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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
This is so stupid.
Sportsnet has the rights to broadcast all 82 flames games. If you think a loss of 36 national broadcasts would not at least jeopardize the deal as it currently exists I don't know what to tell you.
Even without a provision in the contract, my company would fight tooth and nail to recover a 15% reduction in accessible revenue, including litigation. For the NHL, even the prospect of losing the terms of that deal as they currently exists would have a negative impact on league wide revenue. Losing it entirely and having teams negotiate regional tv deals would be a huge, huge step back for the league.
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IIRC the national deal and the local deal to show any particular team are entirely seperate things.
IE the local deal is with the team, the national deal is with the league.