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

So Hockey Night in Canada is only on CBC for the next 4 years.  Sounds like Rogers will take it over.  Bye bye CBC.
 
Zee said:
So Hockey Night in Canada is only on CBC for the next 4 years.  Sounds like Rogers will take it over.  Bye bye CBC.
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I know that's all they committed to but I'd be very surprised if it played out like that. Shutting the CBC out of hockey broadcasting would be a pretty unpopular move for a company that has reason to try and remain in the government's good graces.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Zee said:
So Hockey Night in Canada is only on CBC for the next 4 years.  Sounds like Rogers will take it over.  Bye bye CBC.
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I know that's all they committed to but I'd be very surprised if it played out like that. Shutting the CBC out of hockey broadcasting would be a pretty unpopular move for a company that has reason to try and remain in the government's good graces.
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That's what I think too.  The Rogers guy said they hoped to continue the partnership.  And, if they were going to 86 the CBC, why not do it at the start of the deal?  I think the optics of keeping CBC involved outweigh the problems.  And Rogers gets all the ad revenue.  CBC gets ... the ability to promote its other shows.  ::)
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
That's what I think too.  The Rogers guy said they hoped to continue the partnership.  And, if they were going to 86 the CBC, why not do it at the start of the deal?  I think the optics of keeping CBC involved outweigh the problems.  And Rogers gets all the ad revenue.  CBC gets ... the ability to promote its other shows.  ::)
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I think the thing to keep an eye on will be how much, if any, Rogers or Sportsnet branding creeps onto CBC's brodcasts, whether it'll be "Hockey Night in Canada brought to you by Rogers Sportsnet" or something. If something like that pops up I could see the main HNIC broadcast creeping over to Sportsnet(or another Rogers channel) at some point sort of the way Disney transitioned Monday Night Football from ABC to ESPN but I suspect CBC will always be involved in some capacity, even if it's just a steady diet of Senators/Jets games on Saturday Nights.
 
If this means less Kypreos, MacLean and Millard, I am all for it. I already have my radio off over the lunch hour. I can't see them continuing with inferior "talent" if it can increase viewership / listenership.
 
Nik the Trik said:
I suspect CBC will always be involved in some capacity, even if it's just a steady diet of Senators/Jets games on Saturday Nights.
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That's what I see happening. Rogers will essentially just be borrowing CBC every Saturday night to throw a game on that they can't fit into one of their other half a dozen channels. CBC will go along with it because what else do they have going on?
 
Does this mean TSNJETS is done? I know TNSE and Bell had a 10 year contract initially, but if TSN doesn't have any games the u channel will cease to exist after this season, correct?
 
Leafaholic99 said:
Does this mean TSNJETS is done? I know TNSE and Bell had a 10 year contract initially, but if TSN doesn't have any games the u channel will cease to exist after this season, correct?
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TSN will retain regional rights for Jets games on weeknights other than Wednesday.
 
Deebo said:
Leafaholic99 said:
Does this mean TSNJETS is done? I know TNSE and Bell had a 10 year contract initially, but if TSN doesn't have any games the u channel will cease to exist after this season, correct?
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TSN will retain regional rights for Jets games on weeknights other than Wednesday.
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I read also that they would retain regional rights for Leafs games as well:

Starting next season, the deal leaves TSN with two NHL properties: 26 regional Toronto Maple Leafs games and the regional Winnipeg Jets package.
 
Derk said:
Deebo said:
Leafaholic99 said:
Does this mean TSNJETS is done? I know TNSE and Bell had a 10 year contract initially, but if TSN doesn't have any games the u channel will cease to exist after this season, correct?
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TSN will retain regional rights for Jets games on weeknights other than Wednesday.
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I read also that they would retain regional rights for Leafs games as well:

Starting next season, the deal leaves TSN with two NHL properties: 26 regional Toronto Maple Leafs games and the regional Winnipeg Jets package.
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Considering Bell's ownership stake in MLSE it seems pretty likely that the regional package will remain split between the two.
 
Eh, I don't think this is the greatest of moves.  The quality of broadcast just isn't there with RSN.  When the immediate talk after the deal is "I hope they hire X,Y, and Z" its an indication that the broadcaster doesn't have the horses to play in the big leagues.  12 years is a long time to live with a crappy product if they can't up their game.
 
L K said:
Eh, I don't think this is the greatest of moves.  The quality of broadcast just isn't there with RSN.  When the immediate talk after the deal is "I hope they hire X,Y, and Z" its an indication that the broadcaster doesn't have the horses to play in the big leagues. 
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Maybe, but it's also sort of an acknowledgement that Rogers hasn't been in the big leagues and that there are different expectations for national broadcasts than there are for the regional ones Sportsnet has done. I think it's fairly reasonable to assume that after investing this much money in the rights that Rogers would make some pretty big changes to their presentation so I think this is just a reflection of what people anticipate might happen.
 
L K said:
Eh, I don't think this is the greatest of moves.  The quality of broadcast just isn't there with RSN.  When the immediate talk after the deal is "I hope they hire X,Y, and Z" its an indication that the broadcaster doesn't have the horses to play in the big leagues.  12 years is a long time to live with a crappy product if they can't up their game.
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I don't really remember, was TSN considered to be a great product by the time they acquired their NHL rights before?  Or how long did it take TSN to really attain great programming?

Sportsnet isn't THAT old, especially by comparison to TSN, so I wouldn't necessarily expect the same level yet.
 
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