NewSport

NewSport
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersBethpage, New York
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerRainbow Programming Holdings
(Cablevision
NBC
Liberty Media)
Sister channelsSportsChannel
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 1993 (1993-10-01)
ClosedJuly 9, 1997 (1997-07-09)
Replaced byAmerican Sports Classics

NewSport was an American cable and satellite television network that was owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, a joint venture between the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision, NBC and Liberty Media. Predating the launch of the originally similar ESPNews by three years, it focused on 24-hour coverage of sports news and analysis.