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Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission urges staggered Asian Games scheduling to protect viewing rights
South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Telecommunications Commission recommended that broadcasters covering the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games avoid excessive duplicate scheduling and instead stagger programming by channel and platform. It approved the recommendation at a written meeting on Sept. 4. Exceptions apply to the opening and closing ceremonies and matches involving South Korea’s national team. The commission also urged active coverage of less popular sports and new events such as e-sports, and recommended expanded broadcasts of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.
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Korea media communications commission recommends staggered scheduling for 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasts
South Korea\'s Broadcasting Media Communications Commission said it recommended that broadcasters avoid excessive simultaneous duplication of matches when televising the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America, which opens on June 12. It said overlapping schedules in the same time slot could restrict viewing rights and limit the variety of programming. Matches with high nationwide interest, including games involving South Korea, are exempt.
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Korea broadcast media watchdog forms seven statutory committees
South Korea\'s Broadcast Media Communications Commission on Tuesday approved appointments of new members to seven statutory committees related to broadcasting, including panels on viewer rights, universal access, dispute mediation and market competition assessment. It also received a report on a partial revision to a public notice to extend a temporary grace period for outsourcing programming ratios at regional MBC and regional private broadcasters, with the current grace period set to expire at the end of next month.