SPOTV

SPOTV

SPOTV

South Korean pay television network for sports


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).

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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

Rugby

Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau

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)

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 VieON (Vietnam)
  6. shared with VTC4 and ON Football (Vietnam)
  7. Shared with SKTV (Vietnam)
  8. Selected events only; shared with beIN Sports, MyTV (Vietnam)
  9. Shared with Eleven Sports/DAZN and W-Sport (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  10. shared with SKTV (Vietnam)
  11. shared with SKTV (Vietnam)
  12. beginning from 2021 season, including postseason playoffs and Korean Series
  13. Shared with Eleven Sports/DAZN and K+ (Vietnam)
  14. Shared with DAZN, Eurosport and BeIN Sports (Non-Exclusive Rights)
  15. Selected matches only; shared with Cable TV (Hong Kong), Astro SuperSport (Malaysia), Mono 29 (Thailand) and TAP Sports/Premier Sports (Philippines)
  16. Shared with TAP Sports/Premier Sports (Philippines)

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. Wolf, Jacob (November 27, 2015). "OnGameNet may lose exclusive broadcast rights to the LCK". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. ESPN News Services (May 4, 2020). "ESPN to televise Korea Baseball Organization games". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. McCullagh, Kevin (September 17, 2021). "Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with 'lean and localised' SPOTV". SportBusiness. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Wimbledon on Spotv". spotv.net. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. "US Open on SPOTV". spotv.net. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  10. "MotoGP welcomes Eclat Media Group as Asian media partner". www.motogp.com (Press release). Dorna Sports. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. "WorldSBK partners with Eclat Media Group across Asia". www.worldsbk.com (Press release). September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. "Where can you watch the WorldSBK title race on TV in 2022?". www.worldsbk.com. March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  13. "9/24(금) ~ 9/27(월) 2020 라이더컵 중계 안내". spotv.net. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  14. Dixon, Ed (June 9, 2022). "LIV Golf bags DAZN global broadcast deal". SportsPro. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  15. "International Broadcasters". A-Leagues. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  16. "SPOTV nets rights to Fifa Club World Cup". SportBusiness. February 2, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  17. "SPOTV extends broadcast deal with Extreme E". Advance Television. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  18. "BWF Signs Mega Deal With SPOTV". Badminton World Federation (Press release). January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  19. Chia, Laura (October 8, 2021). "Singtel to launch two dedicated sports channels". The Straits Times. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  20. "SPOTV to Bring Back Major League Baseball (MLB) in Southeast Asia". SPOTV (Press release). February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  21. "PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more". Advance Television. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

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