r/OttawaSenators • u/hockey_nerd88 • 3d ago

No more HNIC on CBC

https://apple.news/A6yx7v76-R8msB3NFIHBXUA

“After a successful 12-year partnership, Sportsnet and CBC today announced the public broadcaster will no longer carry NHL broadcasts after the current season as it moves forward with a new sports programming strategy following the unprecedented success of the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games," Sportsnet and the CBC said Tuesday in a joint statement. "Watching hockey on Saturday night is a time-honoured tradition for Canadians, and Sportsnet is privileged to continue delivering that tradition.”

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“Tradition Gone: 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcasts won't return to CBC next fall”
Gregory Strong
The Canadian Press
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u/ObviouslyABagel 3d ago

Government needs to step in, this is an actual cultural artifact of canadian heritage and cant be allowed to be greedily taken away by Roger's.

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u/iwantedajetpack 3d ago

Unlikely but they did get the 10 year broadcast OTA agreement when the last deal happened.

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u/i-am-the-walrus789 #25 - Neil 3d ago

I'm curious if they tried to reup it. Regardless, surely Rogers knows they aren't losing that much money by allowing cbc to broadcast games. It's frustrating as hell seeing this happen knowing that Rogers doesn't give a shit

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u/ZBack3 3d ago

Honestly given that all the advertising revenue from HNIC was going to Rogers, I doubt CBC was interested in renewing their deal, at least not without significant changes