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Originally Posted by Draug
Thank you Tsawwassen.
I've been largely disappointed by nearly all of the Rogers coverage during the playoffs when compared to the CBC / TSN split of previous years. I generally watch every game I can of the playoffs, at least 1 or 2 games every night. It dominates my spring evenings. It's been far less enjoyable for me this year than years past and I've attributed that mostly to how Rogers has covered them and how they've changed what we've seen in years past. Right from the panels and commentarors (some, not all) to thier branding, sponsors, and production value.
In general, from a high level, how would you say these ratings compare to the last 5 years? Is the average Canadian displeased like me, or has Rogers managed to harness more viewers than coverage of the past few years?
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Going to be very difficult to draw a conclusion on what you want to draw a conclusion on based on viewership ratings I think. Either way, whether they go up or down. Mostly I think that's because the teams involved and the match ups we get are the by far and away the biggest driver of ratings, so it's not really going to be about the changes to the coverage, but mostly about who's playing who, who's fan base is largest and how interesting are the match ups to the average hockey fan. Montreal went deep last year, huge hockey market for example.
Finally, Rogers has also made a very conscious decision to put some series (ours this round) on a non main stream channel (i.e. need the sports pack to get it). I know that was the case with TSN games last year as well, but into the second round, not sure we'd see a Canadian team not on CBC in previous years, so that will also impact viewership, but is definitely a conscious choice by Rogers to drive up subscriptions on their sports packages.