Arsenal launch new official Korean website
The site (http://kr.arsenal.com) is operated, hosted and promoted by the MediaCorp, who are a leading Asian publisher and digital content provider.
It will carry translated content from the club’s official website, www.arsenal.com, together with extensive free video footage from the Arsenal TV Online subscription service.
The site will show highlights of all Arsenal matches played in the Premiership, UEFA Champions League and Carling Cup and will also feature a wide range of other multimedia content, including: classic goals, reserve match highlights, interviews and press conferences.
Arsenal Manager, Arsène Wenger, said: “kr.arsenal.com is the best way for our Korean supporters to stay up to date with all the news happening at the Club as well as watching highlights of our matches. We always aim to play attractive, entertaining football so I am sure that those visiting the website will enjoy the video footage available.”
MediaCorp’s CEO, Yeong Jae Choi, said: “We are delighted to launch the new Arsenal website. Korean fans will be able to follow the team they love both on and off the field of play. Arsenal Korea will be a two-way interactive service and will provide free multimedia content to local fans. We aim to ensure that Arsenal fans voices are always heard on our site.”
Arsenal Commercial Director, Adrian Ford, added: "We are very excited to team up with MediaCorp to make our official Korean site a reality. For the first time, the club will be in a position to directly engage with our Korean fans and provide them with an exciting experience in their native language.”
Korean football celebrities conveyed their congratulations on the launch of the new site. Han Jun-hee, KBS football commentator, said: “Arsenal Korea can bridge the gap between the Premiership club and their Korean supporters, so I’d like to express words of thanks from the bottom of my heart.” Meanwhile Jang Ji-hyeon, MBC ESPN commentator, revealed: “I can’t wait to watch highlights of the first Emirates Stadium encounter via Arsenal Korea.” Kim Deok-jung, editor of the SPORTS2.0, the market leading weekly sports magazine in Korea, insisted: “Arsenal FC is popular among Korean fans. I hope that Arsenal Korea can grow as rapidly as the young Arsenal team are doing.”
Arsenal.com already has a local language web presence in Thailand and is currently exploring other partnership opportunities in Asia.
Background:
Arsenal.com:
Arsenal.com is the official website of Arsenal Football Club and regularly receives over 2 million unique visitors a month. Fans from over 220 countries visit the site on a regular basis.
Arsenal TV Online is the multimedia subscription service of the official website and offers fans a variety of premium online content, including: live coverage of every Arsenal match, 7 channels of exclusive video action and exclusive competitions - visit www.arsenal.com/atvo for more details. The video footage shown in Korea will be geo-coded and only be available free to local Korean fans.
For further information about Arsenal.com e-mail: website@arsenal.co.uk
MediaCorp Inc:
Established in 1998 and a publicly traded company listed on the KOSDAQ stock market exchange in the Republic of Korea from 2002, MediaCorp is a leading new media company in Korea, with strategically aligned businesses in the area of entertainment, publishing and interactive media services. From creating, aggregating to distribution, MediaCorp’s business encompasses three main areas; -1.Entertainment (Film Productions, Broadcasting, Music Records, Artists Management, Sport), 2.Publishing (books, film and sport weeklies, music and entertainment monthlies) and 3. Interactive media service (Broadband, Mobile, IPTV, WiBro, DMB, IT solutions).
For Further Information about kr.arsenal.com e-mail: arsenal@mediacorp.co.kr
웹사이트: http://kr.arsenal.com
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