Under the leadership of Bedol as CEO, the network launched as the National College Sports Network in June 2002 and was then renamed College Sports Television (CSTV) in February 2003. Greenberg – at that time, running Fusient Media Ventures, a New York-based sports and media company – with the idea for a network featuring all college sports all the time. The network's roots began in 1999 when Chris Bevilacqua approached co-founders of Classic Sports Network Brian Bedol and Stephen D. It launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later CSTV), a multi-platform media brand which encompassed its TV network,, and a network of websites operated for the athletic departments of 215 college and universities.ĬSTV was acquired by CBS in 2005, maintaining its original scope (and re-branded as the CBS College Sports Network) until 2011, when it was re-branded as just the CBS Sports Network to position it as a competitor to other mainstream sports channels. The CBS Sports Network is a sports-oriented cable channel operated as a part of the sports division of CBS.

National College Sports Network (2002-2003) June 2002 (as National College Sports Network)

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