Who owns NBA TV Canada?
NBA TV Canada is owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). MLSE is itself majority-owned by Rogers Communications, which also owns Sportsnet.
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NBA TV Canada is owned by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE). MLSE is itself majority-owned by Rogers Communications, which also owns Sportsnet.
The channel launched on the 7th of September 2001 under the name Raptors NBA TV. It was renamed NBA TV Canada on the 15th of October 2010.
NBA TV Canada does not broadcast live Raptors regular-season games. Those are split between Sportsnet and TSN. The channel does air pre-season Raptors games and full or abbreviated encores of regular-season telecasts.
The CRTC valued NBA TV Canada at 21 million dollars in mid-2012.
Regular hosts for local studio programming on NBA TV Canada include David Amber, Sherman Hamilton, Matt Devlin, Leo Rautins, and Jack Armstrong.
NBA TV Canada covers the NBA G League, the NBA Summer League, and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), in addition to its primary NBA programming.