When TSN broadcasts a Leafs game why does the Sportsnet YouTube channel show the highlights with the other teams broadcasters?

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LeafsNation75

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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this but when TSN broadcasts a Leafs game, why is it that on the Sportsnet YouTube channel they show the highlights with the other teams broadcast?

For example the last three Leafs games on TSN was on December 8 against Los Angeles, December 13 against Anaheim, and December 20 against Tampa Bay. Here are highlights of those games from the Sportsnet YouTube with the Kings, Ducks, and Lightning broadcasts.





 
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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this but when TSN broadcasts a Leafs game, why is it that on the Sportsnet YouTube channel they show the highlights with the other teams broadcast?

For example the last three Leafs games on TSN was on December 8 against Los Angeles, December 13 against Anaheim, and December 20 against Tampa Bay. Here are highlights of those games from the Sportsnet YouTube with the Kings, Ducks, and Lightning broadcasts.






Several factors. As many mention rivals. The other would be to the urgency to release the recap videos earlier, it might take them more time to get the rights from TSN to "use" for their recaps so they ask the other broadcasting networks. They can and usually try to use it but rarely.
 
It comes down to rights. Think about it, would TSN allow a rival broadcaster to air clips of their show, of the most watched sports franchise in the hockey world, after incurring a cost to produce it, for free, so their rival can air those clips and then make ad revenue off it?
 
I’m more surprised people listen that closely to who is commenting when watching highlights to know the difference.
 
It comes down to rights. Think about it, would TSN allow a rival broadcaster to air clips of their show, of the most watched sports franchise in the hockey world, after incurring a cost to produce it, for free, so their rival can air those clips and then make ad revenue off it?

It has nothing to do with rights. There are no "rights" within a 48-hour window after the game if the footage being used is for "news" purposes. It is considered fair-game for any news outlet to access any sports hi lights for the purposes of a hi light or news show. (The exception being things like the Olympics, were the hi lights are "exclusive."

TSN has no say whatsoever in whether or not Sportsnet uses hi lights from a game they have covered as long as it falls under the aforementioned rules.

The only reason this happens - and TSN often does the same with Sportsnet footage - is simply because they are not going to broadcast the logo of their rival nor would they broadcast the on-air talent of their rival on their own channel.
 
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Sportsnet sucks

Not related, I just hate sportsnet
This.

I’m more surprised people listen that closely to who is commenting when watching highlights to know the difference.
Not sure how you can be a fan of the team that follows the team closely and not recognize who's calling the games. I have season's tickets too. I still watch highlights.
 
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Sportsnet doesn’t own the rights to TSN broadcasts, so they don’t have access to that footage and even if they do they couldn’t post it without permission from TSN and that would never happen.
 
This.


Not sure how you can be a fan of the team that follows the team closely and not recognize who's calling the games. I have season's tickets too. I still watch highlights.
I wasn’t implying the commenters weren’t recognizable
 
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They maybe rival networks but let's not forget that both Bell and Rogers own 37.5% of MLSE and the Maple Leafs.
Bell and Rogers own majority shares in the team and MLSE. TSN is but one of Bell's properties while the same holds true for Sportsnet under the Rogers umbrella. Sportsnet is also home to the bigger share of Leaf games on TV.
 
It has nothing to do with rights. There are no "rights" within a 48-hour window after the game if the footage being used is for "news" purposes. It is considered fair-game for any news outlet to access any sports hi lights for the purposes of a hi light or news show. (The exception being things like the Olympics, were the hi lights are "exclusive."

TSN has no say whatsoever in whether or not Sportsnet uses hi lights from a game they have covered as long as it falls under the aforementioned rules.

The only reason this happens - and TSN often does the same with Sportsnet footage - is simply because they are not going to broadcast the logo of their rival nor would they broadcast the on-air talent of their rival on their own channel.

I thought there was a 24 hour window, part of that agreement is they have to leave the logo on there and to your point they don't want to advertise their partner. Rogers HATES BELL

I was at a Rogers studio office in Toronto probably 10 - 15 years ago, I had, at the time, a Bell phone, one of my business partners was with me as well, my phone wouldn't work in side their building, his phone which was a Rogers phone, worked. I asked around, thinking it might just be my phone, and every person with a Rogers phone worked in the building and anyone who had a Bell phone ... didn't work. As soon as I got outside, like magic my phone worked.
 
I thought there was a 24 hour window, part of that agreement is they have to leave the logo on there and to your point they don't want to advertise their partner. Rogers HATES BELL

I was at a Rogers studio office in Toronto probably 10 - 15 years ago, I had, at the time, a Bell phone, one of my business partners was with me as well, my phone wouldn't work in side their building, his phone which was a Rogers phone, worked. I asked around, thinking it might just be my phone, and every person with a Rogers phone worked in the building and anyone who had a Bell phone ... didn't work. As soon as I got outside, like magic my phone worked.

Unless it's changed recently, it remains 48 hours and there is no restrictions pertaining to the logo, in fact, they often make the "clean" feed available to each other that doesn't have any logos or burns on screen.
 
It's the fair use copyright law thingy.

I like how you can watch the 10 min versions of game highlights on YT & not just most of the goals.
 
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two words Darren Dreger

I rest my case

If that's your case you lose, he's the #4 guy.

You got CJ, Lebrun, even a part time Bobby Mack plus you don't have to listen to Kyper, or the bitch boy that Ron Maclean has become, I remember when he wasn't pathetic.

Or the shit stain that is Jennifer Botterolli
 
If that's your case you lose, he's the #4 guy.

You got CJ, Lebrun, even a part time Bobby Mack plus you don't have to listen to Kyper, or the bitch boy that Ron Maclean has become, I remember when he wasn't pathetic.

Or the shit stain that is Jennifer Botterolli
You're taking leisure a little too seriously
 
Or the shit stain that is Jennifer Botterolli
I would also include Cassie Cambell-Pascall.

When the Leafs lost to the Coyotes in October she said they deserved to based on the way they played that night. While that was true she didn't care that they also got screwed when Kerfoot scored a goal in the final minute of the 3rd and the goal was disallowed because of the hand pass by Rielly.

I thought she could have said they didn't deserve to win and they also had a bad call go against them, because both things can be true.
 
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