 해외서비스 원년인 2012년, 성공적인 세계시장 공략을 위해 스타리그, 프로리그를 하나로 묶어 해외시장에서 양 리그간의 제살 깎아 먹기 경쟁을 방지하고 다양한 팩키지를 구성, 시너지 창출로 해외서비스의 조기 안정화와 빠른 정착을 목표로 3자 컨소시엄을 구성하는 제휴방안에 대하여 협의 중에 있었습니다.



그러나, 3자의 근소한 입장차이로 인해 협의 기한을 좀 더 연장하기로 3사가 합의하였으며, 이에따라 온게임넷에서는 최종합의가 이루어지기 전까지 프로리그 주말경기에 대한 영어중계 제작을 하지 않으며 해외서비스를 위해 “프로리그” 유통 대행사인 I.E.G에 클린피드만을 제공하겠다는 입장을 밝힌 것입니다. 이에 협회와 IEG에서는 급히 영어중계를 위한 Resource를 확보 중에 있으며, 온게임넷과의 원만한 합의 도출은 물론, 차질 없이 방송될 수 있도록 최선을 다하고 있습니다.



글을 쓴 온게임넷 해설자 DOA씨는 사실확인 결과 특정 일방에서 잘못된 정보만으로 왜곡되어 오해의 소지가 있는 글을 쓴 것에 대해 사과하고 이를 정정 하겠다고 밝혔으며 협회는 전혀 사실과 다른 내용으로 왜곡된 정보를 제공하여 근거 없는 유언비어 유포에 단호히 대응하고 즉각적으로 입장을 표명할 계획입니다.



“SK플래닛 스타크래프트2 프로리그 2012-13시즌”은 “트위치”에서 12월 8일 개막경기부터 전 경기 시청할 수 있으며 2013년 상반기부터는 유튜브를 통해서도 LIVE, VOD 시청이 가능하도록 협의하고 있습니다. KeSPA source confirms there WILL be English commentary for opening day matches. No word on specific casters.Naver, TVing, Youtube (www.youtube.com/esportstv)Twitch.tv (www.twitch.tv/sc2proleague)Source: KeSPAThe association seeks to clear up some confusion regarding the international broadcast of the Proleague caused by misinformation from OnGameNet's English caster.Originally, the Proleague's English, international broadcast service was to be handled by OnGameNet and IEG, Sat/Sun and Mon/Tue respectively (with partial financial support for the English broadcast provided by the association). Additionally, for the sake of rebuilding esports and setting a foundation for continued growth, KeSPA, IEG, and OnGameNet were in talks to create a three party consortium in 2012, the year when international broadcasts began. By bundling the Starleague and Proleague, the goal was to prevent cannibalization of the market between the two, and create synergy to stabilize international broadcast services.However, because of minor differences in stances between the three parties, it has been agreed to slightly extend the period of negotiations. Until a final agreement has been reached, OnGameNet's stance is that it will not broadcast in English during the weekend games of Proleague, and will only provide a clean feed of Proleague to IEG, the delivery agency.The association and IEG are urgently putting together the resources for an English broadcast, and are doing their best to not only reach a satisfactory agreement with OnGameNet, but also ensure and unhindered broadcast.OnGameNet caster DoA, who wrote a distorted, easily misunderstood post based on one-sided misinformation, has apologized for has made a correction. The association plans to immediately respond to the spread of baseless rumors rooted in distorted information.beginning with opening day on December 8th. Negotiations are underway so that Live Streams and VODs will be viewable through youtube starting in the first half of 2013.