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SPOTV broadens its reach in Indonesia with First Media launch

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SPOTV has announced its third distribution deal for SPOTV into Indonesia with broadcast partner First Media. Both channels, SPOTV and SPOTV 2 launched live on 10 March.

Sports fans in Indonesia will be able to watch their sporting heroes compete on SPOTV and get to enjoy front row seats to international sporting events such as BWF World Tour & Major Events, FIM MotoGPTM World Championships, FIM World Superbike Championships, World Table Tennis, The Open Championships (Golf Major), Wimbledon and US Open (Tennis Grand Slams). Additionally, they can also catch the latest K-wave of popular sports, including the Korean Baseball League (KBO) and Korean Basketball League (KBL) and V.League from Japan.

Marlo Budiman, President Director and CEO of PT Link Net Tbk said that the presence of SPOTV on the First Media channel is a manifestation of PT Link Net Tbk’s seriousness in providing Unlimited World Entertainment services for all customers through cable TV and fixed broadband internet services for First Media.

“We continue to strengthen First Media’s services through various innovations and collaborations with leading content service partners every year. We continue to make these efforts in line with the high interest of the Indonesian people in sports. The presence of SPOTV further complements First Media’s cable TV service, and we hope that this collaboration will be able to answer the needs of Indonesian customers and people for quality shows and content, especially for sports lovers.” Marlo said.

Lee Choong Khay (CK), CEO of SPOTV said, “We are proud to announce the collaboration with First Media as another strategic step towards making SPOTV’s quality content more accessible to all sports fans in Indonesia. First Media customers, can now access our content anytime and anywhere through the services on various First Media platforms.”

SPOTV was launched on both MNC Vision Networks and Telkom Indonesia earlier this year, on 10 January 2022, as part of its growth strategy in Indonesia. The platforms on MNC Vision Networks that carry SPOTV and SPOTV 2 include MNC Vision and K-Vision as well as MNC Play (IPTV) and Vision+ (OTT). While platforms on Telkom Indonesia include IndieHome’s UseeTV (IPTV) and Telkomsel’s MAXStream (OTT).