Hockey Night in Canada: It’s Game over for NHL Hockey on CBC, but a New Era Beckons
The end of the sub-licensing deal follows years of rising rights costs and shifting viewership to streaming platforms, Rogers Communications said.
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Rogers Communications ended their sub-licensing deal, concluding a 74-year run for the iconic Hockey Night in Canada program on free public television.
- Established as a Saturday night staple in 1952, Hockey Night in Canada united Canadians nationwide by making professional hockey accessible to everyone with an antenna through a time-honoured tradition.
- Regina-Based indie-rock group Blu Beach Band launched a national petition to restore the program to public television, convincing more than 10,000 Canadians to support the campaign during their Mulligan Tour.
- Band member Carter Vosper said the group decided to act rather than "hanging our heads," aiming to ensure the loss is not "swept under the rug" during their performances.
- Public broadcaster CBC could strengthen national identity by focusing on amateur and professional women's hockey, potentially moving away from for-profit strategies previously employed by corporate media partners.
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Indie-rock band’s push to keep Hockey Night in Canada on CBC hits B.C.
When Blu Beach Band takes the stage at Coda on July 11, the Regina-based indie-rock group will arrive in Victoria with more than guitars and a new album. It will also bring a growing national campaign that has already convinced more than 10,000 Canadians to sign a petition calling on CBC and Rogers Sportsnet to restore Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) to free, public television. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Change.org Canada (@cha…
Hockey Night in Canada: It’s game over for NHL hockey on CBC, but a new era beckons
After nearly 75 years, the final horn has sounded on CBC’s iconic Hockey Night in Canada program. The recent decision by CBC and Rogers Communications to end the sub-licensing deal that allowed CBC to air National Hockey League games has been met with a mix of anger, regret, disappointment and sadness. Some called for defunding the national public broadcaster and others bemoaned the failures of successive federal governments to properly invest i…
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