Any estimates on the value of the contract?
This doesn't make sense.. Where are you getting this info? How can the NHL dictate the CBC's broadcast schedule?
Then wouldn't it make sense to give up the rights for Sens or Habs games on Saturdays to stations that will actually broadcast the games? I mean it's not liek the CBC is losing revenue on the games they're not showing.
"Hockey Night In Canada will change it's name to Leafs Night In Toronto starting next season to reflect better the choice of games shown on saturdays"
Question to those in the know.'
Is this money distributed to the Canadian teams or across the NHL? 100 mill/yr between 6 Canadian teams is'nt too bad. At the least it should be based on number of appearances on HNIC. i.e. pay per game played so US teams get a bit as well.
It does'nt make much sense to me that a team like Phoenix, Florida or Nashville who we have zero interest in seeing on TV (here in Canada) are getting the same share as the Canadian teams of this total money.
Question to those in the know.'
Is this money distributed to the Canadian teams or across the NHL? 100 mill/yr between 6 Canadian teams is'nt too bad. At the least it should be based on number of appearances on HNIC. i.e. pay per game played so US teams get a bit as well.
It does'nt make much sense to me that a team like Phoenix, Florida or Nashville who we have zero interest in seeing on TV (here in Canada) are getting the same share as the Canadian teams of this total money.
No, the money is distributed to all 30 teams (same as Versus deal). TSN's new expanded deal is rumoured to be worth around 50 million. Together national TV deals in Canada could be around 150 million CAD per year or 5 million per NHL team next season. By contrast Versus is worth around 75 million USD next year or 2.5 million per NHL team. In essence, Canada, with only 20% of the teams, is subsidizing NHL hockey teams in the USA via television advertising dolllars gained from Canadian television vewiers. The only upside is if the NHL ever strikes it rich in the USA TV market, the Canadian teams would share in that -- that, however, looks extremely unlikely as US TV ratings have been in decline for the last ten years.
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This doesn't affect Habs fans at all. Since HNIC doesn't show Habs or Sens unless they play the Make Beliefs this is so Toronto-centric. Wassup ?
So what I watch Habs on RDS and then whatever west game. Take all the Anglos money
CRTC should just ensure RDS is on basic cable across the country and solve the HNIC's love of the Make Beliefs
Does this mean six more years of Bob Cole fracturing players names on air? Nothing personal and all due respect to Cole but he needs to retire.
No, the money is distributed to all 30 teams (same as Versus deal). TSN's new expanded deal is rumoured to be worth around 50 million. Together national TV deals in Canada could be around 150 million CAD per year or 5 million per NHL team next season. By contrast Versus is worth around 75 million USD next year or 2.5 million per NHL team. In essence, Canada, with only 20% of the teams, is subsidizing NHL hockey teams in the USA via television advertising dolllars gained from Canadian television vewiers. The only upside is if the NHL ever strikes it rich in the USA TV market, the Canadian teams would share in that -- that, however, looks extremely unlikely as US TV ratings have been in decline for the last ten years.
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Wow thats beyond ridiculous. So we are essentially supporting and subsidizing weak sister teams in the US with our TV money?
the Oilers are looking to build a new 500 million dollar stadium here and we could really use the additional money rather than benig forced to dip into tax payer money. I think its ludicrous that the money is payed out equally. How does that make any sense. Why do Florida and Phoenix - who might not make a single appearance - on HNIC make an equal share to the Leafs or Habs who are on every week, or the Oilers who are on ~20 times a year. Ratings will plainly tell you the best results are acheived when 2 Canadian teams are playing or in the odd time when an interesting US team (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, NYR) are on.
I wonder what they will be charging for the internet feeds of their games. Seeing as any Canadian with a television set gets CBC for free, it'd be hypocritical for them to charge for an inferior product like internet TV.
Kind of goes like this.This doesn't make sense.. Where are you getting this info? How can the NHL dictate the CBC's broadcast schedule?
Wow thats beyond ridiculous. So we are essentially supporting and subsidizing weak sister teams in the US with our TV money?
the Oilers are looking to build a new 500 million dollar stadium here and we could really use the additional money rather than benig forced to dip into tax payer money. I think its ludicrous that the money is payed out equally. How does that make any sense. Why do Florida and Phoenix - who might not make a single appearance - on HNIC make an equal share to the Leafs or Habs who are on every week, or the Oilers who are on ~20 times a year. Ratings will plainly tell you the best results are acheived when 2 Canadian teams are playing or in the odd time when an interesting US team (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, NYR) are on.
Wow thats beyond ridiculous. So we are essentially supporting and subsidizing weak sister teams in the US with our TV money?
the Oilers are looking to build a new 500 million dollar stadium here and we could really use the additional money rather than benig forced to dip into tax payer money. I think its ludicrous that the money is payed out equally. How does that make any sense. Why do Florida and Phoenix - who might not make a single appearance - on HNIC make an equal share to the Leafs or Habs who are on every week, or the Oilers who are on ~20 times a year. Ratings will plainly tell you the best results are acheived when 2 Canadian teams are playing or in the odd time when an interesting US team (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, NYR) are on.
ABC/ESPN had a 120M per season 5 year deal previously.
Also, the Canadian broadcast money is NOT distributed 100% evenly. Toronto airing 23 games would receive more money than say Vancouver with say 15. The reason being that the more games that air nationally on CBC, the less regional games the teams have to sell.
So there is a variance. X amount is divided equally among the 30 teams. But some money is dependent on what airs on CBC.
The same holds true for TSN. THe current TSN deal (year 4 of 5) allows TSN to air 2 (TWO) games per Canadian team nationally. TSN pays each team extra money for the additional games that air over the 2 included in their contract.
Wow thats beyond ridiculous. So we are essentially supporting and subsidizing weak sister teams in the US with our TV money?
the Oilers are looking to build a new 500 million dollar stadium here and we could really use the additional money rather than benig forced to dip into tax payer money. I think its ludicrous that the money is payed out equally. How does that make any sense. Why do Florida and Phoenix - who might not make a single appearance - on HNIC make an equal share to the Leafs or Habs who are on every week, or the Oilers who are on ~20 times a year. Ratings will plainly tell you the best results are acheived when 2 Canadian teams are playing or in the odd time when an interesting US team (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, NYR) are on.
We get an equal share of the American national contracts as well, and it was only a few short years ago when the ABC/ESPN deals were worth more than CBC/TSN.
These same American teams also subsidized the small market Canadian teams for years with the currency equalization plan, without which, the Oilers would probably have been the Houston Oilers today.