TSN out, NHL and Rogers announce 12 yr $5.2 billion TV deal

[Sudafederov]

From http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=693152&navid=nhl:topheads


In addition, Rogers will use its digital technology to stream games on the Internet, wireless and mobile devices, and satellite radio. Rogers will operate NHL Center Ice and NHL GameCenter Live in Canada.

Many of us saw this part coming. Get ready to open your wallet folks.

 

[Peter D.]

I'm surprised that Rogers monopolized this whole thing.  They laid a complete smackdown on Bell.

 

[Peter D.]

With Rogers having complete creative control over HNiC, it just might mean the end of Don Cherry.

 

[sneakyray]

if this can kill leafstv...then I love it.

 

[Stronger Than All]

We old fogeys used to watch some Leaf games on Global and CHCH Hamilton.

;D

How 'bout the new VR? 

 

[Redleaf]

So excuse me for just arriving to the party, but what does all this mean for TSN? No more NHL games ? I assume they'll still be airing international tournaments.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

perhaps Healy is left without a chair. 8)

This would make it all worthwhile.

 

[Redleaf]

Ending a lot of these black out games would be worth it..

 

[Kin]

The reported 12 year, 5.2 billion figure means an average of 14.5 million or thereabouts per team per year. Combined with the NBC deal and each NHL team will be pulling in 21 or 22 million per year in TV money not including what they will pull down regionally.

Good on them I suppose. Although something tells me the price of Centre Ice just ticked up a bit.

 

[Kin]

To put the above number in some perspective, only 7 of the 30 teams in the league had 100 million dollars in revenue two years ago according to Forbes' most recent valuations. So getting 22 million up front is going to go a long way to fix the economic issues in places like Miami, Columbus, Phoenix et. al.

So not good news, I suppose, for hockey fans in Quebec City or Seattle. This will also probably make expansion less likely or at least way more expensive.

 

[bustaheims]

From http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=693152&navid=nhl:topheads

The agreement guarantees that there will be no further regionalization of games or local blackouts. Rogers has three exclusive windows to broadcast any game involving a Canadian team -- Wednesday nights, Saturday nights (including CBC) and Sunday nights.

I like this part a lot.

 

[Deebo]

From http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=693152&navid=nhl:topheads

The agreement guarantees that there will be no further regionalization of games or local blackouts. Rogers has three exclusive windows to broadcast any game involving a Canadian team -- Wednesday nights, Saturday nights (including CBC) and Sunday nights.

I like this part a lot.

If I'm understanding this correctly, no regional broadcasts are for Wed, Sat and Sun nights only.

We wouldn't get a Sens or Jets game on a Tuesday night in the Leafs region, those would still have regional blackouts.

 

[Rick C.]

Sportsnet has the media conference on right now

 

[Kin]

Yeesh, I really hope this doesn't mean that Kypreos and Doug MacLean become the national voices of hockey broadcasting in this country.

 

[Rick C.]

No more blackouts.  There'll be a ton of people happy with that alone.

 

[Deebo]

No more blackouts.  There'll be a ton of people happy with that alone.

On Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeesh, I really hope this doesn't mean that Kypreos and Doug MacLean become the national voices of hockey broadcasting in this country.

And Millard. That's really what terrifies me. Pretty much everybody Sportsnet employs on every region is awful. Except Marek, but it seems like he's barely around.

 

[Leafaholic99]

Guess I'll need to pickup sportsnet on my cable now, hopefully they up their game and replace a few people.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Yeesh, I really hope this doesn't mean that Kypreos and Doug MacLean become the national voices of hockey broadcasting in this country.

And Millard. That's really what terrifies me. Pretty much everybody Sportsnet employs on every region is awful. Except Marek, but it seems like he's barely around.

Maybe they can lure better guys away now.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Maybe they can lure better guys away now.

I know that seems like the logical thing to do, but I wonder if they will. I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to keep using their own guys/promote from within. I mean, like somebody said earlier, they've essentially created a monopoly on Canadian hockey broadcasting. What motivation is there for them to throw money at people to improve?