‘Fireworks Baseball’ is pushing ahead with live cable broadcasting despite legal disputes between broadcasters.

SBS Plus announced that it will broadcast the ‘Special Baseball Live Broadcast - Fire Fighters VS Inha University’ game live at 2 PM on the 22nd.This live broadcast will be the first time that ‘Fire Baseball’ content has been officially broadcast, and it is expected to be a symbolic attempt to bring the online-centric fandom to terrestrial channels.

SBS Plus explained the background of their decision to broadcast the show, saying, “It is the broadcaster’s responsibility to provide content that many viewers are interested in and enthusiastic about,” and “Viewers have the right to enjoy good programs, and we will respond faithfully to this.”

This is the first official broadcast of ‘Flame Fighters’.SBS Plus announced that they plan to approach it in the same way as other professional sports games, and approach the viewers as an official sports game.

The problem is the copyright controversy.Studio C1, the production company of ‘Fireworks Baseball’, is currently in conflict with JTBC over the settlement of ‘Strongest Baseball’ production costs and the ownership of intellectual property rights.JTBC has filed a criminal complaint against Studio C1 and PD Jang Si-won for copyright infringement and breach of trust, stating, “The ‘Strongest Baseball’ IP belongs to JTBC.”

Due to JTBC’s report, ‘Fireworks Baseball’ had its 5th and 6th episodes uploaded to YouTube deleted, and the channel was on the verge of being shut down.However, with this decision to broadcast live, SBS Plus seems to have chosen to overcome the dispute and connect with viewers.

Meanwhile, SBS Plus is a channel that has been strengthening its programming with original real content such as ‘I’m Solo ‘,’ Nasol Sagye ‘, and’ Because I’m Solo ‘.The match between’ Fire Fighters’ and Inha University will be broadcast live on SBS Plus at 2 PM on the 22nd.



Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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