CTV Sportsnet gets into the game to take on TSN
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Fox Group, Toronto, Ontario-based Rogers Communications Inc. and Toronto, Ontario-based Baton Broadcasting Inc. launch in October 1998 their new CTV Sportsnet sports cable channel in Canada. The new CTV Sportsnet specialty channel will directly compete with market leader The Sports Network for a share of viewers and the funds spent by marketers for advertising. The new CTV Sportsnet specialty cable channel's offerings include coverage of the games of the Vancouver Grizzlies team in the National Basketball Association, 42 games of the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball and local teams' games in the National Hockey League.
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Launches in 10/98 its new CTV Sportsnet sports cable channel in Canada
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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Sports TV rivalry turns into pricy fight
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CTV Sports Net, a cable sports broadcaster, is set to launch in October 1998 and start competing with the more established The Sports Network (TSN). Months before the launch, the networks have competed for high-profile sports properties. For example, TSN shelled out around C$35 million in a five-year agreement with the Canadian Football League. The effort followed CTVSN's C$60-million deal to buy the rights to National Hockey League games for four years. The entry of CTVSN is heralded as a boon to sports organizations, which have seen their broadcast rights fees increase since the start of 1998.
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Canada: Cable sports broadcaster set to launch in October 1998 and start competing w/ more established The Sports Network
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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CanWest calls off deal to buy NetStar
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CanWest Global Communications Corp., a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based company, has announced it has decided to pull out its bid to acquire NetStar Communications Inc., a specialty channel powerhouse. CanWest Global said it decided to terminate the C$900-million offer due to disagreements with ESPN, the US-based broadcasting company that would continue to hold 32% of NetStar even if CanWest will pursue its offer. However, CanWest Chief Executive Officer Peter Viner noted he does not consider the deal dead but only put off.
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Announces it decided to pull out bid to acquire NetStar Communications Inc, a specialty channel powerhouse
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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