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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Look, Transplant, I don't really want to waste my time explaining to you what "anymore" means. This isn't the CBC days where they tried to put multiple games on one channel. Like I said, with eight channels available to them, late starts just can't be justified.
And yes, if you want to do a full doubleheader, the east should have to adapt just as much as the west does. If that means that supposedly "1/4 of the country" - more accurately, less than 1/6th - misses the start of an out of market game, so be it. Would be better from an audience capture perspective than having 2/3 of the country going to bed before our game even starts.
Keep in mind that paying customers here in Calgary are getting screwed to satisfy Toronto's ego. That is not something we should just be accepting of. Especially for a completely unnecessary 8:30 start on Saturday - where you could start Toronto earlier without taking away anyone's ability to watch the vaunted Leafs. Particularly since a game starting that late going to overtime means thousands of people will have to make a decision on watching the end of the game or risking having it end after the C-trians shut down for the night.
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While I don’t like that we constantly move our game times around, although in this case I love the 8pm (or later starts), always loved them for Saturday’s and right now they just work well for me personally, this is certainly the best way for SNET and the NHL to get the most eye balls on their games.
Overlapping channels divided the viewers and shortens the viewing window for the networks. And this isn’t about Toronto egos, it’s about the fact the Toronto fan base is about 6x the size of Calgary’s, so they are adjusting to their significantly largest fan base. Not saying it isn’t frustrating sometimes, but it’s the right business move for sure.