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Originally Posted by troutman
I get that they miss a lot not being live on location, but from the network's perspective, it must be hugely expensive to fly the broadcast team around North America, put them up in hotels, and give them per diems? And do this for all their Canadian broadcast teams?
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Not hugely expensive. But it’s low-hanging fruit for a company desperate to cut costs after spending over $5 billion for NHL rights in a market where broadcast audiences are relentlessly declining.