MIAMI, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will televise live exclusive coverage of Italy's FC Juventus Asia-Pacific Tour 2008 for North American soccer fans. Exclusive coverage kicks off today as the "Bianconeri" take on South China FC at 9 p.m. EDT. GolTV will also televise two other friendly matches against Shenhua FC in Shanghai, China and Melbourne Victory FC in Melbourne, Australia.
"GolTV earned the TV rights to the tour on account of the network's tremendous ability to draw an outstanding audience of passionate North American soccer fans," said Carlo Pozzali, CEO of MP & Silva USA branch, the leading international sports agency that owns, manages and distributes television and media rights for the Juventus Asia-Pacific summer tour.
The APAC tour match in Shanghai will be the first competition against Shenhua FC in the Italian club's history, and this will also be the first time Juventus has visited Hong Kong since the club's Japan Tour in 2005. The "Bianconeri" has not played in Australia since 1984.
"Our viewers love Italian futbol, that's why GolTV will follow one of the premiere Italian clubs across the globe to bring our loyal soccer fans the non-stop action of the Juventus APAC tour," said Enzo Francescoli, CEO and founder of GolTV.
Ranked among the top three Hispanic cable networks in the first quarter of 2008, many of the most-watched soccer matches in Spanish-language cable households are shown exclusively on GolTV.
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"GolTV earned the TV rights to the tour on account of the network's tremendous ability to draw an outstanding audience of passionate North American soccer fans," said Carlo Pozzali, CEO of MP & Silva USA branch, the leading international sports agency that owns, manages and distributes television and media rights for the Juventus Asia-Pacific summer tour.
The APAC tour match in Shanghai will be the first competition against Shenhua FC in the Italian club's history, and this will also be the first time Juventus has visited Hong Kong since the club's Japan Tour in 2005. The "Bianconeri" has not played in Australia since 1984.
"Our viewers love Italian futbol, that's why GolTV will follow one of the premiere Italian clubs across the globe to bring our loyal soccer fans the non-stop action of the Juventus APAC tour," said Enzo Francescoli, CEO and founder of GolTV.
Ranked among the top three Hispanic cable networks in the first quarter of 2008, many of the most-watched soccer matches in Spanish-language cable households are shown exclusively on GolTV.
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