SBS Apologizes For Releasing the Olympics Opening Ceremony Footage

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Korean Pool, the South Korean broadcasting unit for the Beijing Olympic Games, has officially apologized to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee for leaking out footage of rehearsals of the opening ceremony by a Korean TV station.

In Beijing, head of the Korea broadcasting team Jeff Kim said the station has taken down all the footage from its website and it will face consequences for spoiling the opening ceremony.

"We are shameful for what SBS has done. The TV station has received condemnation from the Beijing organizing committee. And the Korean Poll is discussing how to punish them."

In the meantime, the International Olympic Committee has also expressed shock over leakage of the footage. Kevan Gosper, chief of the IOC Press Commission, told reporters that SBS violated conventions between the host country and broadcasters providing that the opening ceremony be kept secret until its official unveiling.

"I think we'd all like to go to the opening ceremony, waiting to see what is going to happen. Even volunteers who are allowed to go there keep mum about it and don't talk about it publicly. Koreans may think they did the right thing, but they did a disservice to the Olympics and the BOCOG."

The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee has expressed its disappointment and condemnation to SBS. Sun Weide, a media official from the BOCOG, said Thursday world audiences can still expect surprises in the opening ceremony.

"The fragments cannot demonstrate the full picture of the spectacular opening ceremony. We hope audiences will wait for the wonderful performance when the Games open on August 8."　

The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games is directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. His team of elite artists has been preparing for the show for three years. It will showcase the essence of China's rich culture, and its vision for the future to the world.

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韓國電視臺向北京奧組委致信道歉

國際在線報道(記者廖吉波 彭延媛)：北京奧組委新聞官員今天(8月1日)在北京證實，擅自泄露奧運會開幕式彩排影像的韓國首爾電視臺(SBS)已向北京奧組委發(fā)出信函，正式道歉。

據(jù)北京奧組委新聞官員孫偉德介紹，在開幕式影像泄露事件發(fā)生后，北京奧組委立刻對SBS未經(jīng)授權(quán)就播出彩排影像提出嚴正交涉，對這種做法表示了“強烈不滿”；SBS電視臺表示承認錯誤，并愿意進行書面道歉。

據(jù)悉，SBS電視臺總部派出的代表8月1日下午會抵達北京，遞交致歉信。孫偉德說：“今天下午，SBS(從韓國)派人到北京來，他們會轉(zhuǎn)交一封SBS總裁給北京奧組委的道歉信?！?

孫偉德代表北京奧組委表示，希望SBS電視臺今后不要再做違反新聞從業(yè)道德的事：“我們希望SBS電視臺能從這個事件中吸取教訓，遵守奧運會報道的慣例，避免此類事件再次發(fā)生?！?

7月28日，韓國SBS電視臺記者獲準進入“鳥巢”采訪奧運會志愿者時，拍攝到了北京奧運會開幕式彩排畫面。7月29日，該臺在晚間新聞節(jié)目中播放了一段長達數(shù)分鐘的彩排片斷。該電視臺這種做法受到了國際輿論一致批評。

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