TSN and Rogers Cable confirmed on Sunday that they have come to an agreement on distribution for the TSN2 service.

TSN and Rogers Cable confirmed on Sunday that they have come to an agreement on distribution for the TSN2 service.

Beginning Monday, TSN2 will be available to Rogers subscribers on a free preview on Rogers Digital Channel 1. At the end of the month, TSN2 will be available to Rogers Digital VIP cable subscribers at its permanent channel location on channel 98. As part of the agreement, TSN2 HD will be available to customers who subscribe to TSN and have the HDTV Specialty Theme Pak.

Rogers customers will have access to hundreds of live sporting events on TSN2, including this week's key three-game series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Boston Red Sox in a battle for first place. TSN2 will have exclusive and complete coverage of the series beginning on Tuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. ET.

''We are thrilled to have a deal in place to bring TSN2 to Rogers customers,'' said Phil King, President of TSN. ''TSN has always been about giving fans more choice when it comes to watching live sports. Our agreement with Rogers now gives their customers access to hundreds of exclusive live events each year – including NHL, NBA action along with every inning from this week's highly anticipated Jays-Red Sox series.''

TSN2's jam-packed line-up features 800+ hours of live major league sports action each year. TSN2's powerful live sports roster includes Toronto Blue Jays baseball, NHL, NBA, curling, international hockey, golf, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, IndyCar Series, Grand Slam Tennis, boxing, mixed martial arts and NCAA football and basketball.

In addition to its impressive slate of exclusive live sports events, TSN2 also delivers better timeslots for Western-based viewers with time-shifted showings of TSN programming.

For more information on TSN2 and a complete list of participating television providers, visit TSN.ca
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ARC'S REVUE: TSN2

ARC'S REVUE: TSN2: "TSN2 wasn't available in the Toronto area and still hasn't found a home with the region's big guys: Rogers Cable, Bell and Star Choice."

TSN2 is a 24-hour sports digital network that complements an already powerful sports lineup by allowing TSN to air two live events simultaneously, giving sports fans more choice and diversity.

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TSN2

TSN2: "More Games, More Sports, More Choice
A new era in sports has begun with the launch of TSN2

TSN2 is a 24-hour sports digital network that complements an already powerful sports lineup by allowing TSN to air two live events simultaneously, giving sports fans more choice and diversity.

For more information on getting TSN2 in your home, contact your local television provider."

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TSN2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TSN2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The Sports Network 2, or commonly known as TSN2, is a Canadian English language digital cable specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc; a division of CTVglobemedia (80%) and ESPN (20%). The network was launched on August 29, 2008. TSN2 was originally an 'alternate feed' for TSN, showing only programming that could not be shown on the main channel due to other programming commitments (initially for blackout purposes, but then for other programming it could not air). In August 2008, it was relaunched as its own channel with a separate 24-hour lineup, now known as TSN2."

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TV: The T in TSN doesn't stand for tennis today - Posted Sports

TSN2 -TV: The T in TSN doesn't stand for tennis today - Posted Sports: "TSN, meanwhile, decided that Monday Night Football was more important, and farmed Federer-Murray onto TSN2, launched last week. This would be great except for two things. One: TSN2 is largely theoretical. I have about 600 channels in my idiot box, and TSN2 is not one of them. If one didn't know better, one would think it was a cynical ploy to boost demand for the second station with Rogers, Bell and Star Choice, none of who carry it. You know, if one didn't know better"

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TheStar.com | Sports | New TSN channel slowly coming into focus

TheStar.com | Sports | New TSN channel slowly coming into focus: "most Canadians couldn't find TSN2 with a GPS. That's why few watched yesterday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race, which was shown here exclusively on TSN2.

Prior to landing on the Cogeco cable system last week, TSN2 wasn't available in the Toronto area and still hasn't found a home with the region's big guys: Rogers Cable, Bell and Star Choice.

But TSN assures viewers this is a temporary situation."

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Facebook | Petition for Rogers to pick-up TSN2

Facebook | Petition for Rogers to pick-up TSN2: "On August 29 TSN launched TSN2, the new service will air 800 hours of live coverage of NHL, NBA, tennis and NASCAR events - available in both standard and high definition. To date neither Bell TV (ExpressVu) or Rogers Cable have added this channel to their line-up.
Contact Info
Website:
http://www.tsn.ca/tsn2"

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