SPOTV

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).

Not to be confused with Spotify.

SPOTV
Broadcast areaSouth Korea
Southeast Asia
Hong Kong
Macau
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s)Korean
English
Japanese
Malay (Malaysia only)
Indonesian (Indonesia only)
Filipino (Philippines only)
Picture format720p/1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerEclat Media Group
History
FoundedApril 29, 2010
Launched
Links
Websitespotv.net (South Korea)
spotvasia.com (Southeast Asia)

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 as OGN) for its sister channel SPOTV Games, which mostly aired eSports tournaments,[4] 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 Japan and 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.[5]

On September 14, 2021, Eclat Entertainment announced that they will bring SPOTV to 13 Southeast Asian countries.[6] 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.[7] SPOTV were also responsible to covering the remaining 2021 MotoGP World Championship where Fox Sports abruptly concluding the coverage following the shutdown announcement.[8]

Broadcasting rights

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Tennis

Motorsports


Volleyball

Golf

Rugby

Football

Cycling

Motorsports

Badminton (excluding Malaysia)

Billiards (excluding Philippines)

Tennis

Baseball

Basketball

Volleyball

Table Tennis

Golf

Triathlon

Rugby

Figure Skating

Squash

Horse racing

Wrestling (Malaysia only)

Football

Baseball
  • Major League Baseball

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. Shared with DAZN
  5. Shared with Trans 7 (Indonesia)
  6. Shared with MNC Media (Indonesia)
  7. Selected events only; shared with beIN Sports
  8. Shared with Eleven Sports/DAZN (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  9. Excluding Indonesia for Indonesia Masters (Super 500) and Indonesia Open (Super 1000), which was under MNC Media (iNews, MNCTV and MNC Sports), but MNC Vision, K-Vision, and MNC Play subscribers still can access it from SPOTV alongside Vision+.
  10. beginning from 2021 season, including postseason playoffs and Korean Series
  11. Shared with Mola (Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) and Eleven Sports/DAZN
  12. Shared with DAZN, Eurosport and BeIN Sports (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  13. Selected matches only; shared with Cable TV (Hong Kong), Astro SuperSport (Malaysia), Mono 29 (Thailand) and TAP Sports/Premier Sports (Philippines)
  14. Shared with TAP Sports/Premier Sports (Philippines)
  15. Shared with Abema[32][33]

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. "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"".
  4. Wolf, Jacob (November 27, 2015). "OnGameNet may lose exclusive broadcast rights to the LCK". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ESPN News Services (May 4, 2020). "ESPN to televise Korea Baseball Organization games". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  6. "[보도자료] SPOTV 보유한 에이클라 미디어 그룹, 동남아 13개국 스포츠 미디어 시장 진출 발표". SPOTV (in Korean). September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. McCullagh, Kevin (September 17, 2021). "Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with 'lean and localised' SPOTV". SportBusiness. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. "SPOTV, 한국과 일본 PL 판권 확보 발표! 日도 NOW" (in Korean). SPOTV. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  10. "5/22(일) 21-22 DFB 포칼 결승 '프라이부르크 vs 라이프치히' 중계 안내" [5/22 (Sun) 21-22 DFB Pokal Final 'Freiburg vs Leipzig' broadcast information]. SPOTV. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  11. "Ronaldo and Benzema playing for Saudi Arabia in Asia's top 5 leagues, Korea-Japan-Southeast Asia". SPOTV. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. "Korean firms to broadcast all of Vietnam's matches at the SEA Games". VietNamNet. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. "6/2(목) 2022 피날리시마 '이탈리아 vs 아르헨티나' 독점 생중계 안내". SPOTV. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  14. "Wimbledon on Spotv". spotv.net. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  15. "US Open on SPOTV". spotv.net. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  16. "9/11(토) ~ 9/12(일) 2021 MotoGP Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon 중계". spotv.net. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  17. "MotoGP™ welcomes Eclat Media Group as Asian media partner". www.motogp.com (Press release). Dorna Sports. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  18. "WorldSBK partners with Eclat Media Group across Asia". www.worldsbk.com (Press release). September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  19. "Where can you watch the WorldSBK title race on TV in 2022?". www.worldsbk.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  20. "11/27(토) ~ 김연경 출전 중국 여자배구 전 경기 생중계 안내". spotv.net. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  21. "9/24(금) ~ 9/27(월) 2020 라이더컵 중계 안내". spotv.net. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  22. Dixon, Ed (June 9, 2022). "LIV Golf bags DAZN global broadcast deal". SportsPro. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  23. "ICONS SERIES ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL BROADCAST COVERAGE SPANNING OVER 20 COUNTRIES FOR INAUGURAL USA EVENT". Icons Series. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  24. "Where to watch HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  25. "Regional Sports Streamer SPOTV Launches in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia". Variety. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  26. "SPOTV extends broadcast deal with Extreme E". Advance Television. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  27. "BWF SIGNS MEGA DEAL WITH SPOTV". Badminton World Federation (Press release). January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  28. "3 New Sports Channels on Astro from 1 Oct 2021. Your Favourite Sports and more on Astro SuperSport 5, SPOTV and Astro Arena 2". Astro (Press release). September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  29. Chia, Laura (October 8, 2021). "Singtel to launch two dedicated sports channels". The Straits Times. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  30. "StarHub launches two dedicated sports channels 11 days after Singtel". The Straits Times. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  31. "PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more". Advance Television. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  32. Jones, Rory (July 21, 2022). "Premier League to air on Abema in Japan in SPOTV sublicensing deal". SportsPro. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  33. "「ABEMA」で世界最高峰のサッカーリーグ「プレミアリーグ」 2022-23シーズンの放送決定！世界屈指の強豪クラブ同士のビッグマッチや日本代表候補の注目試合を毎節無料で生中継" (in Japanese). Abema. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  34. Jones, Rory (July 19, 2022). "Scottish Premiership gets SPOTV Now rights deal to feed Japanese interest in Celtic". SportsPro. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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