Question for folks as it relates soley to the Flames regional broadcasts. Is there a chance that the Flames themselves have a role to play in any of the quality issues that keep getting brought up in here, from sound to HD quality etc...?
What I mean is, how much of the quality that is provided (based on Roger's investment) is negotiated with the Flames when buying the rights? I'm sure the minimum standards on production value are part of the contract negotiation process, or maybe not?
But what I'm envisioning is a scenario where the Flames demand they are paid a certain price for the rights, and Roger's is letting them know what quality they will be able to provide at that price (based on costs of production to Roger's)? Anyway, not that it really matters, but wondering if the Flames have any role to play in accepting a lower quality broadcast to get the payment they wanted from Rogers.
Maybe someone close to the industry would know?
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