Finally had to do it today. Grumble grumble angry angry. Fist shaking. More grumble.
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Dear Rogers Broadcasting
The insurmountable greed put on display with the launch of Sportsnet One is one of the saddest corporate travesties I have ever witnessed. Your attempt to blackball cable providers into picking up your latest cash grab by removing product from the respective regional channels is sad at best.
I would like to personally contact the man responsible for the decision of pulling Blue Jays games from the regional channels. It is mind boggling that you would remove coverage of A TEAM YOU OWN from all of western Canada. You have failed miserably at promoting this product, which in turn creates a negative atmosphere surrounding your new product, RSN1. As today's newspapers and public discussions have indicated, there is clearly a growing public outrage regarding this shift.
But this is not the first time you have shafted Jays fans in an attempt to suck their money. We all remember the coverage switches to having the Jays game rotate through several of your Regional networks in order to encourage people to pick up your extended package, which on many cable providers were not even offered in HD. There was also the hair brained scheme of playing commercials between at bats, which is an insult to the time honored tradition of baseball itself. How little do you care about the fans of your team?
I am sure that for now you will continue to assume you can bend over Jays fans as you see fit, and probably send me some stupid response regarding how I should contact my cable provider.
So why even bother then? I just wanted you all to know that your disregard for the fans of A TEAM YOU OWN is one of the most insulting and pathetic business decisions ever made in Canada. I will boycott any and all Rogers products, as well as any products advertised on any of the various Rogers broadcasting entities, outside of the Toronto Blue Jays themselves.
Sincerely
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