GOL TV

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GOL TV

Launched	February, 2003
Owned by	Tenfield (100%)
Slogan	Tu fútbol, tu canal (Spanish) Experience Soccer (English) website = goltv.tv
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 426/614
Dish Network	Channel 407/853
Cable
Available on many cable systems	Check local listings for channels

GOL TV is the first television network dedicated fully to association football (soccer) 24/7 in the United States. It is based in North Bay Village, Florida and is owned by GOLTV Inc. The network covers a wide range of football matches all over the world, including the Spanish League, German League, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia and many leagues from South America and Central America. GOL TV is broadcast in both English and Spanish Language. Many subscribers can get both audios and choose which one to hear using the Secondary audio program (abbreviated as "SAP") feature on their television sets.

1 Ownership
2 Programming
3 Latest deals and growth
4 Rival channels
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Ownership

Montevideo, Uruguay-based broadcasting corporation Tenfield SA is the parent company of GOL TV. Enzo Francescoli is its CEO and Managing Director.

[edit] Programming

[edit] Europe

Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) - contract runs through 2008-2009 season. GOL TV has sublicensed a "1st choice" match each week to Voom HD Networks for live exclusive broadcast on World Sport HD, except for those between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, which air live on both channels. Phil Schoen and Ray Hudson provide English-language commentary remotely from GOL TV's Florida studio.
German Bundesliga and German League Cup - contract runs through 2008-2009 season
Coppa Italia - contract runs through 2009-2010 season
AC Milan Channel - AC Milan matches in the UEFA Champions League, delayed to Thursdays at 9pm US Eastern Time
Copa del Rey- contract runs through 2008-2009 season

[edit] South America

Colombian Professional Football
Primera División Uruguaya
Copa América 2007 (coverage in English only)

[edit] Central America

CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers
Liga Nacional de Guatemala

[edit] Other matches

GOL TV broadcasts select international matches, including friendlies and qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup and European Championship. Beginning in 2008, these will include home games of the German and Italian national teams.

[edit] Other programs

Sacachispas - Chronicles the experiences of the devoted fans of the Argentine club, including violent encounters with rival fans.
American Soccer - A show that reviews what's happening in soccer in the United States from the World Cup to youth soccer. American Soccer covers all levels of soccer with weekly updates from Major League Soccer, USL First Division and the growing number of US players abroad. The show is hosted by veteran soccer announcer Phil Schoen with, Julian Gonzalez, and Kelly O'Donnell who provide analysis, debate, discussion and interviews that airs Wednesdays at 8pm US Eastern Time.
FIFA Futbol Mundial - An in-depth weekly magazine show that features mini documentaries, interviews and human interest stories that highlights the most significant and current happenings from the world of soccer. Airs Fridays at 8:00pm US Eastern Time.
GOL TV News - Daily newscast that airs twice each day that is devoted exclusively to Soccer. With all the goals, exclusive interviews, analysis and transfer news. Mondays-Fridays at 7pm and 11pm US Eastern Time and Sundays at 9pm US Eastern Time.
Ole, La Liga - A weekly series that provides a re-cap and highlights of all the games from La Liga in Spain, airs Mondays at 8pm US Eastern Time.
Hallo Bundesliga - A weekly series that provides a recap and highlights of all the games from the Bundesliga in Germany, airs on Tuesdays at 8pm US Eastern Time.
Bundesliga magazine - A weekly series that focuses on the lifestyles of the stars of the German Bundesliga, airs on Fridays at 8:30 pm US Eastern Time.
AC Milan Channel - A weekly magazine show featuring Italian club AC Milan, airs on Thursdays at 8pm US Eastern Time.

[edit] Latest deals and growth

On January 11 of 2005, GOL TV Inc. reached a distribution agreement with DIRECTV to offer GOL TV and distribute it as part of the DIRECTV PARA TODOS and the DIRECTV SPORTS packages. Dish Network previously had satellite exclusivity.

On July 21 of 2005, Coca-Cola reached an agreement with GOL TV to promote not only its product but advertising channels as well. The new airing of 'Sabor a Gol' every Friday at 8:50pm and at 1:20am US eastern time is a weekly five minute segment showing goals from local and international leagues and tournaments from around the world that are sponsored by Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola deal comes after a similar deal with Volkswagen much earlier this year which resulted in the airing of a show called 'Volkswagen Gol'. 'Volkswagen Gol' was formerly called 'A Todo Gol'. After two years, GOL TV now has close to eight million viewers.

In March 2007, SCP Worldwide announced that it had offered to buy 80% of GolTV for $200 million.^[1] The deal fell through, but SCP Worldwide and GolTV agreed to produce and distribute the first four rounds of South American FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying games.^[2] GolTV showed all 20 games on their own network, 4 live, and 16 premiered 48 hours later. All games were shown live on pay-per-view, broadband and cable.