{"id":2223,"date":"2025-11-16T08:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2025-11-16T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T08:42:13","slug":"for-the-first-time-ever-north-korean-viewers-will-watch-epl-matches-but-only-after-heavy-cuts-no-live-action-and-zero-south-korean-players-or-english-text-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/?p=2223","title":{"rendered":"For the first time ever, North Korean viewers will watch EPL matches\u2014but only after heavy cuts, no live action, and zero South Korean players or English text on screen."},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Korea is set to air English Premier League games on state television for the first time, but with unusual restrictions imposed by the government. According to British outlet The Guardian, all matches will be pre-recorded and delayed\u2014no live broadcasts allowed. Full 90-minute games will be trimmed to just 60 minutes, removing what authorities call \u201cunnecessary or inappropriate\u201d scenes. Any footage showing South Korean players, such as Brentford\u2019s Kim Ji-soo or Wolves\u2019 Hwang Hee-chan, will be completely cut. All English text on stadium screens, scoreboards, banners, and ads must be replaced with Korean language graphics. LGBTQ+ symbols or references will also be removed. Despite the heavy editing, the move marks a rare opening for North Koreans to access one of the world\u2019s most popular football leagues. Broadcasts are expected to begin within the next few months.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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North Korea is set to air English Premier League games on state television for the first time, but with unusual restrictions imposed by the government. According to British outlet The Guardian, all matches will be pre-recorded and delayed\u2014no live broadcasts allowed. Full 90-minute games will be trimmed to just 60 minutes, removing what authorities call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2225,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2223\/revisions\/2225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channeljuly36.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}