Sportsnet

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sports television channel television network

Sportsnet is a Canadian sports television network owned by Rogers Sports & Media that broadcasts a wide range of live sports, including Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, and other national and regional events.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Sportsnet canonical	30
Sportsnet 360	3
Rogers Sportsnet	2
Sportsnet (Canada)	2
CTV Sportsnet	1
Sportsnet (through Rogers Communications)	1
Sportsnet East	1
Sportsnet Now	1
Sportsnet Now streaming platform	1
Sportsnet ONE	1
Sportsnet One	1
Sportsnet Ontario	1
Sportsnet Pacific	1
Sportsnet Radio	1
Sportsnet West	1
Sportsnet television network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sportsnet
Context triple: [Toronto Blue Jays, televisionBroadcaster, Sportsnet]

A. Fox Sports
Fox Sports is a major American sports television network and media brand known for broadcasting professional and collegiate sports, including NFL, MLB, and college football.
B. ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American cable sports television channel owned by ESPN that features a wide range of live sporting events, talk shows, and sports-related programming.
C. ESPN
ESPN is a major American sports television network known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events, sports news, and analysis programs.
D. Turner Sports
Turner Sports is a major American sports media division known for producing and broadcasting high-profile events across networks like TNT, TBS, and truTV.
E. Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European sports television network and streaming platform known for broadcasting a wide range of international sporting events, including major tournaments and Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sportsnet
Target entity description: Sportsnet is a Canadian sports television network owned by Rogers Sports & Media that broadcasts a wide range of live sports, including Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, and other national and regional events.

A. Fox Sports
Fox Sports is a major American sports television network and media brand known for broadcasting professional and collegiate sports, including NFL, MLB, and college football.
B. ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American cable sports television channel owned by ESPN that features a wide range of live sporting events, talk shows, and sports-related programming.
C. ESPN
ESPN is a major American sports television network known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events, sports news, and analysis programs.
D. Turner Sports
Turner Sports is a major American sports media division known for producing and broadcasting high-profile events across networks like TNT, TBS, and truTV.
E. Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European sports television network and streaming platform known for broadcasting a wide range of international sporting events, including major tournaments and Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sports television channel ⓘ television network ⓘ
broadcastArea	Canada ⓘ
broadcasts	Canadian Hockey League games ⓘ Major League Baseball ⓘ NHL national games in Canada ⓘ National Basketball Association games ⓘ National Hockey League ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays games ⓘ UFC events ⓘ curling events ⓘ regional NHL games in Canada ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ tennis events ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
digitalService	Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet Now streaming platform
distribution	IPTV ⓘ cable television ⓘ over-the-top streaming ⓘ satellite television ⓘ
formerName	Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CTV Sportsnet
genre	sports broadcasting ⓘ
hasPart	Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet 360 Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet East Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet Now Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet One Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet Ontario Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet Pacific Sportsnet 590 The FAN ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet Radio Network Sportsnet self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sportsnet West Sportsnet World ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Toronto ⓘ surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
language	English ⓘ
launchDate	1998-10-09 ⓘ
mediaType	pay television ⓘ
offersService	live sports coverage ⓘ sports analysis ⓘ sports highlights ⓘ sports news ⓘ
operatedBy	Rogers Sports & Media ⓘ
owner	Rogers Sports & Media ⓘ
parentOrganization	Rogers Communications ⓘ
pictureFormat	1080i HDTV ⓘ
primaryRightsHolderFor	Toronto Blue Jays regional television rights ⓘ national NHL rights in Canada (2014–2026) ⓘ
targetAudience	sports fans in Canada ⓘ
website	https://www.sportsnet.ca ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Toronto Blue Jays → televisionBroadcaster → Sportsnet ⓘ

Rogers Communications → owns → Sportsnet ⓘ

NHL Winter Classic → televisionCoverage → Sportsnet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sportsnet (Canada)

Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. → owned → Sportsnet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sportsnet (through Rogers Communications)