SPOTV to kickstart the 2023 MotoGP™ Season with a free trial on SPOTV NOW
SINGAPORE, 22 March 2023 - Sports fans in Southeast
Asia are in for a double treat as leading sports entertainment platform, SPOTV,
kicks off the new MotoGP™ season this week, on top of offering a
free trial for their streaming app, SPOTV NOW.
Fans
can enjoy 2 weeks of live streaming on SPOTV NOW for free when they sign up
during the period of 22 March – 4 April 2023. This will not only get them free
access to catch all of the action from the highly anticipated opening MotoGP™ race in Portugal and MotoGP™ Argentina race, but also the Formula E
Prix in Sao Paulo Brazil.
2023
will be the biggest year of premier class motorcycle racing yet, as the 2023
MotoGP™ World Championship will not only mark the 75th edition in the history
of the Motorcycle World Championship but also the 1000th Grand Prix at Le Mans
in May.
With
an unprecedented number of 21 Grands Prix in 18 different countries and the
addition of 21 MotoGP™ Sprint races, the season opener will commence in
Portugal, who’s hosting the first race of the season for the first time, from
24 - 26 March 2023**.
Watch all the action unfold with SPOTV’s full coverage of all MotoGP™ races this year on its linear
channels as well as on SPOTV NOW - which also includes the Helicam and onboard
camera views. Additionally, the SPOTV crew will also be on-the-ground in
Portugal to bring viewers 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 and fan zones and exclusive rider interviews.
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 @SPOTVSEA 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.
*Free trial will commence for two weeks from date of sign up e.g. sign up is on 4 April, free trial will be from 4 - 17 April.
**Please refer to the appendix
for the 2023 MotoGP Provisional Calendar
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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 Masters and The Open Championships (golf), World Table
Tennis, Badminton World Federation Events as well as Asian popular sports
including the Korean Baseball League (KBO) competition
SPOTV seeks to be an
inclusive and dynamic platform that profoundly engages the Asian sports fan.
Appendix:
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 |