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Rogers Sportsnet ONE will launch next month, the network confirmed Wednesday. The new digital channel will include games involving the Blue Jays and Raptors, as well as other properties.


“We are confident that Rogers Sportsnet ONE will be a must watch for Canadian sports fans, and a great addition to the sports broadcasting landscape in this country,” Sportsnet president Doug Beeforth said in a statement.


The new channel, which promises 800 hours of live sports a year, will also have NBA, NHL, English Premier League soccer and Major League Baseball games aired nationally.

Sportsnet ONE will launch Aug. 14 with an English soccer match followed by a game between the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. They will lead up to the broadcast of a Blue Jays-Los Angeles Angels game.
Many of the Raptors and NBA games are part of a new three-year deal that was also announced Wednesday.


The new channel will carry at least 23 Raptors games next season, with Sportsnet’s main channel taking the remainder of the 35-game package. Sportsnet’s share of Raptors broadcasts means that the CBC and The Score will no longer be carrying Toronto basketball games.

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