South Korean pay television network for sports
Television channel
SPOTV Broadcast area South KoreaSoutheast Asia Hong Kong Macau Taiwan Headquarters Seoul , South KoreaProgramming Languages Korean (South Korea)English Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese; Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia only)Malay(sian) (Malaysia and Singapore only)Indonesian (Indonesia only)Filipino (Philippines only)Thai (Thailand only)Vietnamese (Vietnam only)Picture format 720p /1080i HDTV Ownership Owner Eclat Media Group History Launched October 1, 2021 (Malaysia,Astro feed; Thailand,TrueVisions feed) October 4, 2021 (Philippines,Sky Cable feed) October 11, 2021 (Singapore,Singtel TV feed) October 14, 2021 (Malaysia,Unifi TV feed) October 22, 2021 (Singapore,StarHub TV feed) December 1, 2021 (Brunei,Kristal Astro feed) January 11, 2022 (Indonesia,MNC Vision Networks (MVN) andIndiHome feed)[ 1] [ 2] March 1, 2022 (Hong Kong)[ 3] March 3, 2022 (Indonesia,First Media feed)[ 4] June 16, 2022 (Philippines,Cignal feed)[ 5] December 24, 2023 (Vietnam, MyTV feed)[ 6] March 9, 2024 (Indonesia,Vidio feed) Closed February 1, 2025 (Hong Kong)[ 7] November 4, 2025 (Philippines,Sky Cable feed) January 1, 2026 (Malaysia,Astro feed) Links Website spotv .net (South Korea)spotvasia .com (Southeast Asia)
SPOTV is a South Koreanpay television network, which featuressports programming and some sports-related talk shows. Founded in 2010, the network is the fourthpremium sports network inSouth Korea following byKBS N Sports ,MBC Sports+ andSBS Sports (the latter two of which were previously founded under a joint venture withESPN International in the early 2000s and 2010s respectively).
On December 1, 2015,The Daily Dot reported that SPOTV may be acquiring the rights to broadcastLeague of Legends Champions Korea fromOnGameNet (now called OGN) for its sister channelSPOTV Games , which mostly aired eSports tournaments,[ 8] 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 withSPOTV Golf & Health for golf and wellness. SPOTV Now, a sports-dedicated streaming service similar toDAZN andESPN+ , has also launched, not just in South Korea, but also recently in Southeast Asia.
In May 2020, the U.S. television networkESPN began showingKorea Baseball Organization games with video feed from SPOTV followingthe lack of live sports programming in theUnited States due to the pandemic.[ 9]
On September 14, 2021, Eclat Entertainment announced that they will bring SPOTV to 13 Southeast Asian countries.[ 10] SPOTV will take over the role of recently closedFox Sports Asia in those countries, awhile to promoting other sporting events which has been aired in the respective Asian countries.[ 11] SPOTV were also responsible to covering the remaining2021 MotoGP World Championship where Fox Sports abruptly concluding the coverage following the shutdown announcement.[ 12]
Broadcasting rights [ edit ] Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau[ edit ] Billiards(excluding Philippines) [ edit ] Major League Baseball (2024–present; From 2025 onwards, TV coverage is not available in Indonesia but still available on SPOTV Now)[ 29] ^ "MNC Vision Networks x SPOTV Resmi Siarkan MotoGP, Badminton BWF & Program Sport Lainnya" .Sindonews.com (in Indonesian). January 6, 2022.^ Kurniawan, Haris (January 14, 2022)."Bersama SPOTV, IndiHome Hadirkan Tayangan Olahraga Terbaik Dunia" .Merdeka.com (in Indonesian). ^ "Regional Sports Streamer SPOTV Launches in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia" .^ "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" " .^ "SPOTV expands in the Philippines with Cignal TV carriage deal" .^ "Truyền hình MyTV cung cấp độc quyền chùm kênh thể thao SPOTV tại Việt Nam" .^ "韓國體育頻道 SPOTV 2月1日撤離香港! Now TV公佈新轉播節目安排" .U Lifestyle (in Traditional Chinese). January 6, 2025. RetrievedMarch 22, 2025 .^ Wolf, Jacob (November 27, 2015)."OnGameNet may lose exclusive broadcast rights to the LCK" .The Daily Dot . RetrievedDecember 1, 2015 . ^a b c ESPN News Services (May 4, 2020)."ESPN to televise Korea Baseball Organization games" .ESPN.com . RetrievedOctober 23, 2021 . ^ "[보도자료] SPOTV 보유한 에이클라 미디어 그룹, 동남아 13개국 스포츠 미디어 시장 진출 발표" .SPOTV (in Korean). September 14, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2021 .^ McCullagh, Kevin (September 17, 2021)."Eclat to replace Fox Sports Asia with 'lean and localised' SPOTV" .SportBusiness . RetrievedSeptember 21, 2021 . ^ White, Jonathan (October 3, 2021)."South Korea's SPOTV launches in Hong Kong with Moto GP coverage" .South China Morning Post . RetrievedOctober 13, 2021 . ^ "SPOTV, 한국과 일본 PL 판권 확보 발표! 日도 NOW" [SPOTV Announces Securing PL Copyrights in Korea!].SPOTV News (in Korean). April 15, 2022. RetrievedApril 15, 2022 .^ "6/2(목) 2022 피날리시마 '이탈리아 vs 아르헨티나' 독점 생중계 안내" .SPOTV . RetrievedJune 1, 2022 .^ "Wimbledon on SPOTV" . RetrievedJune 28, 2022 .^ "US Open on SPOTV" .SPOTV . RetrievedAugust 31, 2022 .^ "9/11(토) ~ 9/12(일) 2021 MotoGP Gran Premio TISSOT de Aragon 중계" .SPOTV . RetrievedSeptember 10, 2021 .^ "MotoGP welcomes Eclat Media Group as Asian media partner" .MotoGP (Press release). Dorna Sports. September 16, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2021 .^ "WorldSBK partners with Eclat Media Group across Asia" .WorldSBK (Press release). September 14, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2021 .^ "Where can you watch the WorldSBK title race on TV in 2022?" .WorldSBK . March 29, 2022. RetrievedApril 1, 2022 .^ "11/27(토) ~ 김연경 출전 중국 여자배구 전 경기 생중계 안내" .SPOTV . RetrievedNovember 23, 2021 .^ "9/24(금) ~ 9/27(월) 2020 라이더컵 중계 안내" .SPOTV . RetrievedSeptember 25, 2021 .^ Dixon, Ed (June 9, 2022)."LIV Golf bags DAZN global broadcast deal" .SportsPro . RetrievedJune 15, 2022 . ^ "Icons Series Announces Comprehensive Global Broadcast Coverage Spanning Over 20 Countries for Inaugural USA Event" .Icons Series . June 28, 2022. RetrievedJune 28, 2022 .^a b "Ronaldo and Benzema playing for Saudi Arabia in Asia's top 5 leagues, Korea-Southeast Asia" .SPOTV . July 28, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. RetrievedAugust 29, 2023 .^ "SPOTV acquires exclusive media rights for UEFA Euro 2024 in Malaysia and Singapore" .SPOTV Asia . RetrievedDecember 28, 2023 .^ "SPOTV to kickstart the 2023 MotoGP™ Season with a free trial on SPOTV NOW" .SPOTV Asia . RetrievedJune 23, 2024 .^ "SPOTV extends broadcast deal with Extreme E" .Advance Television . February 23, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2022 .^ "SPOTV to Bring Back Major League Baseball (MLB) in Southeast Asia" .SPOTV (Press release). February 23, 2024. RetrievedMarch 11, 2024 .^ "Regional Sports Streamer SPOTV Launches in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia" .Variety . March 13, 2022. RetrievedMarch 15, 2022 .^ "StarHub launches two dedicated sports channels 11 days after Singtel" .The Straits Times . October 22, 2021. RetrievedOctober 22, 2021 .^ "PTO signs deals with WBD, DAZN, ESPN, beIN and more" .Advance Television . July 22, 2022. RetrievedJuly 31, 2022 .