. for other uses see the score disambiguation . sportsnet 360 sportsnet 360 logo launched 1994 as licence exempt service may 1997 as licensed channel owned by rogers media sportsnet 360 television inc. 1 picture format 480i sdtv 1080i hdtv slogan fuel your sports iq country canada language english broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called sportscope 1994 1997 headline sports 1997 2000 the score television network 2000 2013 sister channel s sportsnet sportsnet one sportsnet world sportsnet ontario wwe network website sportsnet 360 availability satellite bell tv channel 410 sd channel 1410 hd shaw direct channel 403 sd channel 264 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 115 sd channel 615 hd bell fibe tv channel 410 sd channel 1410 hd mts channel 181 sd channel 1181 hd optik tv channel 9918 sd channel 918 hd sasktel channel 120 sd channel 420 hd vmedia channel 22 hd zazeen channel 65 hd sportsnet 360 sn360 is a canadian category a specialty channel owned by rogers media . the channel was launched in 1994 as the licence exempt service sportscope which featured a display of sports news and scores . in 1997 the network was re launched under canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc licensing as headline sports adding anchored segments of sports highlights and analysis to its programming . in 2000 the network gained the ability to air occasional broadcasts of live sporting events and was re launched as the score . in 2012 the network s parent company score media announced that it would sell the network to rogers communications which owns the competing sportsnet family of sports television networks ; in 2013 the network was re branded as sportsnet 360 . the channel primarily provides sports news highlights information and analysis programming along with live event sports coverage currently focused on mixed martial arts soccer basketball the national hockey league college university sports and professional wrestling . the channel is equipped with a ticker that appears at the bottom of the screen 24 7 which provides news and scores of sporting events . according to rogers sportsnet 360 is available in 5.8 million canadian homes . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 sportscope 1.2 headline sports 1.3 the score 1.4 purchase by rogers relaunch as sportsnet 360 2 sportsnet 360 hd 3 programming 4 personalities 5 references 6 see also 7 external links history edit sportscope edit screenshot of sportscope logo . launched in 1994 as sportscope the channel began as a network focusing on providing sports scores airing in seven canadian provinces . sportscope s programming consisted solely of an alphanumeric text rotation of sports scores news and sports betting information which aired alongside local and national advertising slides . as it did not include any video content it did not require a crtc licence . headline sports edit first logo during the headline sports era . sportscope was granted an english language specialty channel licence by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission on september 4 1996 provisionally titled sportscope plus . the channel was launched in may 1997 as headline sports and was a national 24 hour anchor at desk sports news and highlight service operating on a rotating 15 minute newswheel of sports news highlights and scores . advertising was also introduced something that did not exist during the sportscope era . the oldies music was replaced by modern stock music during text rotation of sports scores and news . the channel also contained a constantly updated ticker at the bottom of the screen providing sports news and scores as it still does today per its crtc licence requirements . there were plans to air different tickers in each region of the country and additional streams of alphanumeric data perhaps via an alternate channel when the channel was launched but those plans were abandoned . the score edit logo as the score 2002 2013 in march 2000 headline sports licence was amended by the crtc to allow live sports programming under the conditions that the channel display the ticker and that breaks away from live coverage occur at least once every 15 minutes to present video highlights . as a result of this as well as legal issues with u.s. cable news channel cnn headline news which had its own headline sports segment 3 the channel was rebranded as the score television network that year . on june 6 2006 the score revamped its ticker alongside the launch of a new hd channel . on september 20 2011 score media announced that it would put the score television network up for sale . 4 purchase by rogers relaunch as sportsnet 360 edit reports surfaced on august 24 2012 that rogers communications owners of the competing network sportsnet would acquire the score s parent company . 5 the following day rogers media announced that it acquired score media in a transaction valued at 167 million . pending crtc approval rogers acquired score media s television business which included the closed captioning service voice to visual inc. mixed martial arts promotion the score fighting series and the score television network . 6 the acquisition closed on october 19 2012 at which point score media s digital assets the website thescore.com and associated mobile apps were spun off into another company primarily owned by score media s previous shareholders thescore inc. in which rogers media retained a 10 % interest . score media s television properties were immediately placed into a blind trust under trustee peter viner pending final crtc approval . 7 8 the operations of the digital properties and the television channel were separated at this point with the latter operating a separate website thescoretv.ca for the interim period until the rogers deal was approved . as part of crtc requirements to spend 10 % of the value of an acquisition on initiatives to strengthen the broadcasting industry rogers planned to fund the production of the sportsnet winter games which would have been an annual winter sports competition and provide funding for the production of amateur sports programming . 9 while rogers planned to continue running the score as a sports news service it also requested that the crtc ease some of the restrictions that were placed on the network in order to allow it to be more competitive with other canadian sports channels . namely rogers requested that it only be required to air one sports news update per hour during live programming . 9 the crtc approved the acquisition of the score by rogers as well as rogers proposal to only require a sports update once per hour during live programming on april 30 2013 but rejected its proposal to spend its tangible benefits on the sportsnet winter games . immediately following the approval it was announced that the score would begin airing hockey central playoff extra a spin off of sportsnet s nhl news program nightly during the 2013 stanley cup playoffs and the network replaced its afternoon programming with a simulcast of tim & sid a radio show on rogers owned cjcl hosted by former the score personalities tim micallef and sid seixeiro . 10 11 on june 4 2013 rogers announced that it would relaunch the score under the sportsnet brand as sportsnet 360 on july 1 2013 ; it was launched with a simulcast of a toronto blue jays baseball game followed by the premiere of a new post game show blue jays xpress . 12 13 alongside the rebranding an updated version of the score s on screen sports ticker was introduced . rogers stated that the network would continue to target its programming towards hardcore sports fans with a vast breadth of premium sports content in a fast paced energetic and entertaining manner . 13 sportsnet 360 hd edit sportsnet 360 hd is a high definition simulcast of sportsnet 360 . it is available through all major pay television providers in canada . until early 2008 most programming was aired in 4 3 standard definition stretched to 16 9 . programming available in true hd includes nba basketball the vanier cup ncaa coverage and wwe s smackdown raw nxt vintage collection and the wwe experience . on september 3 2008 the channel began airing shows from a new multimillion dollar hd studio located on the corner of king and peter in downtown toronto . 14 most shows and highlights are now in true hd . programming edit sportsnet 360 s schedule consists of automated blocks featuring sports news and highlights primarily during the mornings nights and on weekend afternoons alongside other full length programs . the network s weekday afternoon programming includes a simulcast of bob mccown s prime time sports show from sister radio station cjcl . the network simulcast the cjcl program tim & sid from the acquisition of the score by rogers in 2013 until march 27 2015 when the show ended on radio due to tim & sid s move to a solely televised show on sportsnet . the network then began simulcasting cjcl program brady & walker due to the show s move from its morning timeslot to tim & sid s former timeslot . the network ended the simulcast in february 2016 after greg brady was fired . cjcl s replacement of brady and walker the andrew walker show is not simulcast by sportsnet 360 . sportsnet 360 serves largely as an overflow feed for sportsnet s properties live sports programming on the network include national hockey league games on thursday nights and occasionally during hockey night in canada 15 occasional toronto blue jays and raptors games toronto f.c. and the uefa champions league . 12 sportsnet 360 is the exclusive canadian broadcaster of wwe programs ; they have been mainstays of the network since its period as the score . 10 as of august 14 2014 wwe programming include raw smackdown main event the wwe experience along with the weekly recap show aftermath ; nxt is now seen on the wwe network . rogers current contract with wwe began in 2014 and runs through 2024 ; the contract also gave rogers exclusive canadian distribution rights to the wwe network . 16 sportsnet 360 used to air collegiate sports primarily national collegiate athletics association and canadian interuniversity sport football and basketball . in august 2014 sportsnet announced that it would not renew its ontario university athletics conference television contracts for the 2014 season because of low viewership and the resulting high cost per viewer of producing the game broadcasts . 17 ultimate fighting championship mixed martial arts including ufc on fox events preliminary fights and the reality series the ultimate fighter largely moved from the sportsnet regional networks and sportsnet one to sportsnet 360 following its launch . 18 on december 22 2014 it was announced that tsn and fight network would take over canadian rights to ufc programming beginning in 2015 . 19 20 personalities edit main article sportsnet on air staff references edit crtc ownership chart rogers specialty services pdf . canadian radio television and telecommunications commission . 2013 10 01 . retrieved 2013 11 02 . rogers sportsnet draws fewer viewers to nhl opening night than cbc still sets network record . national post . retrieved october 11 2014 . canadian trade mark database record for application no. 0832430 headline sports filed by sportscope television network ltd. and opposed by cable news network inc. specialty sports channel the score for sale globe and mail september 20 2011 . ladurantaye steve . rogers communications to acquire score media . globe and mail . canada . retrieved august 24 2012 . rogers media to acquire thescore television network cnw press release 2012 08 25 score media 2012 10 19 . score media inc. completes plan of arrangement . retrieved 2012 10 19 . rogers media 2012 10 19 . rogers media completes acquisition of score media . retrieved