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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Unfortunately both sides have shown they’re willing to lose the audience and arguably this year this impact would be less than in the past.
But as reported elsewhere, ticking a year off the current US TV deal should be a motivator for both sides.
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I don't know why the US TV deal is even significant. The cable sports landscape in the US has started a sharp decline. The current 200 million only accounts for 10-15% of current NHL TV revenue. 300 million would be the absolute tops they would get, but it wouldn't surprise me if they couldn't get much more than their current deal. Either way, I don't see that moving the needle at all.
The bigger concern is whether Sinclair is able to keep paying local TV deals for more than half of the American NHL cities it has the rights to.