Sportsnet is a privately owned Canadian media company headquartered in Canada, owned by Rogers Sports & Media. Founded in 1998 and employing approximately 550 individuals, the company functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer, specializing in media and TV services. Operating as a Canadian English-language sports media brand, Sportsnet encompasses a multiplatform brand offering that includes Sportsnet, sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, Sportsnet 650 Vancouver, Sportsnet+, and the Sportsnet apps. Its television offerings consist of four regional channels: Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet West, and Sportsnet Pacific, alongside nationally-distributed channels such as Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360, and Sportsnet World.
The ringing of the final buzzer for the CBC’s 74-year run with the weekly Hockey Night in Canada NHL telecast was inevitable, given vast changes to the sport and the sports broadcasting game, as noted on June 29, 2026. This followed the June 16 announcement by Sportsnet and CBC that their pact had ended, effectively concluding the era of free hockey on Canadian television. The decision meant Hockey Night in Canada, which began airing in the fall of 1952 as the country’s longest-running weekly program, would cease in its current form. Previously, on June 15, longtime broadcaster Ron MacLean apologized on air for an ill-advised comment during the Stanley Cup Final broadcast, which quickly spread across social media. This came after MacLean drew immediate attention during Sportsnet's Stanley Cup Final coverage that evening when a line referencing "The Hangover" went off the rails, forcing a public apology before the night concluded.
Sportsnet offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Sportsnet's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Sportsnet currently holds 24 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including curling, rugby league, winter sports, tennis, golf, ice hockey, badminton, basketball, multi-sport, rugby union, horse racing, combat sports, soccer | association football, motorsports and baseball.
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