A lot of times I don't even turn the game on until 5 or 10 after. Once all the pre game stuff is complete and national anthems are sung.
ah, we are different then. I park myself in front of the tv right on the hour and watch/listen to the intro music (whatever the sport). I love that stuff.
And CBC new song just doesn't do it.
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I do love the CBC montages, their post game interviews and the way they seem more in the game than TSN. I do, however, feel as though TSN would up their game if they got Saturday night double headers and might be comparable to CBC in that sense.
They play commercials that I'm not comfortable letting my younger kids watch, even at time in the evening that aren't late. When watching hockey or football games, and with them around, I have to constantly hold a remote to switch the channel away if there's a scary commercial on. This isn't just at 10 pm, either, its at 7 or 8 pm, when many kids are still up.
It certainly turns down my enthusiasm to let my kids gain interest in those sports by letting them watch them on TV with me.
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I do love the CBC montages, their post game interviews and the way they seem more in the game than TSN. I do, however, feel as though TSN would up their game if they got Saturday night double headers and might be comparable to CBC in that sense.
You would assume, but Bell/TSN is a business. If there isn't much of a need to up the production in order to gain viewers, then there isn't much of a point to spend money doing so.
But there also is value in showing the NHL you can provide a high quality presentation. That looks good when it's time to reup the TV contracts.
You would assume, but Bell/TSN is a business. If there isn't much of a need to up the production in order to gain viewers, then there isn't much of a point to spend money doing so.
But there also is value in showing the NHL you can provide a high quality presentation. That looks good when it's time to reup the TV contracts.
you look at what TSN did for their CFL coverage once they got it. they amped up the coverage paid a lot of money for production values and threw themselves wholey and completely into building it into one of their flagship franchises.
I don't doubt that if they got the Saturday NHL games and looked at the advertising revenue that CBC got for it and they would throw a ton of money into the production of NHL games.
Plus with two TSN channels, they could literally do proper game splitting and give us more viewing options for those of us who are sick of Leaf games for the early games.
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you look at what TSN did for their CFL coverage once they got it. they amped up the coverage paid a lot of money for production values and threw themselves wholey and completely into building it into one of their flagship franchises.
I don't doubt that if they got the Saturday NHL games and looked at the advertising revenue that CBC got for it and they would throw a ton of money into the production of NHL games.
Plus with two TSN channels, they could literally do proper game splitting and give us more viewing options for those of us who are sick of Leaf games for the early games.
With satelitte there seemed to always be a choice for the early games on CBC... (though montreal isn't really a better option)
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My only concern with CBC not renewing HNIC would be the change. I've grown so accustomed to HNIC that any changes that TSN/CTV does to it would be hard to get used to. Even though CBC themselves have changed HNIC throughout the years, the thought of how another broadcaster will do it is what frightens me.
Think again if you think this will lead to a less Toronto dominated broadcast. At least a public broadcaster has some accountability to regionalism. A TSN HNIC, by virtue of it being a private business would, if anything, go deeper on the Toronto/Montreal bias and focus.
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They play commercials that I'm not comfortable letting my younger kids watch, even at time in the evening that aren't late. When watching hockey or football games, and with them around, I have to constantly hold a remote to switch the channel away if there's a scary commercial on. This isn't just at 10 pm, either, its at 7 or 8 pm, when many kids are still up.
It certainly turns down my enthusiasm to let my kids gain interest in those sports by letting them watch them on TV with me.
What, you dont appreciate watching the game with the kids and having a "best sex ever" commercial come on?
CBC has the Viagra and cialus commercials. My mom happened to be watching and the husband and wife are out of breathe turning the water and stuff and she's asking me if the "medication" is for shortness of breathe. Told her I don't know and she kept nagging me to check all I said was ask dad lol.
Hopefully CBC retains the HNIC broadcast. All of you who are down on CBC should realize it's the only true Canadian heritage station there is, both TV and radio. Every time TSN picks up a new sport, it ruins it. F1 and the Tour de France are perfect examples.
I don't see how a television station is considered part of Canadian "heritage", yes they've been doing HNIC for a long time they also cost the tax payers a ridiculous amount of money every year with zero accountability. I'm on the cut them loose band wagon the money they get every year can go elsewhere.
Hopefully CBC retains the HNIC broadcast. All of you who are down on CBC should realize it's the only true Canadian heritage station there is, both TV and radio. Every time TSN picks up a new sport, it ruins it. F1 and the Tour de France are perfect examples.
How are F1 and Tour De France ruined? They take foreign feeds.
It's not like they're sending Ray Ferrero to the top of Mount Ventoux (although they probably should and leave him there)
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Put me down as hoping CBC doesn't lose the broadcast rights.
HNiC has been a major culture builder for Canada and its citizens for the last four generations. It'd be a sad day to see it go by way of the free market.
Trust me, I know the production is sub-par compared to TSN and even NBC, but like others in this thread have said before there's a nostalgic component to HNiC and it's something that four generations of people would lose instantly.
Another (more minor) thing to consider, whether you support Can-Con regulations or not, is that it's estimated that HNiC provides approximately 400 hours, or 40%, of CBC's Can-Con quota. That's huge! I don't know about anyone else, but as long as Can-Con is here I'd rather have hockey on my TV than any more of those awful, awful Canadian television shows like Arctic Air or Heartland. Just another part I thought I'd bring up.
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Think again if you think this will lead to a less Toronto dominated broadcast. At least a public broadcaster has some accountability to regionalism. A TSN HNIC, by virtue of it being a private business would, if anything, go deeper on the Toronto/Montreal bias and focus.
This can't be overstated. I was watching a game at the bar one time and joked to a guy sitting nearby:
Me: "TSN - the Toronto Sports Network, eh?"
Him: "Uh, yeah."
Me: "You know, because it's like the network is actually the Toronto Sports Network."
Him: "Well yeah. It is."
Me: "Uh, no. It's The Sports Network. Supposed to be national."
Him: "Oh" [shrug].
Turned out he was from Toronto. Honestly thought TSN was the Toronto Sports Network. At least CBC has to make some concessions to being a national broadcast. TSN will simply follow the money. And by money, I mean people.
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I don't see how a television station is considered part of Canadian "heritage", yes they've been doing HNIC for a long time they also cost the tax payers a ridiculous amount of money every year with zero accountability. I'm on the cut them loose band wagon the money they get every year can go elsewhere.
You're joking right? that's some special type of ignorance there. Why don't you go look up CBC's inception history/accountability standards before sharing you're less than half-witted opinion?
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I don't see how a television station is considered part of Canadian "heritage", yes they've been doing HNIC for a long time they also cost the tax payers a ridiculous amount of money every year with zero accountability. I'm on the cut them loose band wagon the money they get every year can go elsewhere.
CBC as a whole costs taxpayers approximately $31.30 per year. That's about one nice meal out with your wife or girlfriend a year. That number will be going down as the Canadian Government is set to cut CBC's $1.1 billion per year in funding by 10%.
That's peanuts, really. I have no problem dishing out $31.30 to CBC.
I've been watching HNIC for a long time, it's like a comfortable old pair of slippers. I don't want change just for the sake of change or money. Here's an old ESSO commercial when they were a main advertiser on HNIC. I actually watched commercials in those days and Murray Westgate was the regular performer. He wasn't a star, just a well known and comfortable presenter. Ahh the days of gas station service and when gas stations carried some car necessities.
A very interesting observation a co-worker had today.
HNIC on CBC has been around longer than the current Canadian flag.
For some people, in the current age of 300+ channels, they can't identify HNIC with the event it used to be in the days of 13 channels. Hearing that theme song on a Saturday Night back in the 70's and 80's was a family event. We always had Hamburgers, and banana milkshakes during the game, in the confines of our cozy house while it was 25 below and dark outside. Why that combo? Who knows, but at least once a year me and my dad re-live the old tradition, but only if it is a Original 6 match up.
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