The Sports Network
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, owned jointly by Bell Media (70%) and ESPN Inc. (30%), itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. TSN was established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. TSN is the largest specialty channel in Canada in terms of gross revenue, with a total of CA$400.4 million in revenue in 2013.
| Country | Canada |
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| Headquarters | Bell Media Agincourt, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs) 4K (UHDTV) (part-time, selected broadcasts) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CTV Specialty Television (Bell Media 70%/ESPN Inc. 30%) (Branding licensed from Disney Branded Television) |
| Sister channels | TSN2 TSN3 TSN4 TSN5 TSN on CTV RDS RDS2 RDS Info |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 1984 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| TSN Direct | www |
TSN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located at Bell Media Agincourt in the Scarborough neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. Stewart Johnston currently serves as president of TSN, a position he has held since 2010. TSN's networks focus on sports-related programming, including live and recorded event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.