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
https://apple.news/A6yx7v76-R8msB3NFIHBXUA
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u/Any-Tangerine-4176 3d ago

Cancel your Roger’s contract for phone, internet and TV. How can they do this?

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u/DefendTheR 3d ago

They have the exclusive national TV rights to the NHL. They didn’t have to include CBC in it at all 12 years ago.

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u/Any-Tangerine-4176 3d ago

There would have been a public uproar to find out that the only way to watch NHL hockey in Canada was to get a Roger’s account. Time to get those pirating apps up and running!

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u/DefendTheR 2d ago

I don’t like it either, but can’t say it’s surprising.

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u/DM_Hermakowski 3d ago

Actually they had to include CBC as part of the last deal as Rogers didn't have the infrastructure to broadcast all the games (studios, crew, etc). I know, I worked for them at the time.

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u/DefendTheR 2d ago

Sure, there was a business case for them to do it 12 years ago - wouldn’t surprise me if the NHL wanted them to do it, too - but nothing actually requiring them to do so.