The Sportsman Channel
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| Sportsman Channel | |
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| Launched | April 2003 |
| Owned by | InterMedia Partners (through InterMedia Outdoors Holdings) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | You Know You Are a Sportsman |
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | New Berlin, Wisconsin (administrative) Chandler, Arizona (transmission) Denver New York Atlanta (advertising sales) |
| Website | TheSportsmanChannel.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 605 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Sky Angel | 326 |
| Verizon FiOS | 308 |
| AT&T U-verse | 642 |
Sportsman Channel is the only television network providing 100 percent hunting, shooting and fishing programming, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel is the only television and digital company fully devoted to the more than 82 million sportsmen. The mission is to provide the most entertaining and informative hunting, shooting and fishing multimedia content while promoting conservation and the tradition of the Sportsman lifestyle.
In June 2007, the channel was purchased by the InterMedia Outdoors Holdings group, a division of private equity group InterMedia Partners.[1][2]
DirecTV added the channel on January 21, 2009.[3] It is also available on Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse, Sky Angel, and many other cable systems.
In August 2008, InterMedia Outdoors acquired Barrett Productions, [1][4]one of the preeminent producers of outdoors, adventure and sports television programming, which extended the company's depth and breadth of programming assets targeted toward American sportsmen.
In March 2009, Sportsman Channel brought on board InterMedia Outdoors Executive Vice President, Willy Burkhardt, as the new President for the network. [2][5]The appointment brings the company's full range of television content resources under the direction of one person, further integrating IMO and Sportsman Channel.
[edit] Competitors
Channels with content similar to The Sportsman Channel include Pursuit Channel, Versus, and Outdoor Channel.
[edit] References
- ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 5, 2007 New Berlin's Sportsman Channel sold
- ^ BusinessWire.com July 4, 2007 InterMedia Outdoors To Buy Remaining Interest of The Sportsman Channel
- ^ Multichannel News January 15, 2009 - DirecTV picks up Sportsman Channel
- ^ Reuters August 21, 2008 InterMedia Outdoors Acquires Barrett Productions
- ^ TV Week March 26, 2009 Willy Burkhardt Named President of Sportsman Channel
