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).
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, 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.
On September 14, 2021, Eclat Entertainment announced that they will bring SPOTV to 13 Southeast Asian countries. 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. SPOTV were also responsible to covering the remaining 2021 MotoGP World Championship where Fox Sports abruptly concluding the coverage following the shutdown announcement.
Broadcasting rights
South Korea
Football Italy: Serie A Australia: A-League Men England: EFL Cup UEFA: UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League (from 2021–22), UEFA Nations League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA European Qualifiers, UEFA Women's Championship Scotland: SPFL Other: Finalissima 2022 ASEAN Championship (2024–present) ASEAN U-23 Championship (2025–present) ASEAN Women's Championship (2025–present) ASEAN Club Championship (2024–present) Major League Soccer (2025–present)
Baseball KBO League (shared with KBS, MBC, SBS) Major League Baseball
Basketball NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Tennis ATP WTA Wimbledon (2022–2024) U.S. Open (2022–2024)
Badminton BWF BDMNTN-XL
Motorsports MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 MotoE Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Asia Talent Cup Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Supersport 300 World Championship FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship World Rally Championship IndyCar Series Indy NXT Formula E IMSA IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Michelin Pilot Challenge Asia Road Racing Championship FIA World Endurance Championship
Volleyball CVL
Golf PGA Tour PGA European Tour Ladies European Tour Ryder Cup Asian Tour PGA Champions Tour LIV Golf Icon Series Presidents Cup
Multisport Events
Asian Games (2026)
Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau ando Taiwan Football Football Australia A-League Men Australia Cup (final only) Australia women's national soccer team matches (excluding Malaysia) Saudi Arabia: Saudi Pro League, Saudi King's Cup, Saudi Super Cup SPFL (only for Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Macau) Globe Soccer Awards Thai League 1 (2024–25 season only, excluding Thailand) UEFA European Championship (2024, Malaysia and Singapore only)
Badminton BDMNTN-XL
Baseball Caribbean Series (2027-upcoming) LVBP (2027-upcoming) Major League Baseball (2024–present; From 2025 onwards, TV coverage is not available in Indonesia but still available on SPOTV Now) Serie de las Americas (2027-upcoming) 2026 World Baseball Classic
Billiards Derby City Classic Billiards Tournament World 10-ball Championship Women's World 10-ball Championship
Cycling Giro d'Italia
Golf The Masters PGA Championship Senior PGA Championship U.S. Open U.S. Senior Open The Open Championship Senior Open Championship Women's British Open Ryder Cup Asian Tour
Horse racing Kentucky Derby Preakness Stakes Belmont Stakes Saudi Cup Dubai World Cup Royal Ascot Breeders' Cup
Motorsports MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 MotoE Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Asia Talent Cup Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Supersport 300 World Championship Women's Circuit Racing World Championship Formula E Supercars Championship Extreme E European Le Mans Series GT World Challenge Asia Asia Road Racing Championship NASCAR Cup Series
Squash PSA World Tour
Table Tennis World Table Tennis
Tennis Wimbledon U.S. Open Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Triathlon PTO Tour
Volleyball Australian Volleyball Super League
Figure Skating ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships
See also KBS N Sports MBC Sports+ SBS Sports JTBC Sports
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