Sports News Network

Sports News Network (SNN) (sometimes referred to as Mizlou Sports News Network) was the first 24-hour sports news cable channel, owned by Mizlou Communications.^[1] It pre-dates NewSport, launched in 1993 & owned by Rainbow Programming Holdings, a joint venture between the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision, NBC and Liberty Media, which itself pre-dates the launch of the originally similar ESPNews in 1996.

Sports News Network
Mizlou Sports News Network

Type	Cable channel
Availability	Defunct
Parent	Mizlou Communications Co.
Established	1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Launch date	November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11)
Dissolved	December 17, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-12-17)
Callsigns	SNN

History

In August 1989, Mizlou Communications announced the November launch of Sports News Network, a 24-hour sports news and interview basic channel.^[1] SNN moved from Washington, D. C. studios to Edison, N.J. on October 1, 1990.^[2] Mizlou in February 1990 made a private placement of securities to keep SNN going. Mizlou made another attempt before July 1990 and attempted a third placement of $15–$20 million in July 1990 for the network.^[3] SNN goes dark on December 17, 1990 as parent Mizlou Communications filed for bankruptcy. Mizlou was in talks with Landmark Communications and Telecable Corporation as a potential buyer of the channel.^[4][5] In January 1991, Landmark dropped plans for a sport news channel and its discussions with Mizlou for the purchases of Sports News Network^[6] due to Tele-Communications Inc.'s planned launch of Prime Sports News, an all sports news cable channel.^[7]