CBC will no longer air NHL games, ending Hockey Night in Canada’s 74 year run on public network
Rogers is ending the CBC partnership as it begins a new 12-year, $11.2 billion NHL rights deal, ending a 75-year TV run.
- On Tuesday, Rogers Sportsnet and CBC announced that Hockey Night will not air on the public broadcaster this fall, marking the first time the program will not be available to Canadian viewers via CBC.
- The decision follows the expiration of a sub-licensing agreement after the Stanley Cup playoffs, as Rogers Communications transitions to a new 12-year, $11.2-billion broadcast rights deal with the National Hockey League beginning this fall.
- Since 1952, Hockey Night has been a cultural fixture on CBC television for nearly 75 years, establishing Saturday nights as a sporting home for Canadian viewers across decades.
- In its place, CBC will launch a new Saturday night prime-time show on CBC and CBC Gem, featuring Canadian athletes competing at home and at the biggest events around the world.
- Chris Wilson, executive director of CBC Sports and general manager of Olympics for CBC/Radio-Canada, said the broadcaster is focused on "in-depth storytelling" through 2032, while Radio-Canada launches Rendez-vous Podium on Sunday afternoons.
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‘Hockey Night in Canada’ NHL broadcasts won’t return to CBC next fall
TORONTO (AP) — “Hockey Night in Canada,” a program featuring NHL games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season.
Tradition Gone: 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcasts won't return to CBC next fall
TORONTO — "Hockey Night in Canada," a program featuring National Hockey League games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season.
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National Hockey League matches will no longer be shown on the public channel
The Original 'Hockey Night In Canada' Takes Its Dying Breath
For nearly as long as Canadian homes have had televisions, hockey fans have been able to spend their Saturday nights watching the country's teams on the public broadcast channel CBC. Initially a branding for CBC's radio coverage of the NHL, Hockey Night In Canada debuted on TV in 1952, and since then it's become a national institution—think Monday Night Football crossed with Jeopardy!, times two. But starting next season, the Saturday night hock…
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