Comments on: CBC renews Battle of the Blades http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/ On Sports And The Media Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Big Daddy http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Big Daddy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:20:24 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-589 While it is true ESPN carries substantially different programming most of the time.. the biggest impact would be the competing SportsCentres(ers)... since the re version fulfills cancon regulations it needs a big push to remain viable.. if er were to air simultaneously it would cut into any profits. But the good news is Hedger could finally retire that brown leather jacket. While it is true ESPN carries substantially different programming most of the time.. the biggest impact would be the competing SportsCentres(ers)… since the re version fulfills cancon regulations it needs a big push to remain viable.. if er were to air simultaneously it would cut into any profits. But the good news is Hedger could finally retire that brown leather jacket.

]]> By: Roy Green http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Roy Green Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:45:52 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-581 The end result is we're all going to pay more. Believe it or not, it's time to consider going back to bunny ears or a tower attached to your roof. I moved to the country in 1992 and had only a 40' tower, giving me the Toronto channels, until almost 2000 - at NO COST. Since then, I've been on Star Choice which offers a multitude of the same channels across Canada. I'll miss the two PBS channels I now get and, sometimes, TVO and Saskatchewan's public access station. At the same time, I'm almost looking forward to going back to those days when I paid absolutely nothing for television. In the days when I only received the Toronto stations, it took me only seconds to discover there was nothing on that night that I was interested in. After I subscribed to Star Choice, it took me up to five minutes to run up the dial to learn the same thing. Roy Green Everett, ON The end result is we’re all going to pay more. Believe it or not, it’s time to consider going back to bunny ears or a tower attached to your roof. I moved to the country in 1992 and had only a 40′ tower, giving me the Toronto channels, until almost 2000 – at NO COST. Since then, I’ve been on Star Choice which offers a multitude of the same channels across Canada. I’ll miss the two PBS channels I now get and, sometimes, TVO and Saskatchewan’s public access station. At the same time, I’m almost looking forward to going back to those days when I paid absolutely nothing for television. In the days when I only received the Toronto stations, it took me only seconds to discover there was nothing on that night that I was interested in. After I subscribed to Star Choice, it took me up to five minutes to run up the dial to learn the same thing.
Roy Green
Everett, ON

]]> By: Late Day Journal- November 17, 2009 : Sports Media Journal http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Late Day Journal- November 17, 2009 : Sports Media Journal Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:19:42 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-580 [...] Bill Houston on Truth and Rumors writes that the CBC will renew its deal with Battle of the Blades… [...]

[...] Bill Houston on Truth and Rumors writes that the CBC will renew its deal with Battle of the Blades… [...]

]]> By: With Your Tuesday Links http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-574 With Your Tuesday Links Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-574 [...] & Rumours’ William Houston reports that CBC has officially renewed a new season of Battle of The [...]

[...] & Rumours’ William Houston reports that CBC has officially renewed a new season of Battle of The [...]

]]> By: Sean http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Sean Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-573 The broadcasters are also benefiting from cable and sat distribution. Cable and sat allow broadcasters to insert their signal over the US channel that's broadcasting the same program there by increasing the Canadian station's viewers and their advertising market. Without this many Canadians might be watching US commercials. Cable and sat also allow broadcasters to get away with not investing in new transmission technologies. Look at how slow they are updating digital (ATSC) transmitters outside Toronto. They quickly updated their towers in that market so carriers would have to substitute the original US high definiton with the Canadian networks' HD feed. CBC is the only large network with a digital transmitter in Ottawa. Not great service for the country's fourth largest metro area. Meanwhile broadcasters are lobbying government so they can do away with traditional over the air broadcasting. No, I'm not a fan of the carriers either but I've already said enough. The broadcasters are also benefiting from cable and sat distribution. Cable and sat allow broadcasters to insert their signal over the US channel that’s broadcasting the same program there by increasing the Canadian station’s viewers and their advertising market. Without this many Canadians might be watching US commercials.

Cable and sat also allow broadcasters to get away with not investing in new transmission technologies. Look at how slow they are updating digital (ATSC) transmitters outside Toronto. They quickly updated their towers in that market so carriers would have to substitute the original US high definiton with the Canadian networks’ HD feed. CBC is the only large network with a digital transmitter in Ottawa. Not great service for the country’s fourth largest metro area.

Meanwhile broadcasters are lobbying government so they can do away with traditional over the air broadcasting.

No, I’m not a fan of the carriers either but I’ve already said enough.

]]> By: Phil http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Phil Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:27 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-571 Here here. Have been saying this for years. I have no problem paying for CBC or CTV. But if I want them, I should be able to ONLY buy them. Not 20 other channels I never watch. Of course if they did this, all those channels without viewership would die, or they would have to massively raise their subscription fee. Which would be fine. As Bill says, let the market decide. Too bad there is not a snow ball's chance in hell of this happening in Kanukistan. Tangentially as well, it would be nice if we Canadians were finally allowed the option to buy ESPN or ESPN2. Allowing it up here would not hurt TSN because they carry fundamentally different programming. No hockey or cfl or curling on ESPN. No NCAA on TSN. The few crossovers like golf and tennis could be worked out just like NFL is worked out when it's available on a US channel here as well as on TSN or SNET. Some day, some way, some how, sports fans across Canada ought to have the option of picking EXACTLY and ONLY the channels they desire - such as: TSN, TSN2, SNET*4, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN CLASSIC, BIG10, NHLNET, MLBNET, NFLNET, GOLFCH, TENNISCH, VERSUS, CBC, CTV, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC. 26 channels that I actually enjoy and would not mind paying for. But no, instead we viewers are subjected to the CRTC's and the distributor's "tiers" and/or "packages". All of which do nothing but cost us, the consumer, money. Grrr. Here here. Have been saying this for years. I have no problem paying for CBC or CTV. But if I want them, I should be able to ONLY buy them. Not 20 other channels I never watch. Of course if they did this, all those channels without viewership would die, or they would have to massively raise their subscription fee. Which would be fine. As Bill says, let the market decide.

Too bad there is not a snow ball’s chance in hell of this happening in Kanukistan.

Tangentially as well, it would be nice if we Canadians were finally allowed the option to buy ESPN or ESPN2. Allowing it up here would not hurt TSN because they carry fundamentally different programming. No hockey or cfl or curling on ESPN. No NCAA on TSN. The few crossovers like golf and tennis could be worked out just like NFL is worked out when it’s available on a US channel here as well as on TSN or SNET.

Some day, some way, some how, sports fans across Canada ought to have the option of picking EXACTLY and ONLY the channels they desire – such as: TSN, TSN2, SNET*4, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN CLASSIC, BIG10, NHLNET, MLBNET, NFLNET, GOLFCH, TENNISCH, VERSUS, CBC, CTV, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC. 26 channels that I actually enjoy and would not mind paying for. But no, instead we viewers are subjected to the CRTC’s and the distributor’s “tiers” and/or “packages”. All of which do nothing but cost us, the consumer, money.

Grrr.

]]> By: Big Daddy http://www.truthandrumours.net/2009/11/17/cbc-renews-battle-of-the-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Big Daddy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:12:11 +0000 http://www.truthandrumours.net/?p=450#comment-570 Anyone surprised that on day 1 of the hearings.. Rogers customers experience "technical difficulties" around the same time the Blades final was to air? Anyone surprised that on day 1 of the hearings.. Rogers customers experience “technical difficulties” around the same time the Blades final was to air?

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