They're looking to sell of their Monday night games. They might feel that selling off these games will not impact their subscriber numbers.
Rogers has also overpaid for on talent during the course of this deal. Cuts are easier to do than for management to take the fall for producing a subpar product.
Do you know what anti-trust is? Or do you just feel that companies can conspire to lower costs?
I'd guess the audience follows the NHL to whatever streaming service it goes to.
You think the billionaires who own the 31 other franchises would let the Leafs ownership try to screw them out of their money without repercussions?
Re : "Do you know what anti-trust is? Or do you just feel that companies can conspire to lower costs?"
I know exactly what it is. I also know its VERY difficult to prove, a court case would take forever and, even if the NHL won, they would not get the kind of rewards they'd expect in the U.S.
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They're looking to sell of their Monday night games. They might feel that selling off these games will not impact their subscriber numbers.
Rogers has also overpaid for on talent during the course of this deal. Cuts are easier to do than for management to take the fall for producing a subpar product."
I'm not sure I understand your point.
At the end of the day, the product has NOT been profitable for Rogers. So, you either get a better deal next time or you walk away.
Neither Rogers nor Bell are required to carry the NHL.
Re : "I'd guess the audience follows the NHL to whatever streaming service it goes to."
Okay. Either that or they find something else to watch.
Re : "You think the billionaires who own the 31 other franchises would let the Leafs ownership try to screw them out of their money without repercussions?"
So TSN and Rogers should over pay for a product to keep the other 31 teams happy and if they don't, they will be punished by the other owners?
LOL! Now THAT would end up in anti-trust - in the U.S.
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Again, why do you want Rogers and TSN to over pay for the NHL?
If you consider a prototype in a laboratory being around then fill your boots. But most people would consider being around to mean that it being available for people to buy and actual broadcasts airing.
Who cares about tv providers? It's about broadcasting.
Only for rights that involve their co-owned franchises. They can't do it. It's illegal. Google anti-trust.
I said TV has been around for 100 years. I was right.
Re : "Who cares about tv providers? It's about broadcasting."
Then why do you care who provides it? Get it from Amazon or Apple or Netflix.
If you think TSN and Rogers are missing the boat by playing hard ball, start your own TV provider and pay the NHL whatever they want.
Re : "Only for rights that involve their co-owned franchises. They can't do it. It's illegal. Google anti-trust."
Again, let the NHL take TSN and Rogers to anti trust in Canada. We'll see how that turns out.