Maybe. We'll see. I had high hopes for a better outcome. Watching these guys tell us how this means "more choice for consumers" with a straight face makes me a little nauseous.Originally Posted by Northern Soul
Maybe. We'll see. I had high hopes for a better outcome. Watching these guys tell us how this means "more choice for consumers" with a straight face makes me a little nauseous.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
almost feels that way..
This is all about managing the content access and preventing a broadcast rights arms race in Canada. Those board meetings are going to be fractious though.
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Hahahaha Well actually I would have expected nothing less.
Kiss HNIC goodbye in a couple of years?
Going to have to listen to Bob McClown tonight. Regardless of his bias against the Beautiful Game, he's pretty good listening when it's the business of sport being discussed..
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The teachers only bought out TD a few months ago. We've gone from 3 to 3. But... at least because bell and rogers want to make money on the broadcasting side of things, they have WAY more of an interest in having the teams be successful than TD or the pension fund (who's profit only came by raising value when they sold out)
or the raptors..the deal was for the leafs plain and simple. Other properties are a nice bonus as long as they can be self sufficient and not require lots of cash injections.
However to be Rogers has proven they can "care" about a sports team. They haven't destroyed the jays and are working to turn that entire team around. At least I've been happy with the slow and steady changes in that organization...mind you I'm not a huge baseball fan
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bang on completely agree..first thing I said after seeing the deal rumblings.. no one will pay for content that isn't good.
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Memo just went out here at Rogers. All Hab fans are being let go.
I don't think so; don't they currently buy their rights from the NHL? Belogers...Rogell can't necessarily take that away. More importantly be interesting to see what the regulator has to say. Most recently their was a ruling that on-line content can't really be restricted to that telecos users. I.E BCE can't stop Rogers customers from watching shows that air on CTV if they are streaming online or to a tablet.
Wouldn't be surprised if this mindset continues at some point...
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So. . no more GOLTV?
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Not true for the Leafs, and that's what these guys are buying.
Except at the high end, demand remains insatiable for a team that, maybe, might sneak into the playoffs for the first time in 8 years.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
I wonder if I'll get my TSN-BellMedia employee discount on my season tickets...? lol
Carts...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Yes, HNIC is the 'League National Broadcast Deal' in which the NHL sells the package and rights to said games...
However, its not impossible to think that we'll see this partnership band together again to bid for the 'League National Broadcast Deal' and in turn, kill HNIC...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Watch out Burkie and Ronnie - maybe your jobs will be outsourced to India...
lol. From the roof?
Leafs fans should be estatic about this, us and Raptors fans probably will get more media content but otherwise still will be treated as step-children. As for Marlies fans, when I find one I'll ask. (just kidding)
Rogers has very little outsourcing. Only Desktop IT really.
Possible. But it's not smart.
There are still a lot of places in rural Canada where people rely on rabbit ears to get their TV, even if satellite is available. Rural ridings are over-represented in Parliament. That's really why HNIC remains on CBC, it's part of how the CBC pander to Parliament, so that they, the CBC, get to stay in business. Stepping back, HNIC is a form of government subsidy that quietly benefits the NHL. Unlikely the NHL wants to upset this apple cart.
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”
this
TBH as a consumer I'd rather have less choice in the form of "buy this one network to watch all your sports or watch none at all".
"Choice" for a sports fan means paying for premium packages to get all seven or eight channels you need to watch all the games.
So really, I'm sure they will offer more "choice" for consumers in the form of more channels, ie. options to choose from; it's just that that's not really helpful to us.
Remember, Bell Media owns CTV - which has the exact same reach as CBC....
That's how the consortium (Bell/Rogers) won the Olympics from CBC...
Been done before, they will be trying again...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Yeah, a low bar for sure. It's been "interesting" at CTV since it became CTV/BELLMedia and the managing of talent is certainly a challenge for them (have they announced any new shows at all? Have hey developed any of their own content?) The creative end of the TV business and the team performance end of the sports business have a lot in common - it's all about managing the talent, as you say.
It would have been more fun to see a grillionaire, that's for sure.
why???
overheard this morning ...
The axis of evil is complete: Rogers, Bell and MLSE.
They're just jumping on the bandwidth wagon.
I am a Bell and Rogers customer, and I just felt a terrible pain in my behind.
I hope they don't throttle the talent.
Hockey tickets were already expensive, now you add all types of fees.
So, Bell and Rogers are done pretending to be competitors?
Wow, three things that make my blood boil all rolled up into one big, ugly, obnoxious, expensive, in your face package. Lovely.
Something about seeing old business men in tailored suits standing around smiling at each other really pisses me off.
I guess all of that nickel and diming does pay off.
Now Leaf players will be 30% slower than advertised and the team will hit its salary cap two weeks into the season.
Great! I can't wait for Rogers to bring their free-spending ways over from the Blue Jays to the Leafs, too. Errr... wait a minute...
When does Rogers and Bell announce purchase of Canada?
Bell sucks. Rogers sucks. The Maple Leafs suck. All think they're the
greatest. I can see the logic in this partnership.
Occupy The Air Canada Center.
I am not sure that this will be good. It would make sense that they want winning teams. But somehow I have concerns that this will be lost somewere in ther organizational priority lists.
It is more important then ever for us as a supporters group not to be cheer leaders, but supporters doing what is necessary to see the club get better, including taking actions wich will hurt their bottom line.
Here's a PxP I did out of sheer boredom...check it out:
http://www.wakingthered.com/2011/12/...slated-version
Still possibly the only known RPB to appear on Masterchef Canada.
(I think?)
IMHO LeafsTV, RapsTV & GolTV are done. Low viewership coupled with the conglomerate being able to split the games on Sportsnet/TSN.
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