Insight Sports Ltd. is a sports media and entertainment company based in

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, Canada. The company is owned in part by

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, part owner of

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Properties

Insight Sports operates Aquila Productions, a producer of sports television programming and distributor of sports and entertainment content across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, DVD, on-line, mobile, in-arena and video on-demand.

Former assets

It was announced on January 23, 2009, that

will acquire Insight Sports' interest in GolTV. The deal was approved by the

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on June 2, 2009. In March 2009, Insight Sports announced a corporate restructuring wherein a team of managers led by the CEO will buy out a number of non-core assets including the

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, one of the most prestigious events on the World Curling Tour and the operation of Gretzky.com, the home page of

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. Insight Sports owned a minority share of NHL Network (owns 20.58%), a 24-hour

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channel that shut down on September 1, 2015. Insight Sports owned and operated

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, a 24-hour

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channel. The channel was subsequently sold to Keywest Marketing Ltd. in December 2016. The company also operated

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on behalf of Kilmer Enterprises Inc., an investor in Insight Sports. GameTV was subsequently sold to

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on August 2, 2016.Anthem Sports and Entertainment Acquires GameTV
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References

External links

Official Insight Sports websiteAquila ProductionsCRTC chart of Insight Sport's assets
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