CSTV
| CBS Sports Network | |
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| Launched | June 2002 (National College Sports Network) February 23, 2003 (College Sports Television) March 16, 2008 (CBS College Sports Network) April 4, 2011 (CBS Sports Network) |
| Owned by | CBS Corporation |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV sets) |
| Slogan | The 24-Hour Home of CBS Sports |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
| Formerly called | National College Sports Network (2002–03) College Sports Television [CSTV] (2003–08) CBS College Sports Network (2008–11) |
| Sister channel(s) |
CBS CBSN |
| Website | CBSSportsNetwork.com |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 221 (HD/SD) |
| Dish Network | 158 (HD/SD) |
| Bell TV (Canada) | 413 (SD) 1417 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | 94 (SD) 504 (HD) |
| Available on most other U.S. cable systems | Consult your local cable provider for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| Sky Angel | 323 (SD) |
| AT&T U-verse | 643 (SD) 1643 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | 417 (SD) 1417 (HD) |
The CBS Sports Network is an American digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by the CBS Corporation. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television a.k.a. CSTV), it operated as a multi-platform media brand which also included its primary website, collegesports.com, and a network of websites operated for the athletic departments of 215 colleges and universities.
After CSTV was acquired by CBS in 2008, the network was re-branded as the CBS College Sports Network. The network initially maintained its college sports focus, but in February 2011, the service was re-branded as CBS Sports Network to re-position it as a mainstream sports service. The network continues to have a particular focus on college sports, along with coverage of smaller leagues and events, simulcasts of sports radio shows from CBS-owned stations, and studio and analysis programming.
The network's roots began in 1999 when Chris Bevilacqua approached the co-founders of the Classic Sports Network, Brian Bedol and Stephen D. Greenberg (son of Hank Greenberg) – at that time, running Fusient Media Ventures, a New York-based sports and media company – with the idea for a cable network featuring college sports 24 hours a day. Under the leadership of Bedol as CEO, the network was originally named the National College Sports Network in June 2002, was subsequently renamed College Sports Television (CSTV) and launched on February 23, 2003. From their headquarters and studio operations at Chelsea Piers in New York City, CSTV was the first independent cable channel to be distributed nationwide, having been carried on satellite provider DirecTV at launch.
In November 2005, College Sports Television was purchased by CBS Corporation (which had just recently split from Viacom at the time) for $325 million. On January 3, 2008, it was announced that CSTV would be integrated into CBS Sports, with the sports division's executive vice president and executive producer, Tony Petitti, taking over day-to-day operational management of CSTV, which would be overseen by CBS News and Sports president Sean McManus. CSTV co-founder Brian Bedol would become a senior advisor to CBS Corporation president and CEO Leslie Moonves (Petitti has since left CBS to take on the same role for the MLB Network).
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