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Encyclopedia > Raptors NBA TV
Raptors NBA TV
Launched September 2001
Owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Broadcast area National
Website nba.com/raptors/raptorstv
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 415
StarChoice Channel 463
Cable
Rogers Cable Channel 413
Shaw Cable Channel 148
Source Cable Channel 156
Eastlink Channel 110
Cogeco Cable Channel 154

Raptors NBA TV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events September 4 - Google is awarded U.S. Patent 6,285,999, for the PageRank search algorithm used in the Google search engine September 5 - Perus attorney general files homicide charges against ex-President Alberto... Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... StarChoice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... Shaw Communications Inc. ... Source Cable (formerly known as Southmount Cable) is one of three main Cable television service providers for the city of Hamilton, Ontario. ... See also East-Link (Ireland) and Bragg Communications d/b/a EastLink in Canada. ... Cogeco Cable Inc. ... A Category 2 specialty channel is a Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried, optionally, by all digital cable television and direct broadcast satellite providers. ... Digital cable is a term for a type of cable digital television that delivers more channels than possible with analog cable by using digital video compression. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. ...


Raptors NBA TV broadcasts programming related to the NBA with an emphasis on the Toronto Raptors as well as other basketball leagues; including live games during the regular season and playoffs, classic games and other NBA related aspects. “NBA” redirects here. ... The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Live television refers to television broadcasts of events or performances on a delay of between zero and fifteen seconds, rather than from video recordings or film. ... The regular season is a term used, primarily, in North American sports. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion. ...


Unable to find a major, national carrier for a significant number of Toronto Raptors regular season games (TSN, The Score and Rogers Sportsnet largely broadcast games in the Ontario region only), MLSE has recently put more and more games exclusively on Raptors NBA TV (24 in 2006-07). This move has been met with criticism from many fans, as the digital channel, while technically available across Canada, is subscribed to by few households at present (about 600,000 in total). The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Canadas leading English language sports television channel. ... The Score Television Network (often refered to only as The Score) is a Canadian cable television sports news specialty channel launched in 1997. ... Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked...


Raptors NBA TV HD

Raptors NBA TV HD is a high definition simulcast of Raptors NBA TV featuring programming from NBA TV and live NBA games. It launched November 1, 2005 on Bell ExpressVu and is also available on Rogers Cable. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Projection screen in a home theater, displaying a high-definition television image. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ...


HD telecasts picked up from ESPN, TNT, or NBA TV are shown in HD, however Raptors games are not (the only Raptors broadcaster currently telecasting their games in HD is TSN). The replays of games are not in HD either.


External links

  • Official Site
  • Raptors TV HD

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