The Score

Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	Score Media
Launch date	May 1997
Website	www.thescore.ca

The Score is a Canadian cable television sports news specialty channel launched in 1997. It is available to over 5.4 million households and provides the scores of major sporting events 24/7 on a ticker, hence the name. The channel is wholly owned by Score Media. It broadcasts from Toronto, with its studio located on the 3rd floor of the Holiday Inn hotel at 370 King Street West. Image File history File links The_Score. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Score Media Group (TSX: SCR) is a Canadian media company. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... 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. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1997. ... Score Media Group (TSX: SCR) is a Canadian media company. ... Holiday Inn is a brand name applied to hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group. ...

Sportscope

Originally launched as "Sportscope", it was a cable-based sports score network airing in seven Canadian provinces. Sportscope's "programming" was a non-content-based, alphanumeric text format of sports scores and news, and did not require a CRTC licence.

Headline Sports

The Score was previously known as Headline Sports

Sportscope was granted an English-language specialty channel license by the CRTC in 1996, provisionally titled "Sportscope Plus". The relaunched channel, titled "Headline Sports", debuted in May 1997. Headline Sports was initially a national 24 hour anchor-at-desk sports news service operating on a rotating 15 minute newswheel of sports news scores. All programming contained a continuous bottom-section ticker of current sports scores. It was soon available to close to 2 million cable TV subscribers nationally. Image File history File links Headlinesports_cdn. ... Image File history File links Headlinesports_cdn. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1996. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Initial plans to air a regionalized ticker and additional streams of alphanumeric data (perhaps via an alternate channel) were apparently abandoned.

The Score

Screenshot of The Score's pre-June 6, 2006 ticker

In March 2000, Headline Sports' license was amended by the CRTC to allow live sports programming. As a result of this — as well as legal issues with CNN Headline News, which had its own "Headline Sports" segment — the station was re-branded as "The Score". Not only was it the usual source for sports scores and news, it was now able to compete on a limited basis with Canadian sports stalwart TSN, and the then-fledgling Rogers Sportsnet. The Score promotes itself as a source to check the score of any sport. The Score is also Canada's home to WWE SmackDown! as well as WWE Raw which joined The Score on August 7, 2006 [1]. Image File history File links screenshot of the The Score (television network) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links screenshot of the The Score (television network) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in March, 2000. ... CNN Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ... TSN may also refer to The Sporting News, The Sierra Network, Team Sportscast Network, or taxonomic serial number. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television specialty channel with programming featuring sports, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... WWE Raw (whose trademark is capitalized RAW) is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the Raw brand. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 6, 2006, The Score revamped its ticker with a look that was more closely related to the new network graphics.

Hardcore Sports

The Score launched a 24/7 sports radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio named Hardcore Sports, that features sports news and scores as well as coverage of some of The Score's original programming. Image File history File links Hardcore_Sports. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (DARS) services operating in the United States and Canada. ... Hardcore Sports is a Canadian sports radio channel, owned and operated by Score Media. ...

Personalities

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Programs

The following is a list of original or partly-original programs currently airing on The Score:

News shows

• NFL Blitz is the daily afternoon news show held on Sundays during the National Football League season, hosted by Ryan Paton and Adnan Virk. It is similar to Score Today, but with a particular emphasis on American football.
• Score Today is the daily afternoon news and highlights program, hosted by Ryan Paton. It is frequently interrupted by live press conferences.
• Score Tonight is the the flagship news and highlights program that airs weeknights on the network. Originally hosted by Greg Sansone and Martine Gaillard, it is now hosted by Sid Seixeiro and Tim Micallief, except during the American football season where Adnan Virk and/or Derek Snider fills in for Micallief. Score Tonight also features regular segments Cabbie on the Street, Branded, and The Lab, each of which have been spun off into separate shows. Score Tonight also hosts the Score Year in Review, which reviews the past year's events, during which the Score Ticker will also change accordingly. The Score Year in Review is also the only time of the year in which Score employees are credited for their contributions during the year, and is notable for airing bloopers and other outtakes in their coverage.
• Sportsworld is a news show hosted by James Sharman (and Derek Snider when Sharman is absent) focusing on international sports such as soccer, rugby, and cricket. Highlights from tennis and Formula 1 racing on other Score news shows are co-branded with Sportsworld.
• The Spin is the late-night news and highlights program hosted by Steve Kouleas. During the National Hockey League season The Spin offers analysis on the NHL season, and will stop discussion whenever a goal is scored.

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Analysis

Much of the Score's analysis is detailed in The Score on (sport) segments that may be seen at various times of the week. The Spin, during the NHL season, also serves as the network's hockey analysis show. The following are other full shows dealing with analysis:

• Branded is an occasional full-length version of the similar segment on Score Tonight, airing irregularly and hosted by Derek Snider. The show is a documentary-style look at the business side of sports, with a particular emphasis on merchandising.
• Cabbie Unlimited is a full-length version of Cabbie on the Street, a regular segment on Score Tonight where Cabral Richards interviews either ordinary Canadians on their take on sports, or on established sports stars about their lifestyle.
• CFL Snap is The Score's news show dealing with a preview of the week's Canadian Football League action, hosted by Greg Sansone and Duane Forde.
• Instant Replay is a recap show held on Sundays during the National Football League season, recapping the day's NFL games (excluding the Sunday night and Monday games).
• The Lab is a weekly segment hosted by Simon Bennett. The show takes a look at the scientific aspects of sport, such as the development of sports equipment that aids performance, or the scientific aspects in the development of a sports video game. "Best of" Shows aired in the summer of 2006.
• The Score on the NFL is The Score's news show dealing with a preview of the week's National Football League action, hosted by Greg Sansone and Tim Micallief, and features Ron Meyer as a weekly special guest.
• To the Point is a news show hosted by Greg Sansone which takes an in-depth look at events making news in the world of sports.
• NBA Courtside is a weekly NBA show hosted by Adnan Virk. Segments include interviews with players and the popular Court Cuts. Airs Thursday nights as a lead-in for the first half of TNT's Double-Header.

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Live programming

• RaceNight is coverage of horse racing from Mohawk Raceway and Woodbine Racetrack.
• Sportsworld Matchday is the name of The Score's coverage of any international sporting event for which The Score will air - most recently English Premier League football, although it no longer airs on The Score.
• University Rush is the name of The Score's coverage of Canadian Interuniversity Sports' university athletics, with a particular emphasis on Canadian football. In the past, University Rush has only showed one weekly game from the OUA, but as of 2006 began coverage of QSSF and AUS football as well, culminating in the playoffs and the Vanier Cup. Tim Micallief and Duane Forde are the commentators of football coverage.
• WWE Experience is a weekly recap show of the week's events from World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw and SmackDown! brands, hosted by Ryan Paton. This is one of the few WWE programs that are not produced by WWE itself, although the format is identical to that of the international version hosted by Steve Romero.
• WWE Raw is the flagship show of World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw brand. It is notable for airing on a one-hour tape delay, unlike its previous hosts at TSN, which aired the program live. Although the one-hour tape delay is allegedly due to previous difficulties involving censoring risque storylines at TSN, it is largely believed that the delay is due to prior commitments to RaceNight. However, special three-hour episodes of Raw such as the Raw Family Reunion continue to air live.
• WWE SmackDown! is the flagship show of World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! brand. Originally airing Thursdays, it continued to air on Thursdays even after it was moved to Fridays in the United States, making it one of the few WWE shows that aired outside of the US before airing domestically. As such, it was never referred to as Friday Night SmackDown! in Canada, even after the show was moved to Fridays to match the US airtime.
• NBA Basketball coverage of the first game of the TNT doubleheader airing on Thusdays (Rapters NBA TV carries the second game) as well as 30 Toronto Rapter games and 40 regular season games.

Despite its efforts in bringing in live sports programming, The Score is still well behind TSN and Sportsnet in ratings - mainly due to their limited budget, limited viewership and lack of coverage of major sporting events and brands. While they did carry MLB baseball games their matchups are usually of little interest to Canadian viewers, as Toronto Blue Jays games are carried exclusively by TSN and Sportsnet. Montreal Expos games, however, were shown in 2004 before their move to Washington, D.C.. The Score has also in the past covered National Lacrosse League games, particularly those of the Toronto Rock and Ottawa Rebel. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Mohawk Raceway is a harness racing track in Campbellville, Ontario. ... Woodbine Racetrack in southwest Toronto, Ontario is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of Canada. ... Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... Ontario University Athletics is the governing body of Ontario universities who compete in the a variety of varsity sports. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Quebec Student Sports Federation is not only the governing body for universitiy athletics in Quebec, but also that of CEGEPs and high schools as well. ... Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. ... The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport mens football. ... This Spike TV show, which recapped events taking place on both RAW and SmackDown!, was produced from May 2004 to September 2005 It was hosted by Todd Grisham and Ivory. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Todd Romero, better known as Steve Romero from Denver, Colorado is an employee of World Wrestling Entertainment, working as a backstage interviewer for the SmackDown! brand. ... WWE Raw (whose trademark is capitalized RAW) is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the Raw brand. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... TSN may also refer to The Sporting News, The Sierra Network, Team Sportscast Network, or taxonomic serial number. ... // WWE SmackDown! is a professional wrestling show that airs in the USA on UPN, in Canada on The Score Network and in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (f. ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2004. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ... Old MILL logo The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the professional league of mens indoor lacrosse in North America. ... The Toronto Rock are a member of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), a North American professional sports league. ...

The Score HD

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External links

• Official Site
• The Score HD
• Canadian Trade-mark Database - Reference: CNN opposed Sportscope's application (number 0832430) for "Headline Sports"