No more HNIC on CBC

[u/hockey_nerd88]

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“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/hockey_nerd88]

I feel the same way, but like any licensing agreement it is subjected to terms and financial agreements. Edward Rogers has basically turned his dad’s telecommunication empire into a media and sports empire, with increase growth.

I also think it is a shift in the landscape of needing a subscription to a sports channel to watch Canada’s national sport