May 1971, The Frog Prince was shown on HTN with 150 stations including WCBS-TV and sponsored by RJR Foods. Paramount Pictures purchased the Network including its satellite time in planning for the Paramount Programming Service in 1976. After the planned network's launch was scuttled in 1978, Paramount sold HTN to Madison Square Garden in 1979. In 1986, Joseph M. Cohen, a Madison Square Garden executive, led an investment group in purchasing HTN from Madison Square Garden. IDB Communications purchased the company in 1989. In March, 1991, HTN purchased fiber optic transmission services from Vyvx NVN to supplement its existing satellite network. In 1995, HTN was purchased by Globecast. In 2003, Cohen acquired the Network again. Programming As Sports Network, the Network broadcast on a network basis sports programming in the following sports: auto racing, baseball, basketball (pro and college), bowling, boxing, dog shows, football (pro and college), frostbite sailing, golf, gymnastics, horse racing, iceboating, ice hockey, jai alai, lacrosse, polo, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and wrestling. SNI pick up rights for: Cleveland Browns football games (1956–1962) Big Ten Conference basketball Atlantic Coast Conference basketball 1963 Bing Crosby pro-amateur golf tournament PGA National Tour program 1963 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Monday Night Football According to the book Monday Night Mayhem (Reed Business Information, 1988), the National Football League received a bid from HTN for broadcast rights to Monday Night Football; this, while negotiations with ABC were nearing a standoff. HTN was reportedly offering a significantly higher price than any other network, including ABC. Reportedly, had Hughes made the deal, about half of ABC's affiliates would have carried the HTN football games anyway, including at least one ABC owned-and-operated station. Ultimately, the league agreed that it would be in the NFL's best interests to sign with an established network, eventually striking a deal with ABC for a lower amount than Hughes was offering. Cleveland Browns broadcasters 1956 Browns – Ken Coleman/Otto Graham 1957 Browns – Ken Coleman/Jimmy Dudley 1958 Browns – Ken Coleman/Jimmy Dudley 1959 Browns – Ken Coleman/Jimmy Dudley 1960 Browns – Ken Coleman/Jimmy Dudley 1961 Browns – Ken Coleman/Cliff Lewis See also KLAS-TV The NHL Network (1975–79) Mobil Showcase Network Fourth television network References External links HTN Communications – official site Chris Schenkel, Dumont Boxing, Dick Bailey, Howard Hughes, St. Nicholas Arena Satellite Channel Chart - textfiles.com Defunct television networks in the United States Entertainment companies based