CTV_Sports

CTV Sports

CTV Sports

Defunct sports division of the CTV Television Network

CTV Sports was the division of the CTV Television Network responsible for sports broadcasting. The division existed in its own right from 1961 to 2001; between 1998 and 2001, CTV Sports also operated a cable sports network, CTV Sportsnet, now owned by Rogers Media and known simply as Sportsnet.

Since CTV's purchase of the more established sports network TSN in 2001 (which in turn caused the sale of Sportsnet to Rogers), the network has assumed responsibility for CTV's remaining sports output. At the same time, the amount of in-house sports programming aired by CTV has been reduced to only encompass occasional, TSN-produced telecasts, such as Skate Canada events, and simulcasts of events from U.S. networks. As of 2014, the only sports broadcasts regularly aired by CTV and CTV 2 are simulcasts of National Football League games.

CTV has been incorporated into coverage of major international sporting events—such as FIFA World Cup tournaments, and the Olympic Games, which were most recently aired from 2010 to 2012 as part of a joint venture between Bell Media and Rogers Media.

Current sports programs aired by CTV

The following events are currently specifically designated to air on CTV or CTV 2:

Football

  • National Football League - Sunday afternoon (1:00pm ET and 4:05/4:25pm ET) local games, and playoffs including the Super Bowl (2007–present)
    • Prior to 2014, CTV only held rights to early afternoon games and the playoffs. In 2014, CTV acquired rights to late games (previously held by Rogers through Citytv and Sportsnet), and began airing additional games on CTV 2.
    • As of 2018, in simulcast with TSN channels, CTV 2 additionally simulcasts Thursday Night Football and Sunday Night Football when airing on Fox (2018-2021), CBS (2014-2017) Prime Video (2017-present) and NBC (2016-present) respectively.

Golf

  • The Masters - in 2015, Bell Media acquired exclusive Canadian rights to The Masters, previously split between TSN and Global. CTV will air late-round coverage of the tournament.[1][2]
  • The Open Championship - NBC coverage of weekend rounds.
  • PGA Tour - Weekend round coverage of selected events on CTV 2 beginning in 2019, in simulcast with TSN, and also replacing Global.[3]

Soccer

Former sports programs aired by CTV

Figure skating

Auto Racing

Baseball

Basketball

Curling

Football

Golf

Hockey

Olympic Games

Soccer

In addition, other coverage of events with rights held by TSN have occasionally aired on CTV or CTV 2, or local stations thereof, if necessary due to scheduling conflicts on the TSN channels, such as Vancouver Whitecaps FC games (which aired locally on CTV Vancouver and CTV2 Vancouver Island).[9][10][11]

Notable personalities

References

  1. [1]
    "Television wars continue as CTV takes Masters deal away from Global". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    "CTV, TSN, and RDS announce exclusive, multi-year deal with The Masters". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Golf on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. [4]
    Bell Media (2011-05-25). "CTV, TSN and RDS Become the Official Broadcasters of Skate Canada with Landmark 10-Year Deal". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  5. [5]
    "Bell Media Announces Coverage of Canadian Grand Prix". Broadcaster. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. [6]
    "TSN Announces Broadcast Schedule for Eastern Conference Semifinals: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers – Bell Media". Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  7. [7]
    "2006 FIFA World Cup Games Live in High Definition on Rogers Sportsnet, TSN and CTV". Broadcaster Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  8. [8]
    "Canadian national broadcast schedule for 2017 revealed; CTV to air 7 games". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer, LLC. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Every Game, All Season Long: MLS ON TSN Kicks Off its Complete Coverage of Vancouver Whitecaps FC This Saturday". Bell Media. Retrieved 5 April 2014.[permanent dead link]
  10. [10]
    "TSN to broadcast all Whitecaps FC games beginning in 2014". TSN.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. [11]
    "FIFA extending TV deals through 2026 World Cup with CTV, TSN and RDS". The Globe and Mail. February 12, 2015.
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