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Manchester United clinch South Korean TV deal

Manchester United have signed a three-year agreement with SPOTV to bring the club’s dedicated TV channel, MUTV, to South Korea.

Pay-television outlet SPOTV, operated by Eclat Entertainment, was launched in 2010 and is one of South Korea’s fastest-growing and leading sports channels. It now reaches over nine million households.

Manchester United’s group managing director, Richard Arnold said: “This partnership with SPOTV represents a fantastic opportunity for Manchester United’s 15 million followers in South Korea to further engage with the club. Through our partnership with SPOTV our fans can access MUTV and experience behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive interviews as well as live match commentary.

“This is the latest partnership in our expansion of our global MUTV outreach and we look forward to be bringing our fans in South Korea closer to the Manchester United.”

Mitch Hong, chief executive officer of Eclat Entertainment, said: “We are delighted to be joining with Manchester United to provide exclusive content and access from the club, directly to our customers in South Korea. The club has a huge following in the country and this partnership with MUTV will provide exciting content from the one of the biggest sports organisations in the world.”

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