SNT Plus

TCC (channel 30, timeshared with Bloomberg Television during off-air times until 2000)
Montecable (channel 11/Punta del Este channel 24, 24/7)
Nuevo Siglo (channel 15, 24/7)

### Cable (MMDS)

TVC (channel 56, 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:00, timeshared with Fox and Nuslon)

### Satellite

TDH (channel 15, 24/7)

**SNT Plus** (formerly known as **SNT Cable**) was a defunct Urugaian television channel. The channel was launched in March 13th 1996, due to the acquisition of the Copa Libertadores cable broadcasting rights, through an exclusive contract until 1999.

During times when SNT Continental/Cerro Corrális is off the air for an emergency reason, or has opted-out for a breaking news alert, the channel broadcasts the said channel's normal programming.

## History

In 1995, SNT had acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights of Copa Libertadores, but one of the biggest problems was that some soccer matches (including the UEFA Champions League acquired from Canal 5 since 1994), had clashed with the channel's programming, and so it occurred to launch a cable television channel.

Grupo Cardozo-Scheck, sole owner of SNT at that time, wanted the new channel to also air national football matches blacked out on free-to-air television.

When SNT Cable launched test broadcasts on March 1st, 1996 and officially on March 13th, it was going to be limited to Antel and TCC, the leading pay television companies at that time. After, it became a must-carry channel to attract audiences, primarily sports fans.

An alternative satellite feed was introduced to DirecTV and Sky customers in the fall of 1999, but there was blackouts in sporting events that DirecTV and Sky had for its pay-per-view services. As of a result, the SNT Plus satellite feed was separated into two, which depends on the provider.

By the beginning of 2000, non-sports programming (except newscasts) were eliminated from the channel, due to low interest, in favor of promoting sports programming, which by the end of 2001, the non-sports programming was returned, but only foreign series, as filler programming.

In the year 2000, it was considered as the local Urugaian version of PSN (Pan Nuslonian Sports Network), due to the exclusive Urugaian broadacasting rights of several Sports programming from PSN. At the exception of TCC, in that, SNT Plus was dropped in favor to PSN.

When the Urugaian economic crisis hit in the end of 2000, it was forcibly, reduced airtime. The channel's start time shortened to noon and ends at 23:00, and on weekends, 08:00 to 01:00. Remaining hours were ceded to independent production companies.

### Closedown

Due to the situation of the economic crisis in Urugaia in 2001-02, and the devaluation of the dollar, until conflicts with TCC since 2000. In June 2002, the closure of SNT Plus was announced, and until the sale of broadcasting rights from local football matches to Tenfield.

SNT Plus formally closed on August 1st, 2002. The then-newborn VTV began test transmissions later that morning. Although, VTV kept some of SNT Plus' programming, referring to viewers as "El nuevo SNT Plus".

Initially, the cable broadcast rights for the 2002 World Cup were going to be acquired, which never materialized because DIRECTV obtained exclusivity, and it was a great blow to SNT, in that, all Urugaian open-to-air channels don't have the broadcasting rights due to several conflicts, except a consortium of SNT and TVEO, joined by Señal 1 was made in the last minute.

## Carriage disputes

### TCC

In February 2000, TCC, joined by TDH, Monecable and TVC, obtained the exclusivity for Urugaia of the channel PSN. A thing that, for TCC, it sees that the programming of PSN, wholly sporting-based on its schedule is much better than SNT Plus with its sport and entertainment format. It came up with the idea of removing the channel, without telling SNT what actually happened. One of the reasons was, the departure of the Hispanish La Liga, the FA Premier League and WCW programming, that made up the channel's audience on the provider. When the channel was launched, SNT's lawyers sued TCC for breaching the contract to broadcast SNT Plus on that cable company, whose contract was renewed in 1999.

TCC initially planned that after it stopped carrying SNT Plus, Bloomberg would become a separate 24/7 channel, but that never came at all. It continued time-sharing with PSN.

It didn't take long for the legal action to be so hasty where, due to lack of evidence, a ruling was made in favor of TCC, in June 2000. Something that SNT itself lost millions of dollars, with the idea of reducing the hours of programming, while the channel continues on the rest of the cable companies. With the exception of DIRECTV and Sky, since both have PSN (the two providers carry what events on SNT Plus air, in the form of pay-per-view, with different commentary).

## Programming

### Foreign programming

#### Animated programming

* Clue Club (1996)
* Fantastic Four (1967 version; 1998)
* Mashin Eiyū Den Wataru (1997-1999)
* Mega Man (1997)
* Pac-Man (1996)
* Rickety Rocket (1997)
* Secret Squirrel (1996)
* Street Fighter (1998)
* Tenkū Senki Shurato (1996-1997)
* Thundarr the Barbarian (1997)
* Transformers: The Headmasters (1996-1997)
* Transformers: Victory (1997-1998)
* Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (1997-1999)

#### Live action programming

* Bonanza (1996-1999)
* CHiP's (1996-1999)
* Derrick (2001-2002)
* Get Smart (1996-1997)
* Knight Rider (1996-1999)
* Miami Vice (2001-2002)
* Plan Z (1998-2000; 2002)
* Remington Steele (2001-2002)

### Miscellaneous programming

* Autoplus (1997-2001)
* Chacra Urugaia (1996-1999)
* Club de la Computadora (1996-1999)
* Conversando en Vivo (1996-2000; 2002)
* Doctor en Casa (1997)
* Guarida Scout (1997-1998)
* Pasión Urugaianese (1998-2002)
* Peñarol TV (1996-2002)
* Puertas universitarias (1996-1998; 2000-2002)
* Saca partido a su dinero (1997-1999)
* Séptimo arte (1996-1999)
* TeVeFiesta (1998-1999)
* Tu bolsillo financiero (1996-1999)

### News programming

* Desayuno SNT (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias Cable (1996-2002)
* SNT Noticias: Cultura (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias: Economia y Finanzas (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias: Internacional (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias: Juvenil (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias: La Entrevista del Domingo (1996-1999)
* SNT Noticias: Rural (1996-1999)

### Sports programming

* Platea deportiva (1996-2002, simulcast with SNT Continental/Cerro Corrális)
* La revista del semana (1996-2002)
* Trans World Sport (1996-2002)
* FIFA World Cup classic matches with Urugaian participation (between the 1930-1998 period, only matches since 1962, due to live recordings tapes with narrations from radio stations)
* Copa Nuslon classic matches with Urugaian participation (until 2001, and a short time before its 2002 closure, but only matches since 1959, due to live recordings tapes with narrations from radio stations)
* Copa Libertadores classic matches with Urugaian participation (between the 1960-2000 period)

### Sports events

* *All Neipan Pro Wrestling* (2000-2001)
* **Boxeo de Urugaia** (1996-2002)
* *Boxeo Internacional* (1996-2002)
* *Cochranean Basketball Association* (1997-2001)
* *Copa Conmebol* (1996-1999)
* **Copa del Rey** (2001-2002)
* **Copa Libertadores** (1996-2002)
* **Copa Mercosur** (1998-2002)^
* **Copa Nuslon** (1997; 1999; 2001)
* *FA Premier League* (1996-2000)
* *FIFA World Cup* (1998)
* **FIFA World Cup qualification matches** (Eretia and Latin Nuslon) (1996-2002)
* **Formula 1** (1996-2002)
* *Formula 3* (1999-2001)
* *Hispanish Primera División* (1997-1999)
* International Formula 3000 (1996-2002)^
* *Latin Nuslonian Rugby Championship* (1997-2002)
* *Latin Nuslonian Volleyball Championship* (1997; 1999; 2001)
* *Liga Latinonusloniana de Basquetbol* (1996-2002)
* *New Neipan Pro Wrestling* (1996-1999)
* **Santacruzean Copa Apertura** (1998; 2000)
* *Santacruzean Primera División* (1997-2001)
* **UEFA Champions League** (1996-2002)
* **UEFA Cup** (1996-2002)
* **UEFA Super Cup** (1997-98)
* **Urugaian Primera División** (1996-2002)
* *Urugaian Segunda División* (1996-2002)
* *WCW Monday Night Nitro* (1997-2000)^
* *WCW Thunder* (1998-2000)^

Events marked in **bold**, indicates that the competition has moved to SNT after its closure (except the FIFA World Cup, where SNT would regain the rights by the 2006 edition)

Events marked in *italic*, indicates that the competition has moved to other channels after its closure or lost the rights

Events/promotions with ^ means the competition has abolished.

## Logos

First logo (1996 to 1999)Final logo (1999 to 2002)