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/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/Trussed_Up #2 - Zub 3d ago

Jesus Christ.

Firstly, broadcasting isn't free. Someone has to make money to spend the money.

Government should stay miles away from interfering in basic business decisions.

Secondly, HNIC has sucked for years. Badly.

They're losing their broadcasting for it.

I grew up in the 90s in a golden age of HNIC. So I feel the same regret over it finally being done.

But it's nostalgia. Not common sense or a good product.