The Sports Network
| The Sports Network | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1984 |
| Owned by |
Bell Media (80%) ESPN Inc. (20%) (CTV Specialty Television) (The Sports Network Inc.) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs) 4K (UHDTV) (part-time, selected broadcasts) |
| Slogan |
Canada's Sports Leader Champions Live Here |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National, through regional feeds |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sister channel(s) | TSN2, RDS, RDS2, RDS Info |
| Website | TSN |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channels 400-404 (SD) Channels 1400-1404 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channels 135-139 / 421-425 (SD) Channels 98-102 / 598-602 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channels 100, 102-105 (SD) Channels 600, 602-605 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channels 400-404 (SD) Channels 1400-1404 (HD) Channel 1399 (4K) |
| MTS | Channels 21 & 22, 37-39 (SD) Channels 1021 & 1022, 1037-1039 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channels 9900-9904 (SD) Channels 900-904 (HD) Channel 905 (4K) |
| SaskTel | Channels 111-115 (SD) Channels 411-415 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channels 30-32, 99 & 100 (HD) |
| Zazeen | Channels 66-70 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| TSN Go |
www |
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language sports specialty service. Established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels, since 2001, TSN has been majority-owned by communications conglomerate Bell Canada (presently through its broadcasting subsidiary Bell Media) with a minority stake held by ESPN Inc. via a 20% share in the Bell Media subsidiary CTV Specialty Television. TSN is the largest specialty channel in Canada in terms of gross revenue, with a total of $400.4 million in revenue in 2013.
TSN's networks focus on sports-related programming, including live and recorded event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming. TSN was the first, and most recent national cable broadcaster of the National Hockey League in Canada—its stint has been interrupted twice by rival network Sportsnet—most recently as of the 2014-15 season under an exclusive 12-year rights deal. TSN holds regional television rights to three of the NHL's seven Canadian franchises.
As of 2015, major programming rights held by TSN include exclusive coverage of the Canadian Football League and Curling Canada's national championships, coverage of the NBA and the Toronto Raptors, coverage of Major League Soccer and exclusive rights to Vancouver Whitecaps FC, along with Canadian rights to the tournaments of FIFA (soccer) and the IIHF (ice hockey), the NFL (shared with sister network CTV), Formula One, NASCAR, the Premier League (split with Sportsnet), the UEFA Champions League, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the Grand Slam tennis tournaments, among others. TSN also receives a large amount of programming through its minority partner, ESPN.
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