GOL TV

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GOL TV
GolTV logo.svg
Country United States
Headquarters North Bay Village, Florida
Programming
Language(s)English and Spanish
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGol TV, Inc.
Key people Enzo Francescoli (CEO)
History
LaunchedFebruary 1, 2003
Links
Website goltv.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Fubo TV Internet Protocol Television

GOL TV is an American TV sports channel dedicated to soccer owned by GOLTV Inc., based in North Bay Village, Florida. The network broadcasts Portugal Primeira Liga, [1] Liga 1, Campeonato Uruguay and Ecuadorian Serie A matches.

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The network was among the first which started a trend of bilingual broadcasting among networks which serve both English language and Spanish language customers, a strategy since emulated by competitor beIN Sports with their English and Spanish networks and BabyFirst TV. GOL TV maintains one main feed with both English and Spanish language audio and bilingual promotional advertising (though paid programming can vary between English and Spanish and is not cross-translated). Some providers offer the two feeds as separate channels, while others present it as one channel with language selection handled by the viewer at the set-top box through the provider's secondary audio program (SAP) feature.

Ownership

GOL TV is a corporation of Florida, USA. As of 2012, Enzo Francescoli was its CEO and managing director.

Carriage

As of January 10, 2024, GOL TV is no longer on Spectrum, and is available on Spanish language packages on DirecTV and AT&T U-verse. [2] As of October 1, 2018, GOL TV is no longer included in Verizon Fios' channel line-up. Cox removed it from the lineup on April 1, 2019.

Talent

All based at Nix Media in Lima, Peru


In English:

Programs

UEFA

CONMEBOL

Other programs

Former programs

GOL TV HD

GOL TV HD is a 1080i high definition simulcast of GOL TV that launched on August 1, 2010. [4] Time Warner Cable in New York City added it on August 27, 2010. [5]

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References

  1. "GolTV acquires rights to Primeira Liga for 2017/18 season". 16 March 2017.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "U.S. Open Cup 2012: GolTV Wins Right to Broadcast Next Three Finals". August 2012.
  4. Gol TV To Kick Off HDTV Service - Bilingual Soccer-Centric Service Set To Launch On Aug. 1 Multichannel News March 29, 2010
  5. GolTV HD Nets Time Warner Cable Launch In New York City Multichannel News August 27, 2010