Alyson Lozoff leaves City, Sportsnet
City Montreal is barely a year old (and none of its local programs have even reached that anniversary) but it has already lost its first personality. Alyson Lozoff, who was the Montreal reporter for...
View ArticleChantal Desjardins hired by Sportsnet as Montreal correspondent
Chantal Desjardins, who has been doing various odd jobs since she was let go in the CJAD/TSN 690 purge a year ago, announced today that she’s been hired as the Montreal correspondent for Rogers...
View ArticleJohn Bartlett leaves TSN 690 to be regional voice of Habs on Sportsnet
Last time in front of #TSN690 @BartsBytes pic.twitter.com/OryioFV6xW — Mitch Melnick (@HunterZThompson) September 19, 2014 John Bartlett, who has been the play-by-play voice of the Canadiens on TSN...
View ArticleWhy is RDS/TSN/Sportsnet blacked out? NHL regional TV rights explained
I hate rogers. #blackout #rds #habs pic.twitter.com/7vxY13mN2D — Kevin (@klb_86) September 23, 2014 Even though I’ve written quite a few blog posts on the subject of NHL regional rights and in...
View ArticleQuickie review: Rogers Sportsnet and TVA Sports on the NHL season opener
Like much of the city, I spent Wednesday evening sitting in front of the TV welcoming the official return of NHL hockey, curious how it would look in the new TV environment. Unlike much of the city, I...
View ArticleBreaking down the Canadiens 2015-16 TV broadcast schedule
Last week, Sportsnet unveiled its schedule for Canadiens TV broadcasts for the 2015-16 season. The good news is that there’s little change from last year. All 82 games will be broadcast in English, and...
View ArticleConcordia students get $650,000 out of a Rogers acquisition
Concordia University journalism students will be getting a financial boost in the coming years thanks to a $650,000 donation from Rogers Sportsnet. More than half of the donation will be used for...
View ArticleSportsnet admits it’s using Canadiens Saturday night games as subscription bait
If you’ve been paying attention to the scheduling of Hockey Night in Canada, you might have noticed that Canadiens games are more likely to be on Sportsnet this season, whereas last season they were...
View ArticleChantal Desjardins, P.J. Stock among cuts at Sportsnet
Rogers Media today finally confirmed what’s been reported, that George Stroumboulopoulos has been let go as host of Hockey Night in Canada and Ron MacLean will return to the big chair on Saturday...
View ArticleElliott Price joins Sportsnet, kinda
It was a bit of a head-scratcher of an announcement: Elliott Price is now part of the Sportsnet Network. But what’s the Sportsnet Network? Bienvenue @ElliottFPrice to the Sportsnet Network! Listen to...
View ArticleNHL trade deadline coverage: TSN still edges Sportsnet on breaking news
The National Hockey League trade deadline. That magical moment when NHL fans stay glued to their TV screens with the hope that their team’s general manager will pull off the deal of the century that...
View ArticleCould Canadiens games be moving to TSN?
UPDATE (May 30): Pat Hickey confirms the deal with his sources. UPDATE (June 13): The move has been officially announced. We still have a ton of hockey games on our network, between … we have regional...
View ArticleHow would you schedule Hockey Night in Canada?
Hockey Night in Canada begins its 2017-18 season tonight. And that means another 26 Saturday nights where fans complain about what channel their team’s game is being shown on. When Rogers acquired...
View ArticleSportsnet keeps Jets playoff games off CBC
The Toronto Maple Leafs are Canada’s team. Or at least the CBC’s. That much has been made abundantly clear this season. Every Saturday night, if the Leafs are playing, they’re on CBC (except when CBC...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t TSN have Canadiens pregame and postgame shows? I asked them
The NHL season begins tonight, and that means yet another year of WTF-why-is-my-Canadiens-game-blacked-out pleas on social media and email. So once again the Gazette asked me to put together a full...
View ArticleRogers expands Sportsnet Now with second tier that lifts some NHL blackouts
Sportsnet Now, the over-the-top service that Rogers is making available to people without a cable TV subscription, is expanding with a new premium tier called Sportsnet Now+. At the same time, the...
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