 Sportsnet One logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto,Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4K (UHDTV) 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rogers Sports & Media |
| Sister channels | Sportsnet Sportsnet 360 Sportsnet World |
| History | |
| Launched | August 14, 2010 |
| Former names | Rogers Sportsnet One (2010–2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | Sportsnet One |
Sportsnet One (SN1 orSN One) is aCanadian English-languagediscretionarydigital cable andsatellitespecialty channel owned byRogers Sports & Media; it operates as a national sports channel complementing theSportsnet group ofregional sports networks. 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.
As of 2014, Sportsnet One is available in 6.1 million Canadian homes.[1]
Licensed by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in March 2010 under the nameRogers' Mainstream Sports Specialty Service,[2] it was launched at 12:00 p.m.ET on August 14, 2010, asRogers Sportsnet One instandard definition andhigh definition. The service was renamed as simplySportsnet One on October 3, 2011, as part of the rebranding of Rogers Media's Sportsnet-branded channels.[3]
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When it launched, exclusive content promoted for broadcast on Sportsnet One included selectedToronto Blue Jays games and certainPremier League soccer games. Currently, the channel's featured programming is NBA programming including all 41 of Sportsnet'sToronto Raptors games[4] in addition to other regular-season NBA games including simulcasts ofTNT's Thursday-night doubleheader includingInside the NBA. Additionally, the channel serves as a secondary outlet for live events for which Sportsnet owns Canadian rights, but cannot air on its primary regional channels, as well as the main outlet for lower-rated sports such ascycling, as well encores of Sportsnet-produced highlight and studio programming. It is also occasionally used to simulcast national events that are only carried across some of the primary regional channels, due to scheduling conflicts with regional broadcasts.
Sportsnet One has acted as a linear specialty television partner for selectedCBC Sports programming, including theCalgary Stampede[5][6][7] and theParalympics since 2014.[8][9][10]
The Sportsnet One license is also used for a series of part-timemultiplex channels which carry regionalNational Hockey League coverage, for selectedVancouver Canucks,Edmonton Oilers andCalgary Flames games. The channels themselves are only carried within the respective teams' territories.[11][12]
Where available under the NHL's regional broadcast rules (as per the territories listed below), one or more of the companion channels listed below are automatically included at no additional charge to Sportsnet One subscribers and are not available on a standalone basis. Since the revival of theWinnipeg Jets in 2011, regional Flames and Oilers games on Sportsnet Flames and Sportsnet Oilers have been blacked out inManitoba; as such, cable providers in that province do not carry either channel.
| Channel | Launch date | Description and programming |
|---|---|---|
| Sportsnet One | August 14, 2010 | The primary channel of the Sportsnet One licence, and the national secondary channel of the Sportsnet family of channels. |
| Sportsnet Flames | October 2010 | Part-time companion channel which carries selected regional broadcasts of theCalgary Flames. Available inAlberta,Saskatchewan,Northwest Territories andNunavut. |
| Sportsnet Oilers | October 2010 | Part-time companion channel which carries selected regional broadcasts of theEdmonton Oilers. Available in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. |
| Channel | First air date | Last air date | Description and programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sportsnet Sens | October 2010 | April 2014 | Part-time companion channel which carried selected regional broadcasts of theOttawa Senators. Was available in easternOntario,Quebec andAtlantic Canada. Sportsnet lost rights to regional Senators broadcasts toTSN5 after the 2013–14 season. When Rogers owned the English-language Montreal Canadiens regional broadcast rights, it used its Citytv stationCJNT-DT for overflow instead. |
| Sportsnet Canucks (Formerly Sportsnet Vancouver Hockey)[13] | October 19, 2010[14] | September 2025 | Part-time companion channel which carries selected regional broadcasts of theVancouver Canucks. Was available inBritish Columbia and theYukon. |
Rogers Cable exclusively carried Sportsnet One at launch. On September 15, 2010,Shaw Direct andShaw Cable added Sportsnet One to their lineups, becoming the first major third-party distributors to do so.[15]TelusOptik TV subsequently picked up the service two days later.
Fans of theToronto 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.[16] 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,[17] but Paul Beeston, the team president, stated he was very happy to be going with Sportsnet One.[18]