NewSport
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NewSport was a 24 hour sports news channel that was a joint venture of Cablevision's Rainbow Media
, NBC
, and Liberty Media
. NewSport debuted in 1993, predating ESPNews
by 3 years. However, its growth was slow as it was picked up by few cable systems besides Cablevision, which owned part of both SportsChannel and NewSport. Ironically even Cablevision did not give the network full-time coverage as it shared a channel with The Weather Channel
on some of their systems. At its peak NewSport had only about 10 million subscribers. Eventually NewSport's slow growth and lack of viewers, combined with the wide distribution and success of ESPNEWS, resulted in the shutdown of NewSport on July 9, 1997.
NewSport developed a unique sports ticker, known as the "NewSport Score Box", in 1995, which appeared in the lower corner of the screen, and aired original shows like NewSport Talk, NewSport Journal, NewSport Tonite and Scoreboard Central.
). ASC featured more biographical and magazine type shows, in contrast to Classic Sports Network, which at the time showed mostly classic games and events. This was due to a failure to obtain rebroadcast rights. ASC ceased operations in mid-1998, shortly after SportsChannel discontinued operations.
Rainbow Media
AMC Networks is an entertainment company in the United States that owns the national cable channels AMC, IFC, WE tv, and Sundance Channel; the regional News 12 Networks, the art house movie theater IFC Center in New York, New York, and the film company IFC Films.The company was originally launched...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and Liberty Media
Liberty Media
Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate and the control is exercised by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares....
. NewSport debuted in 1993, predating ESPNews
ESPNEWS
ESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
by 3 years. However, its growth was slow as it was picked up by few cable systems besides Cablevision, which owned part of both SportsChannel and NewSport. Ironically even Cablevision did not give the network full-time coverage as it shared a channel with The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
on some of their systems. At its peak NewSport had only about 10 million subscribers. Eventually NewSport's slow growth and lack of viewers, combined with the wide distribution and success of ESPNEWS, resulted in the shutdown of NewSport on July 9, 1997.
NewSport developed a unique sports ticker, known as the "NewSport Score Box", in 1995, which appeared in the lower corner of the screen, and aired original shows like NewSport Talk, NewSport Journal, NewSport Tonite and Scoreboard Central.
American Sports Classics
American Sports Classics was a short-lived 24 hour sports nostalgia service channel that replaced NewSport on July 9, 1997. Like NewSport, ASC was unable to stand up to competitors, specifically Classic Sports Network (which later became ESPN ClassicESPN Classic
ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
). ASC featured more biographical and magazine type shows, in contrast to Classic Sports Network, which at the time showed mostly classic games and events. This was due to a failure to obtain rebroadcast rights. ASC ceased operations in mid-1998, shortly after SportsChannel discontinued operations.