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Originally Posted by WilderPegasus
I think they'd go in the other direction these days. They'd broadcast games of a Markham team on Sportsnet Ontario and (a new) TSN Toronto station. Then they'd move all the Leafs games to Leafs TV so that Leaf fans have to pony up big money to pay for it each month.
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That would be a great way to ensure that the Leafs never win any new fans. Remember when boxing was a major sport? The promoters stopped putting title bouts on network TV and made them all pay-per-view instead — and a whole generation of sports fans grew up without any exposure to boxing.
Basically, you're saying that for the sake of some short-term bucks, Bell and Rogers would sideline the team that they own to broadcast the team they do not own.