NBA TV Canada
SDTV feed) | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Toronto Raptors Network, Ltd.) |
Sister channels | Leafs Nation Network (defunct) |
History | |
Launched | September 7, 2001 |
Former names | Raptors NBA TV (2001–2010) |
Links | |
Website | NBA TV Canada |
NBA TV Canada is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). It is the Canadian version of NBA TV, broadcasting programming focused on the National Basketball Association, and its Canadian franchise, the Toronto Raptors.
History
In December 2000, MLSE was granted approval by the
With the launch of other Canadian channels, the channel was launched on 7 September 2001, as Raptors NBA TV, with programming focused on the NBA and other basketball-related programming, although it maintained a particular emphasis on the Toronto Raptors. On 1 November 2005, the high-definition version of this channel, named NBA TV Canada HD, was launched, originally named Raptors NBA TV HD.
On 15 October 2010, the channel was renamed as NBA TV Canada, being the current and second name of the channel, as the channel began to air more programming devoted to the NBA and international basketball in general, sourced from its American counterpart.[2]
The channel was valued at $21 million on behalf of the CRTC in mid-2012.[3]
Programming
NBA TV Canada broadcasts programming primarily related to the NBA and the Raptors, as well as coverage of other leagues including the
NBA TV Canada does not broadcast live Raptors games outside of the pre-season (which are split between the networks of TSN and Sportsnet—which are owned by the co-majority owners of MLSE, Rogers Communications and Bell Canada), but does broadcast full and abbreviated encores of Raptors telecasts.
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-627, CRTC, December 14, 2000
- ^ NBA TV Canada is on the Air!, NBA, October 15, 2010
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-443". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. August 16, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2015.