GOL PLAY

GOL PLAY
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaSpain, Andorra
HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerMediapro
History
Launched19 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-19) (as pay channel)
1 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-01) (as free-to-air channel)
ReplacedHogar 10
Closed30 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-30) (as pay channel)
Replaced bybeIN Sports (for pay channel)
Former namesGol T (2008-2015)
GOL (2016–2022)
Links
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

GOL PLAY is a Spanish sports television network dedicated fully to football (from 2009) and other sports (from 2016). The channel, created by Mediapro in September 2008, is distributed through cable operators, Internet television,[1] and from August 2009, through digital terrestrial television.

GolT logo from 19 September 2008 to 30 June 2015.

Mediapro's original intention was to broadcast the channel through terrestrial television, opening a slot for pay television, and in 2009 negotiations began with the Government of Spain.[2] On 13 August 2009, an urgent decree approved premium contents on terrestrial television,[3] and Gol Televisión began its broadcasting on 14 August.

  1. ^ "Mediapro lanzará en Septiembre Gol TV para competir con Digital +" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "laSexta presenta al Gobierno la autorización para emitir Gol TV en TDT de pago" (in Spanish). 15 April 2009.
  3. ^ "El Gobierno aprueba la TDT de pago por la vía de urgencia". El País (in Spanish). 13 August 2009.