Netflix’s exclusive WBC deal in Japan reportedly drawing concerns about viewership drop-off
"Without terrestrial coverage, the overall national excitement around the WBC may become more limited, which may reduce the tournament's mass appeal."
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Netflix reportedly in serious talks for Japanese World Baseball Classic rights
Japan’s 2023 WBC run drew audiences that, proportionally, rivaled those of NFL playoff games in the U.S.
Dodgers-Padres Game 5 drew more viewers in Japan than United States
The Dodgers-Padres game featuring Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto drew a massive audience in Japan.
CBS Sports Golazo scrubs video of ‘Morning Footy’ hosts’ lack of knowledge around Japan, South Korea, and Iraq
"I mean, culturally, is it a rivalry?"
Here are all the TV calls from Japan’s walk-off win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic
"JAPAN TURNS IT AROUND ON ITS LAST BREATH!"
Baseball fans marvel over Joe Davis’ World Baseball Classic calls
"Joe Davis is generational."
World Baseball Classic sets Japanese TV record that beats U.S. Super Bowl LVII household rating
48 percent of Japanese households reportedly watched the Japan-Italy game.
NBC apologizes after commentator says Japan was an ‘example’ for Korea after colonization
Joshua Cooper Ramo said that Japan was a "cultural, technological and economic example" for South Korea, and Koreans were not happy.
