TORONTO – GOLTV Canada announced Friday announced a carriage deal for the network with Rogers Cable. 
GOLTV is available on channel 428 to the majority of Rogers Digital Cable customers and is now in a free preview.
Rogers is the first operator in Canada to launch GOLTV, which is owned and operated in Canada by Insights Sports Ltd.
GOLTV is Canada’s first 24-hour soccer network, airing more than 1,500 games a year, with live game action from league powerhouses Spain, Italy and Brazil.
GOLTV also features league action from Uruguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, as well as a daily soccer news and highlights program, GOLTV News. As an added benefit to viewers, GOLTV is available in English and Spanish, with a SAP (Supplemental Audio Programming) option for Spanish language commentary.
“We’re excited that Canadian viewers now have a network in GOLTV that is dedicated exclusively to the sport they are passionate about, on Rogers Digital Cable,” says Mark Rubinstein, president, Insight Sports Ltd. “Soccer is one of the fastest growing sports in the country – and GOLTV provides fans with more live soccer action than they’ll see anywhere else in the country.”
Soccer’s popularity is on the rise: In 2004, more than 825,000 Canadian players were registered with the Canadian Soccer Association, making soccer one of the most popular sports in the nation, says GOLTV
