Most North Koreans Can’t Actually Watch the Olympic Games
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Most North Koreans Can’t Actually Watch the Olympic Games
"Unless one of its athletes wins a surprise medal, it’s not likely to broadcast any competition to its people." South Korean TV stations historically buy the Olympic
and FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights for the entire Korean Peninsula as a matter of principle — even though they do not broadcast to the North — because South Korea’s Constitution defines the whole peninsula as its territory.
15, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has 22 athletes competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, a South Korean town only 50 miles from its border.
Joo said that Kim Jong-un didn’t really have anyone to send to the Olympics, except for his cheerleaders and singers,
As of Friday, North Korea’s state-run television had broadcast none of the Games — a stark contrast to its glorifying coverage
of Kim Yo-jong, who visited the South last weekend as a special envoy of her brother, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
Lee said that For the North Korean regime, there is no big incentive in reminding its people that the South lives well enough to host an Olympics,
Jung said that The last thing the North Korean authorities want is for its people to envy the South,
The International Olympic Committee granted the 22 North Koreans at the current games last-minute exemptions to compete in five sports in
Pyeongchang, including a dozen who joined the South Korean women’s ice hockey squad to create the first inter-Korean Olympic team ever.
"Unless one of its athletes wins a surprise medal, it’s not likely to broadcast any competition to its people." South Korean TV stations historically buy the Olympic
and FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights for the entire Korean Peninsula as a matter of principle — even though they do not broadcast to the North — because South Korea’s Constitution defines the whole peninsula as its territory.
15, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has 22 athletes competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, a South Korean town only 50 miles from its border.
Joo said that Kim Jong-un didn’t really have anyone to send to the Olympics, except for his cheerleaders and singers,
As of Friday, North Korea’s state-run television had broadcast none of the Games — a stark contrast to its glorifying coverage
of Kim Yo-jong, who visited the South last weekend as a special envoy of her brother, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.
Lee said that For the North Korean regime, there is no big incentive in reminding its people that the South lives well enough to host an Olympics,
Jung said that The last thing the North Korean authorities want is for its people to envy the South,
The International Olympic Committee granted the 22 North Koreans at the current games last-minute exemptions to compete in five sports in
Pyeongchang, including a dozen who joined the South Korean women’s ice hockey squad to create the first inter-Korean Olympic team ever.