In August 2005,
Insight Sports (on behalf of a corporation to be incorporated) was granted a television broadcasting licence by the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for
The Soccer Net, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty programming undertaking devoted to soccer and soccer enthusiasts. The programming will focus on instruction from beginner to advanced play and on amateur and professional soccer games. All of the programming will be devoted to soccer or soccer-related subjects." The channel was launched on November 1, 2005, as
GolTV. At some point,
GOL TV USA, a division of
Tenfield, purchased a minority interest in the channel. On November 7, 2007, GolTV provided live broadband coverage of the
Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s friendly home game against
David Beckham and the Major League Soccer’s
Los Angeles Galaxy over the internet on a pay-per-view basis. On January 23, 2009,
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, owners of
Major League Soccer franchise
Toronto FC (along with other major sports teams in the city), announced they would acquire Insight Sports' interest in GolTV. The deal was approved by the CRTC on June 2, 2009. In 2015, MLSE reported to the CRTC that it had bought out GOL TV USA's stake in the channel. According to the timetable shown on their website, GolTV Canada would cease broadcasting on August 31, 2015, after it finished airing the whole third season of a
Toronto FC documentary "All For One" starting at 9:30 pm (Eastern Time), while their website would redirect to the Toronto FC's website. ==Programming==