Sports Plus Network was a service run by

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in 1988-1993 that filled the airtime when SportsChannel was not on the air. It was an "automated" service that featured sports news and scores displayed using NAPLPS graphics. The service appears to have had some similarity to

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, but the major difference was that it was not interactive, stories stay on screen for a few seconds and it moves to the next screen. According to the ticker that scrolled at the bottom of the screen, the service was a joint venture by SportsChannel,

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, and the

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. In early 1991, the graphics used were updated.

In popular culture

The channel could sometimes be seen on a monitor in the newsroom on the set of '' Murphy Brown''.

External links

Video of Sports Plus Network from January 1990 on YouTube

Sports Plus Network, May 1991 (YouTube)
{{SportsChannel America Sports television networks in the United States Teletext SportsChannel