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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Parent | CBS Entertainment Group |
| Key people | David Berson (President and CEO, CBS Sports)[1] |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | June 1, 2002 |
| Former names | National College Sports Network (2002–2003) College Sports Television (2003–2008) CBS College Sports Network (2008–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | CBSSportsNetwork.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated Streaming Service | Paramount+ |
| fuboTV | Internet Protocol television |
| Hulu Live TV | Internet Protocol television |
| YouTube TV | Internet Protocol television |
CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN)[2] is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television also known as 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 2006 (handed over from Viacom who purchased the network the previous year), the network was re-branded as the CBS College Sports Network in 2008. 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 both the CBS Sports Radio network and Entercom's WFAN (formerly owned outright by CBS), and studio and analysis programming.
As of May 2015, CBSSN was available to approximately 61 million pay television households (66.1% of households with cable television) in the United States.[3][4] Updated figures are unknown as they have not been released by Paramount in nearly a decade.
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CBS Sports Network (CBSSN)
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