S. Korea TV 'broke rules' by showing rehearsal

A South Korean TV channel breached established norms by telecasting footage of a rehearsal for the Olympic Games' opening ceremony on Tuesday.

The Beijing Olympics organizing committee (BOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said this yesterday.

"We are disappointed that they did that," Sun Weide, spokesman for the BOCOG, said. Though the footage cannot give people the full picture of the grand opening ceremony, it is against universally accepted norms.