 Sportsnet 360 logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rogers Sports & Media (Sportsnet 360 Television Inc.[1]) |
| Sister channels | Sportsnet Sportsnet One Sportsnet World WWE Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 1994 (as licence-exempt service) May 1997 (as licensed channel) |
| Former names | Sportscope (1994–1997) Headline Sports (1997–2000) The Score Television Network (2000–2013) |
| Links | |
| Website | Sportsnet 360 |
Sportsnet 360 (SN360) is a Canadian discretionary 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 to its rolling sports news 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 broadcasts automated blocks of sports news and highlights, along with live sports coverage as an overflow channel for Sportsnet's national programming. The channel is also the main Canadian broadcaster of WWE's flagship professional wrestling programs (WWE Raw, SmackDown, and NXT) along with other ancillary programs.
As of 2014, Sportsnet 360 is available in 5.8 million Canadian homes.[2]
- ^ "CRTC Ownership Chart: Rogers Specialty Services" (PDF). Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. October 1, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Rogers Sportsnet draws fewer viewers to NHL opening night than CBC, still sets network record". National Post. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.