Blizzard and Gom-TV are signing and exclusive broadcasting agreement for Blizzard games. This is not coming completely unexpected, yet after the long menacing series consisting of many incredible and weird events this is m...
ore and more looking like the final act of Blizzard's struggle to settle its matters in Korea. As TeamLiquid reports, Blizzard Entertainment and Gom-TV signed an agreement, giving the streaming web channel exclusive rights over the handling and broadcasting of tournaments and events for Brood War, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Warcraft 3, World of Warcraft and related expansions. In an open letter to Korean eSports fans, Mike Morhaime took the time to explain how they tried for years to negotiate with KeSPA in an attempt to defend intellectual property rights related to Blizzards games, hence their decision to find another partner. A little snippet:
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With the release of “Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty” approaching, we decided we could not delay any further in finding a trustworthy partner who respected our intellectual property rights, and decided it was time to find a new way altogether. As a result of that decision, we signed a contract with GomTV which we announced today, which gives them the exclusive rights to hold and broadcast Blizzard game tournaments in Korea. We have cooperated closely with GomTV in the past, and discovered in the process that we have similar values and goals in e-Sports. Also, we believe that GomTV is a capable partner with whom we can not only advance e-Sports in Korea, but in the entire world as well. |
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Mike Morhaime's full letter and more info after the break.
