SPOTV to wrap up successful MotoGP™ season in Valencia, with exclusive
content for Southeast Asian viewers
SINGAPORE, 3 November 2022 -
Fresh off celebrating its first year anniversary, leading sports entertainment
platform, SPOTV, will be closing off the 2022 MotoGP™ season with the 21st race, Gran Premio Motul de la
Comunitat Valenciana, in Valencia on 4 – 6th November.
SPOTV viewers and
motorsports fans have been able to enjoy full coverage of 20 MotoGP™ races this year to date on its linear channels as well as on SPOTV NOW
- which also includes the Helicam and onboard camera views. Additionally, local Bahasa Malay and Thai
commentary were made available to Malaysian and Thai viewers in the
respective territories.
Anticipation is
high for the last MotoGP™ race, as racing
legend and nine-time World Champion, Valentino Rossi will be gracing the event with his attendance as
VR46 Academy star Pecco aims for title glory at #TheDecider.
All eyes will be peeled as Pecco will potentially become the first VR46 Academy
rider to win the title in the premier class, as well as the first Italian to
win the MotoGP™ title since Rossi back in 2009.
SPOTV
will be on-the-ground at Valencia to bring fans additional content that they
can access on social media such as: Behind-the-scenes and
daily highlight clips, Facebook onsite Live
sessions at the paddock, starting grids and fan zones as well as exclusive
rider interviews.
Mr. Lee Choong Khay,
CEO of SPOTV said: “We are grateful for the immense support that fans have
shown us in our coverage of the MotoGP™ season this year. We have been working
incredibly hard from the start of the season to enhance our MotoGP™ offerings
through the specially curated content that is exclusive only to our viewers on
our platform. We are delighted and looking forward to extending our coverage
for the 2023 season and bringing viewers more thrills and spills from the
tracks.”
SPOTV will continue to
broadcast MotoGP™ in 2023, which will feature 2 more Asian territories, India
and Kazakhstan, from March onwards. (see
Appendix for 2023 Calendar of Events)
SPOTV
is committed to introduce a new era in sports entertainment by bringing fans
closer to the world’s biggest and most popular sporting events, not only on the
TV screen, but also via the SPOTV NOW app and curated and localized
behind-the-scenes and on-the-ground coverage on @SPOTVAsia on Youtube, Facebook,
Instagram,
TikTok
and Twitter.
SPOTV NOW
is available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore
on Google Play Store and App Store. SPOTV channels are available on major
broadcasters across 8 countries (Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and selected East Asia territories such as
Macau and Mongolia)
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ABOUT SPOTV
SPOTV is a subsidiary
of Eclat Media Group from South Korea. As its Southeast Asia subsidiary, it is
registered and based in Singapore from October 2021. The group runs the Number
One sports network in South Korea, SPOTV, and has other lines of businesses,
such as print, advertising and PR. SPOTV runs two regional sports channels,
SPOTV and SPOTV2, and is currently distributed across territories in Southeast
Asia and select East Asia territories such Indonesia (First Media, MNC Vision,
K-Vision, UseeTV, MAXstream), Hong Kong (Now TV) ,Malaysia (Astro, Unifi TV),
the Philippines (Cignal, Skycable), Singapore (Singtel TV, StarHub TV),
Thailand (TrueVisions), and selected East Asia territories such as Macau (Macau Cable TV), and Mongolia
(Univision).
SPOTV NOW (mobile app)
is available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore with
other markets to follow. By providing
more content and reaching out to a wider audience, avid sports fans can
conveniently watch live, on-demand, and exclusive content on SPOTV NOW,
whenever they prefer, wherever they are.
SPOTV broadcasts globally
renowned sports properties such as MotoGPTM, Wimbledon, US Open
(tennis), The Open Championships, World Table Tennis, Badminton World
Federation Events as well as Asian popular sports including the Korean Baseball
League (KBO) and V.League Japan competition
SPOTV seeks to be an
inclusive and dynamic platform that profoundly engages the Asian sports fan.
Appendix:
MotoGP 2023 Calendar
EVENT/EVENT VENUE |
DATE |
PORTUGUESE
GP Autódromo
Internacional do Algarve |
24th
– 26th MARCH |
ARGENTINA
GP Termas
de Río Hondo |
31st
MARCH – 2nd APRIL |
AMERICAS
GP Circuit
of The Americas |
14th
– 16th APRIL |
SPANISH
GP Circuito
de Jerez - Angel Nieto |
28th
– 30th APRIL |
FRENCH
GP Le
Mans |
12th
– 14th MAY |
ITALIAN
GP Autodromo
Internazionale del Mugello |
9th
– 11th JUNE |
GERMAN
GP Sachsenring |
16th
– 18th JUNE |
DUTCH
GP TT
Circuit Assen |
13rd
– 25th JUNE |
KAZAKHSTAN
GP Sokol
International Racetrack |
7th
– 9th JULY |
BRITISH
GP Silverstone
Circuit |
4th
– 6th AUGUST |
AUSTRIAN
GP Red
Bull Ring - Spielberg |
18th
– 20th AUGUST |
CATALAN
GP Circuit
de Barcelona-Catalunya |
1st
– 3rd SEPTEMBER |
SAN
MARINO GP Misano
World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
8th
– 10th SEPTEMBER |
INDIAN
GP Buddh
International Circuit |
22nd
– 24th SEPTEMBER |
JAPANESE
GP Mobility
Resort Motegi |
29th
SEPTEMBER – 1st OCTOBER |
INDONESIAN
GP Pertamina
Mandalika Circuit |
13th
– 15th OCTOBER |
AUSTRALIAN
GP Phillip
Island |
20th
– 22nd OCTOBER |
THAILAND
GP Chang
International Circuit |
27th
– 29th OCTOBER |
MALAYSIAN
GP Sepang
International Circuit |
10th
– 12th NOVEMBER |
QATAR
GP Lusail
International Circuit |
17th
– 19th NOVEMBER |
VALENCIA
GP Circuit
Ricardo Tormo |
24th
– 26th NOVEMBER |