On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hockey is an Olympic sport. And one of the interesting issues raised > has to do with the Sochi Olympics and NHL player participation. Now > that NBC is paying so much for NHL rights and they have the Olympic > rights they might be the ones who actually determine if the NHL will > shut down for two weeks so that the players can participate in the > Olympics. > I suspect the only reason acquiring the NHL rights makes sense to NBC it to pump up interest in the Winter Os, and to make sure the NHL players are in the Winter Os. Without that we might be speculating on the NHL being the prime replacement for Poker After Dark. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
