KeSPA response to EN broadcast + PL on Twitch.TV - Page 6
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
If they have a delayed english stream I'll just be watching in korean, where is the hype when it's already happened? | ||
cresse
United States59 Posts
If there aren't English casters, or something falls through for the English speaking audience, be sure to watch oOOoOphidian's commentary on his stream! I can guarantee that he'll be ready to pick it up in case the English speaking crowd is left hanging | ||
figq
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Netsky
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ramask2
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mrRoflpwn
United States2618 Posts
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Shinobi1982
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On December 07 2012 18:09 Netsky wrote: Plot twist: Moletrap and Kelly Milkies are the English casters. Please be trolling | ||
Jaeger
United States1150 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97248 Posts
On December 07 2012 18:09 mrRoflpwn wrote: Would not be surprised if the casters are Tastosis... I seriously doubt it since they are GOM's golden casters | ||
Elite_
United States4259 Posts
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Hier
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Sabu113
United States11032 Posts
On December 07 2012 17:20 TiTanIum_ wrote: Well DoA was probably fed wrong information. I wouldn't read too much into it. Unless this shitstorm sparked this language. We're all assuming this was true prior to the uproar. Just blaming doa is rather myopic. You would think they would have some backup for the english cast in mind. This is a professional organization right? They were probably hardballing OGN/wanted to do their own thing then mucked it up. Saw the uproar and threw the young foreign cater under the bus. Or Doa could have misled us. But both scenarios are equally plausible. | ||
ZerglingTwins
United States850 Posts
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Laryleprakon
New Zealand9496 Posts
On December 07 2012 18:09 mrRoflpwn wrote: Would not be surprised if the casters are Tastosis... Tasteless tweeted earlier today that they were still in Vegas, so I doubt it. | ||
ramask2
Thailand1024 Posts
On December 07 2012 18:09 Netsky wrote: Plot twist: Moletrap and Kelly Milkies are the English casters. You know something's wrong when I lack so much faith in KeSPA that those two would have been an agreeable choice. | ||
Michaels
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eviltomahawk
United States11132 Posts
On December 07 2012 17:43 andyf wrote: Can someone link what DoA actually posted before his edit ? e - sorry, not link, paste - seeing as he edited his original post Here you go. + Show Spoiler + On December 06 2012 21:52 DoA wrote: I just got hit with some pretty hard to take news. OnGameNet will not be broadcasting the SK Planet Proleague this season in English. As that sinks in, let me elaborate on exactly why this is and where we're at now. Basically for a while now KeSPA has been preparing their own broadcasting platform (IEG, which is owned by KeSPA) to presumably run events from. KeSPA's had a long history of doing their best to control everything that goes on in Korean esports so it's not shocking that they'd want to get into actually running the broadcasts as well. Proleague in fact is a result of KeSPA threatening to pull their players from both OGN and MBC's individual leagues if they didn't give up their respective team leagues and broadcast Proleague instead. This season KeSPA decided to run their own Proleague broadcast initially on weekdays, while OGN ran the weekend broadcast. As far as I know about a week ago KeSPA approached OGN and told them that they'd be running their own stream simultaneously with OGN's on weekends as well. They'd also be sending a commentator they had picked themselves to tri-cast with Monte Cristo and I. Naturally OGN was upset about this and Monte and I were a bit reluctant to tri-cast with someone we'd never worked with before. OGN went back to have talks yesterday and today with KeSPA and things did not go well. KeSPA has also been approaching english casters about the job, but so far none have accepted that I'm aware of. Not surprising. As of right now OGN will not be involved with Proleague at any level for an English broadcast as far as I'm aware. All the preparation by the staff here over the last few months is now for nothing. Needless to say I'm crushed. I'm enjoying LoL, but I came back to Korea to cast Starcraft 2. We've still got OSL (which OGN owns), but SC2 team leagues are basically my favorite thing in the entire world and now that's gone. So what do we get as fans of Proleague now? I still want to see these matches as much as anyone, but I'm frankly tired of KeSPA's lame ploys to try to keep control over something they never should have been in control if in the first place. For me it certainly sours the mood for what will be an epic first match between KT and EG.TL. I don't have any information about EIG's streams or when the broadcasts will be. If I find out I'll tell people. As hard as all this is to take, I want you guys to be able to watch if you want to. Is there a possibility things might change? Possibly. If KeSPA feels enough pressure they might bend. I'm certainly going to do everything I can. What I'm not going to do is tell you to boycott Proleague. That's your choice and I don't have any business telling you not to watch a game and players that you love because of idiotic corporate politics that you aren't a part of and frankly don't deserve to be hurt by. I feel it's important people know what's going on behind the scenes sometimes, but it's best to focus on the game. That's all I've got for now. If I get any updates I'll pass them on via my twitter. (@ggdoa) Apparently MLG might be involved in some way with an English broadcast per MLG Lee's Twitter? If that's the case then I wish them the best of luck and a great season. | ||
nakedsurfer
Canada500 Posts
On December 07 2012 18:09 Netsky wrote: Plot twist: Moletrap and Kelly Milkies are the English casters. What a twist! I don't think anyone actually knows what is going on still. | ||
Laryleprakon
New Zealand9496 Posts
On December 07 2012 18:09 Netsky wrote: Plot twist: Moletrap and Kelly Milkies are the English casters. I bet if they were in Korea they would have been asked ^_^ | ||
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