LG Uplus Starts 2022 KBO Broadcast

An LG Uplus model is introducing the U+ Baseball event commemorating the 2022 KBO Opening.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] LG Uplus announced on the 3rd that it opened the mobile web version of its baseball service platform 'U+ Pro Baseball' on the 2nd and started broadcasting the 2022 KBO League.

U+ Pro Baseball is a service that gathers baseball fans' interests such as real-time KBO broadcasts, game schedules, key player information, and highlights. In addition, it provides about 16,000 baseball-related contents as of March this year, including various original entertainment contents.

Ahead of the start of this year's KBO season, LG Uplus launched a mobile-only web page for U+ Pro Baseball. Users of U+ Pro Baseball can easily enjoy the service without installing a separate app.

According to LG Uplus, the number of U+ Pro Baseball users increased significantly as the population watching baseball at home increased due to COVID-19. Last year, the number of U+ Pro Baseball users increased by 236% compared to the previous year. The most used broadcast feature was 'Other Stadium Games,' followed by 'Replay of Key Scenes,' which allows users to watch important moments again, and 'Pitcher vs. Batter,' which shows the records of pitchers and batters at a glance.

The total number of content uses last year was about 6.8 million. Among them, game highlight videos accounted for the highest proportion at 82%.

Meanwhile, LG Uplus prepared various events to celebrate the opening of the 2022 KBO season. Events can be participated in through mobile apps and the web.

First, a ranking prediction event is held to predict this season in advance. Until the 24th, participants can submit their predictions for the 1st and 10th place teams as of the end of April. Those who guess both correctly will be entered into a draw to win an LG Electronics CineBeam projector (1 person) or a Shinsegae gift certificate worth 30,000 KRW (10 people). Just participating in the event will provide Domino's Pizza coupons (10 people), Starbucks coffee coupons (50 people), and Vitamin 500 exchange coupons (100 people).

There is also an event running until the 17th where participants predict the winning teams of all games and earn points if they are correct. For each correct winning team prediction, participants earn 100 points per game, and if they correctly predict all five games in a day, they receive an additional 500 points, accumulating a total of 1,000 points. Depending on the accumulated points, a draw will be held to award rich prizes such as a TAG Heuer watch (1 person), LG StanbyMe (1 person), Shinsegae gift certificates worth 30,000 KRW (3 people), Domino's Pizza coupons (5 people), and Starbucks coffee coupons (20 people).

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