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Originally Posted by valo403
No, but they do run their TV broadcasts. I'm not sure how that works, but that's an example of some overlap.
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It isn't the Rangers per se that run the Islanders' and Devils' TV broadcasts, it's the MSG Network. How that works is simple: MSG owns a sports channel, the teams don't. Since it's supposed to be a full-service regional sports network, it has a lot of programming hours to fill. It certainly is not the case that the Islanders and Devils just gave up their TV rights for nothing to keep the Rangers happy. They are getting paid for those rights. Very different from what some posters are proposing that a Markham team should do by simply giving up revenue streams to the Leafs.
You wouldn't say the Flames are partly owned by the Leafs, just because the Flames' TV broadcasts are on channels owned by Bell and Rogers.