Raptors NBA TV
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| Raptors NBA TV | |
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| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | nba.com/raptors/raptorstv |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 415 |
| Star Choice | Channel 463 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
Raptors NBA TV is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
Raptors NBA TV broadcasts programming related to the National Basketball Association (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. Regular hosts for shows include Paul Johnson, Sherman Hamilton, Chuck Swirsky, Leo Rautins and Jack Armstrong.
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 criticized by 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 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation obtained the rights to 10 games in 2007-08, meaning that Raptors NBA TV will show only 12 games exclusively. As well, distribution has been pegged to that of MLSE's other digital channel Leafs TV, broadening its availability.
[edit] 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 was launched November 1, 2005 on Bell ExpressVu and is also available on Rogers Cable.
HD telecasts picked up from ESPN, TNT, or NBA TV are shown in HD. Starting in the 2007-2008 season, Raptors NBA TV, CBC, The Score and TSN are all going to broadcast all 82 games in high-definition.
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