SPOTV

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SPOTV
Broadcast areaSouth Korea
Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand & Vietnam)
Hong Kong
Macau
Mongolia
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s) Korean (South Korea)
English
Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese; Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore & Malaysia only)
Malay(sian) (Malaysia & Singapore only)
Indonesian (Indonesia only)
Filipino (Philippines only)
Thai (Thailand only)
Vietnamese (Vietnam only)
Picture format 720p/1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerEclat Media Group
History
Launched
Links
Website spotv.net (South Korea)
spotvasia.com (Southeast Asia)

SPOTV is a South Korean pay television network, which features sports programming and some sports-related talk shows. Founded in 2010, the network is the fourth premium sports network in South Korea following by KBS N Sports, MBC Sports+ and SBS Sports (the latter two of which were previously founded under a joint venture with ESPN International in the early 2000s and 2010s respectively).

Contents

On December 1, 2015, The Daily Dot reported that SPOTV may be acquiring the rights to broadcast League of Legends Champions Korea from OnGameNet (now called OGN) for its sister channel SPOTV Games, which mostly aired eSports tournaments, [7] before it was rebranded as STATV in March 2020, which focus on athletes and celebrities. They also got SPOTV ON, which aired sports that didn't usually air on SPOTV & SPOTV2, along with SPOTV Golf & Health for golf and wellness. SPOTV Now, a sports-dedicated streaming service similar to DAZN and ESPN+, has also launched, not just in South Korea, but also recently in Southeast Asia.

In May 2020, the U.S. television network ESPN began showing Korea Baseball Organization games with video feed from SPOTV following the lack of live sports programming in the United States due to the pandemic. [8]

On September 14, 2021, Eclat Entertainment announced that they will bring SPOTV to 13 Southeast Asian countries. [9] SPOTV will take over the role of recently closed Fox Sports Asia in those countries, awhile to promoting other sporting events which has been aired in the respective Asian countries. [10] SPOTV were also responsible to covering the remaining 2021 MotoGP World Championship where Fox Sports abruptly concluding the coverage following the shutdown announcement. [11]

Broadcasting rights

South Korea

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Tennis

Motorsports

Volleyball

Golf

Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau

Football

Cycling

Motorsports

Badminton (excluding Malaysia for BWF)

Billiards (excluding Philippines)

Tennis

Baseball

Table Tennis

Golf

Triathlon

Figure Skating

Ice Hockey

  • IIHF World Championship (2024–present; quarter finals, semi finals, and both gold/silver and bronze finals only)

Squash

Horse racing

Wrestling (Malaysia only)

Notes

  1. ↑ 6 Vietnam matches only- included the final match, shared with SBS Sports (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  2. ↑ Women's Super League, from 2021-22 season, all Shanghai Bright Ubest matches
  3. ↑ Shared with SBS Sports and MBC Sports+
  4. 1 2 Shared with DAZN
  5. ↑ Shared with VieON (Vietnam)
  6. ↑ shared with VTC4 and ON Football (Vietnam)
  7. ↑ Selected events only; shared with beIN Sports, MyTV (Vietnam)
  8. ↑ Shared with Eleven Sports/DAZN and W-Sport (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  9. 1 2 shared with Astro SuperSport
  10. ↑ Excluding Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open, which are not available in Indonesia when MNC Vision Networks held it's rights
  11. ↑ Shared with Eleven Sports/DAZN and K+ (Vietnam)
  12. ↑ Shared with DAZN, Eurosport and BeIN Sports (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  13. ↑ Shared with TAP Sports/Premier Sports (Philippines)

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References

  1. ↑ "MNC Vision Networks x SPOTV Resmi Siarkan MotoGP, Badminton BWF & Program Sport Lainnya". Sindonews.com (in Indonesian). January 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Kurniawan, Haris (January 14, 2022). "Bersama SPOTV, IndiHome Hadirkan Tayangan Olahraga Terbaik Dunia". Merdeka.com (in Indonesian).
  3. ↑ "Regional Sports Streamer SPOTV Launches in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia".
  4. ↑ "First Media World on Instagram: "Mimin datang membawa kabar gembira!!! Kini First People bisa menikmati pertandingan kelas dunia seperti Moto GP, Wimbledon, the Open Championships, BWF dan masih banyak lagi di SPOTV yang hadir di First Media. Nikmati Free Preview mulai 3-17 Maret 2022 yang hadir di no channel : SPOTV SD - CH 139 SPOTV HD - CH 329 SPOTV 2 SD - Ch 140 SPOTV 2 HD - Ch 330 Yuk stay tuned dan tunggu kejutan lainnya dari mimin! #FirstMedia #BeneranTanpaBatas #LinkNet"".
  5. ↑ "SPOTV expands in the Philippines with Cignal TV carriage deal".
  6. ↑ "Truyền hình MyTV cung cấp độc quyền chùm kênh thể thao SPOTV tại Việt Nam".
  7. ↑ Wolf, Jacob (November 27, 2015). "OnGameNet may lose exclusive broadcast rights to the LCK". The Daily Dot . Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 ESPN News Services (May 4, 2020). "ESPN to televise Korea Baseball Organization games". ESPN.com . Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "[보도자료] SPOTV 보유한 에이클라 미디어 그룹, 동남아 13개국 스포츠 미디어 시장 진출 발표". SPOTV (in Korean). September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ McCullagh, Kevin (September 17, 2021). "Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with 'lean and localised' SPOTV" . SportBusiness. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ White, Jonathan (October 3, 2021). "South Korea's SPOTV launches in Hong Kong with Moto GP coverage" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Ronaldo and Benzema playing for Saudi Arabia in Asia's top 5 leagues, Korea-Southeast Asia". SPOTV. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "SPOTV, 한국과 일본 PL 판권 확보 발표! 日도 NOW" [SPOTV Announces Securing PL Copyrights in Korea!] (in Korean). SPOTV News. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ Staff, VNN. "Korean firms to broadcast all of Vietnam's matches at the SEA Games". VietNamNet News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  15. ↑ "6/2(목) 2022 피날리시마 '이탈리아 vs 아르헨티나' 독점 생중계 안내". SPOTV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Wimbledon on Spotv". spotv.net. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ "US Open on SPOTV". spotv.net. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  18. ↑ "9/11(토) ~ 9/12(일) 2021 MotoGP Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon 중계". spotv.net. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "MotoGP welcomes Eclat Media Group as Asian media partner". www.motogp.com (Press release). Dorna Sports. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  20. ↑ "WorldSBK partners with Eclat Media Group across Asia". www.worldsbk.com (Press release). September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Where can you watch the WorldSBK title race on TV in 2022?". www.worldsbk.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  22. ↑ "11/27(토) ~ 김연경 출전 중국 여자배구 전 경기 생중계 안내". spotv.net. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  23. ↑ "9/24(금) ~ 9/27(월) 2020 라이더컵 중계 안내". spotv.net. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
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  25. 1 2 "Icons Series Announces Comprehensive Global Broadcast Coverage Spanning Over 20 Countries for Inaugural USA Event". Icons Series. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  26. ↑ "SPOTV nets rights to Fifa Club World Cup". SportBusiness. February 2, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  27. ↑ "SPOTV acquires exclusive media rights for UEFA Euro 2024 in Malaysia and Singapore". SPOTV. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  28. ↑ "SPOTV to kickstart the 2023 MotoGP™ Season with a free trial on SPOTV NOW". SPOTV. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  29. ↑ "SPOTV extends broadcast deal with Extreme E". Advance Television. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 "BWF Signs Mega Deal With SPOTV". Badminton World Federation (Press release). January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  31. ↑ "SPOTV to Bring Back Major League Baseball (MLB) in Southeast Asia". SPOTV (Press release). February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Regional Sports Streamer SPOTV Launches in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia". Variety . March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  33. ↑ "StarHub launches two dedicated sports channels 11 days after Singtel". The Straits Times . October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  34. ↑ "PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more". Advance Television. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

ref>McCullagh, Kevin (September 17, 2021). "Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with 'lean and localised' SPOTV" . SportBusiness. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

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