Confirmed with Link: HNIC No Longer to be Televised on CBC

[red devil]

With the new TV contract coming into effect CBC will no longer televise hockey games produced by Sportsnet. The original 12 year contract had Sportsnet produce HNIC on CBC which they would receive the advertising dollars and CBC have their programming advertised during the games

 

[TRG]

With the new TV contract coming into effect CBC will no longer televise hockey games produced by Sportsnet. The original 12 year contract had Sportsnet produce HNIC on CBC which they would receive the advertising dollars and CBC have their programming advertised during the games

All hail the private sector, they will save us from our sins

 

[Flip The Bird]

That's a real shame. HNIC been mainstay in Canada forever.

What money will do. They want us to pay for the games

 

[Runner77]

With the new TV contract coming into effect CBC will no longer televise hockey games produced by Sportsnet. The original 12 year contract had Sportsnet produce HNIC on CBC which they would receive the advertising dollars and CBC have their programming advertised during the games

Is this the end of Ron MacLean?

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Is this the end of Ron MacLean?

Probably!

 

[The Real Timo]

With the new TV contract coming into effect CBC will no longer televise hockey games produced by Sportsnet. The original 12 year contract had Sportsnet produce HNIC on CBC which they would receive the advertising dollars and CBC have their programming advertised during the games

Hahah... 1.6B a year for CBC... you can't make that shit up.

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I honestly think the move is Molson creating a habs streaming app (with in depth content plus games) with their own English/French broadcasters and barring Rogers from broadcasting any habs game including in the playoffs.

 

[Madmacs]

That's a real shame. HNIC been mainstay in Canada forever.

What money will do. They want us to pay for the games

I feel like a part of my childhood was just murdered. Many decades ago a young me would spend many a late night sitting in my attic tuning in HNIC from across the border. A generous amount of aluminum foil with a set of rabbit ear antennas to watch CBC on a 13 inch black and white TV.

 

[Flip The Bird]

I feel like a part of my childhood was just murdered. Many decades ago a young me would spend many a late night sitting in my attic tuning in HNIC from across the border. A generous amount of aluminum foil with a set of rabbit ear antennas to watch CBC on a 13 inch black and white TV.

Virtually all Canadians did similar. I am hoping they come to some kind of agreement to keep it on. Been there since 1952

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Virtually all Canadians did similar. I am hoping they come to some kind of agreement to keep it on. Been there since 1952

Had to do the same to get ABC, NBC and CBS from the South Shore, Had a 13" B&W TV bought in Plattsburgh, NY

 

[waitin425]

I honestly think the move is Molson creating a habs streaming app (with in depth content plus games) with their own English/French broadcasters and barring Rogers from broadcasting any habs game including in the playoffs.

- All Habs games
- All Rocket games
- All Trois Riviere games
- Exclusive content like classic games and player profile specials.
- Daily Habs centric show w/ highlights analysis and exclusive access at practices etc.
- Find a way to show games from our favorite prospects...ie U of M games for Hage or KHL games of Zhar.

Make it a tidy little streaming service app you have to download. Watch all the content at your own pace.

I refuse to pay for NHL centre ice. But I'd pay the equivalent for that it a nano second.

 

[Habssince89]

People who think Greed/money is a justifiable reason to do things like this (and worse things) are lying to themselves

 

[red devil]

I honestly think the move is Molson creating a habs streaming app (with in depth content plus games) with their own English/French broadcasters and barring Rogers from broadcasting any habs game including in the playoffs.

Rogers has the National TV rights so when they show the Canadiens nationally it would be in violation of the contract signed if they showed the game on a steaming app not run by Rogers. Also, TSN has the local English TV rights that Molson has signed. So again he can't show the Canadiens locally in competition against TSN on English as it would be in violation of the contract.

 

[Team_Spirit]

If every sport is on their own specialized channels, how will they attract new fans?

 

[OnceWasNot]

The clownish state of sports broadcasting rights is why I gave up on trying to watch anything outside the seven seas. Gaggles of midwits meeting in boardrooms trying to figure out how to extract every dollar they can out of the game have made it significantly less convenient than the alternatives.

 

[tazsub3]

i thought i dispised rogers a ton with that fool pelley firing masai ujiri, now i have further reason to root against everything this company puts its hand on

 

[Flip The Bird]

- All Habs games
- All Rocket games
- All Trois Riviere games
- Exclusive content like classic games and player profile specials.
- Daily Habs centric show w/ highlights analysis and exclusive access at practices etc.
- Find a way to show games from our favorite prospects...ie U of M games for Hage or KHL games of Zhar.

Make it a tidy little streaming service app you have to download. Watch all the content at your own pace.

I refuse to pay for NHL centre ice. But I'd pay the equivalent for that it a nano second.

We should be like Yankees have a YES network

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Hopefu the end of TVa sports.

This sounds like Amazon

 

[sampollock]

pay to see the NHL or dont watch I guess

 

[sheed36]

Well shit...

 

[Killer Orca]

Is this the end of Ron MacLean?

If there is a silver lining, it's this. Sad though CBC and hockey have been a tradition for Canada.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Is this the end of Ron MacLean?

Only time will tell if the roofies get him.

 

[vokiel]

With the new TV contract coming into effect CBC will no longer televise hockey games produced by Sportsnet. The original 12 year contract had Sportsnet produce HNIC on CBC which they would receive the advertising dollars and CBC have their programming advertised during the games

Finally, turn CBC in and auction it to private ownership ASAP!

 

[Redux91]

That's a real shame. HNIC been mainstay in Canada forever.

What money will do. They want us to pay for the games

 

[OldCraig71]

Is this the end of Ron MacLean?

One can dream.