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Sportsnet 360 logo
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Launched | 1994 (as licence-exempt service) May 1997 (as licensed channel) |
Owned by | Rogers Media (Sportsnet 360 Television Inc.) |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | Fuel Your Sports IQ |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Formerly called | Sportscope (1994–1997) Headline Sports (1997–2000) The Score Television Network (2000–2013) |
Sister channel(s) |
Sportsnet Sportsnet One Sportsnet World Sportsnet Ontario WWE Network |
Website | Sportsnet 360 |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Bell TV | Channel 410 (SD) Channel 1410 (HD) |
Shaw Direct | Channel 403 (SD) Channel 264 (HD) |
Cable | |
Available on most Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
IPTV | |
Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 115 (SD) Channel 615 (HD) |
Bell Fibe TV | Channel 410 (SD) Channel 1410 (HD) |
Bell MTS | Channel 181 (SD) Channel 1181 (HD) |
Optik TV | Channel 9918 (SD) Channel 918 (HD) |
SaskTel | Channel 120 (SD) Channel 420 (HD) |
VMedia | Channel 22 (HD) |
Zazeen | Channel 65 (HD) |
Sportsnet 360 (SN360) is a Canadian category A specialty channel owned by Rogers Media. The channel was launched in 1994 as the licence-exempt service Sportscope, which featured a display of sports news and scores. In 1997, the network was re-launched under Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensing as Headline Sports, adding anchored segments of sports highlights and analysis to its programming. In 2000, the network gained the ability to air occasional broadcasts of live sporting events, and was re-launched as The Score. In 2012, the network's parent company Score Media announced that it would sell the network to Rogers Communications, which owns the competing Sportsnet family of sports television networks; in 2013, the network was re-branded as Sportsnet 360.
The channel primarily provides sports news, highlights, information and analysis programming, along with live event sports coverage currently focused on mixed martial arts, soccer, basketball, the National Hockey League, college/university sports, and professional wrestling. The channel is equipped with a ticker that appears at the bottom of the screen 24/7, which provides news and scores of sporting events.
According to Rogers, Sportsnet 360 is available in 5.8 million Canadian homes.
Launched in 1994 as Sportscope, the channel began as a network focusing on providing sports scores, airing in seven Canadian provinces. Sportscope's "programming" consisted solely of an alphanumeric text rotation of sports scores, news, and sports betting information, which aired alongside local and national advertising slides. As it did not include any video content, it did not require a CRTC licence.