Korean Streamer TVING Expands KBO Baseball League Programming
This expansion will include more user-friendly features on the platform and increasing its programming of the weekly baseball show 'Tving Super Match' from once to twice a week from the start of the regular season on March 22.
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A joint venture between CJ ENM Entertainment Division, Naver and JTBC, Tving fended off competition from Netflix and Disney+ and Korean streaming platform Wavve to sign a three-year contract with the popular KBO League for 135 billion won ($93 million) to offer online streaming service of the KBO League from 2024 to 2026.
The league first started in 1982 and currently features 10 teams from around South Korea.
CJ ENM said that Tving will introduce additional features for this year's coverage of the KBO League to enhance the viewing experience, including a search function (by match and player) and short-form content through a 'Shorts' tab.
Tving will also add advanced pitcher-batter win rate prediction data in text-based live broadcasts to provide viewers with more tools to analyze and follow matches.
The 'Tving Super Match' show will also be broadcast every Tuesday and Friday — up from its once-a-week programming in 2024.
The broadcasting team for the 2025 season of the show has also been expanded, with Jeong Yong-geom, Lee Dong-wook and Park Ji-young joining the existing team made up of Lee In-hwan, Na Ji-wan and Min Byung-heon.
Tving also has other original baseball-related programming on the platform including League of Baseball Nerds and unscripted show Kim Seong-geun's Winter Vacation, with the latter featuring former four-time KBO League Manager-of-the-Year award-winner Kim Seong-geun.
'We are preparing an even more advanced broadcast service this year by listening to the affectionate opinions of baseball fans through last year's KBO League broadcast,' Tving said in a statement. 'This year, we will contribute to the development of the KBO League and increase the satisfaction of baseball fans through TVING's 2025 KBO League broadcast.'
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