130,000 viewers at the same time? Dispute between JTBC and Fireball..Will it be a precedent
May 06, 2025
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Studio C1 (StudioC1) first released a baseball entertainment program 'fireball' on its official YouTube channel at 8 p.m. on the 5th. This is a program involving producer Jang Si-won and most of the players who made the strongest baseball that was broadcast on JTBC, and disputes over copyright with JTBC are continuing. In this situation, the first broadcast of 'fireball' was enforced, and interest in the result continued.
On this day's broadcast, the happy appearance of the Fire Fighters members and the scene of the '2025 Stove League' were revealed in a surprise manner. Arriving at Waikiki Beach, the athletes admired "We did it" and appreciated the emerald sea in front of them. Shin Jae-young, who lost rock-paper-scissors, threw herself into the sea wishing for a big hit in the fireworks baseball, and the players who saw it showed off their fantastic chemistry by rushing away. Park Yong-taek said, `These days, even if a professional baseball team wins, it's not easy to travel. We've done it. I will make it so that we can go to Las Vegas while playing good baseball in 2025," he said, offering a toast. The first episode of 'fireball' surpassed 100,000 viewers at the same time within 58 minutes of its initial release, with the highest number of viewers at the same time reaching 130,491.
Broadcasters' opinions are divided over 'fireball', which pushed ahead with broadcasting through YouTube amid disputes with JTBC. While the prevailing opinion is that the first broadcast is a premature judgment while the dispute over copyright has not yet been concluded, the response is that the interest of 130,000 simultaneous viewers is surprising. Among the platforms, 'fireball' is presumed to be a program that was burdensome to take risks. Among them, there are not a few reactions that the success of YouTube chosen is an unexpected harvest, and there are even concerns that it may be a precedent to release content arbitrarily through YouTube while disputes over copyright have not ended.
JTBC is showing its willingness to continue 'strongest baseball' apart from 'fire baseball'. JTBC said "The Greatest Baseball 2025" is hosting a recruitment of managers and players with the aim of airing the first episode in September, and the team setting will be completed in May."The Greatest Baseball" As we launch a new season as the copyright holder, we will take a tough legal action against similar content that violates the IP of "The Greatest Baseball"." He also emphasized that "Please be careful not to damage the industry and stakeholders due to illegal production and broadcasting of sub-class content that has only changed the title, name, and composition 'strongest baseball'."
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