Sportsnet One
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Sportsnet One
| Sportsnet One | |
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| Sportsnet One logo | |
| Launched | August 14, 2010 |
| Owned by | Rogers Media (Rogers Broadcasting Ltd.)[1] |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | Rogers Sportsnet One (2010–2011) |
| Sister channel(s) | Sportsnet |
| Website | Sportsnet One |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 418 (SD) Channel 1409 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 414 / 110 (SD) Channel 267 / 309 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channels 115, 160 (SD) Channels 446, 465 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 418 (SD) Channel 1418 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channels 106, 107, 108 (SD) Channels 677, 678, 679 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channels 41, 626, 627 (SD) Channels 341, 628, 629 (HD) |
Sportsnet One is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel owned by Rogers Media.
Sportsnet One is a national sports channel serving as a complementary service to Sportsnet, a regional sports network also owned by Rogers Media. The channel broadcasts in standard (SD) and high-definition (HD). In addition to the national feed, the service operates a number of additional part-time "companion channels" which carry programming restricted to the local broadcast territories of the teams involved, such that the main feed remains available nationwide.
Licensed by the CRTC in March 2010 under the name Rogers' Mainstream Sports Specialty Service,[1] it launched at 12:00 p.m EST on August 14, 2010 as Rogers Sportsnet One in SD and HD.
The service was renamed Sportsnet One on October 3, 2011 as part of the rebranding of Rogers Media's Sportsnet-branded channels.[2]
On September 15, 2010, Shaw Direct and Shaw Cable officially added the channel to their lineups, becoming the first major third-party distributors to do so.[3] Telus Optik TV subsequently picked up the service two days later.
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Current sports properties
Initial national programming includes live game broadcasts from the following:
- Major League Baseball (including 25 Toronto Blue Jays games during the 2010 season, and other non-Jays games)
- NBA (including 23 Toronto Raptors games during the 2010-11 NBA season, and other non-Raptors regular-season and playoff games)
- Premier League (one game per week on Saturday at noon ET)
- Indian Premier League, 36 group stage Twenty20 Cricket matches from 2011 season onwards.[4]
- Alpine skiing, coverage of 25 World Cup races from 2011-2013.[5]
NHL
Through a series of regional companion channels carried alongside Sportsnet One, the network also serves as a secondary outlet for selected Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators games beginning in the 2010-11 NHL season. Like broadcasts on the regional Sportsnet channels, these game broadcasts are restricted to the teams' NHL territories.[6][7]
- Sportsnet Flames (western Canada, except Manitoba, B.C. and Yukon): 19 regular season games, 2 preseason games[8]
- Sportsnet Oilers (western Canada, except Manitoba, B.C. and Yukon): 16 regular season games, 2 preseason games[9]
- Sportsnet Vancouver Hockey (Canucks) (B.C. and Yukon): 13 regular season games, 2 preseason games[10]
- Sportsnet Senators (eastern Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada): 12 regular season games, 1 preseason game[11]
Controversy
Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team were vocal in criticism of the choice by Rogers to move a number of games from the four regional Sportsnet channels to the new Sportsnet One.[12] Of particular concern was the timing of the move considering the channel's lack of availability across Canada at its launch, and the perceived strong-arming of Blue Jays fans and the other regional cable companies by Rogers, which owns the team, their stadium, the Sportsnet channels, and Rogers Cable, the latter of which was the only major cable company carrying the channel at launch time. Some fans canceled Blue Jays ticket purchases in protest[13], but Paul Beeston, the team president, stated he was very happy to be going with Sportsnet One.[14]
References
- ^ a b Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-124
- ^ Sportsnet unveils new brand on Oct. 3 Sportsnet.ca 2011-09-29
- ^ Shaw picks up free preview of Sportsnet ONE, Rogers Sportsnet press release, September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
- ^ Sportsnet News, "Sportsnet signs four year deal with IPL", "Sportsnet", April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Sportsnet Announces Two-Year Agreement with FIS for International Alpine Skiing Events
- ^ Chris Zelkovich, "Sportsnet adds another channel to its roster", Toronto Star, July 28, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ OTTAWA SENATORS GAMES AVAILABLE ON ROGERS SPORTSNET ONE, Rogers Sportsnet press release, July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ All 82 Flames games on television, Calgary Flames press release, September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Sportsnet West & Sportsnet Oilers schedule released, Edmonton Oilers press release, September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Canucks release 2010.11 broadcast schedule, Vancouver Canucks press release, September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ Bulletin: Scotiabank Senators Hockey on Rogers Sportsnet broadcast schedule announced, Ottawa Senators press release, August 31, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Blue Jays-Sportsnet One mess refuses to die, The Globe and Mail
- ^ Zelkovich: Jays start taking heat over Sportsnet One, Toronto Star, Sept 2, 2010. Retrieved Sept 4, 2010.
- ^ Rogers keeping Blue Jays all to itself, National Post, Sept 4 2010. Retrieved Sept 4, 2010.
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