On 7/27/12 10:37 AM, Doug Eastick wrote: > On 2012-07-27 7:29 AM, Brad Beam wrote: >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada's_Olympic_Broadcast_Media_Consortium >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%27s_Olympic_Broadcast_Media_Consortium> >>> >> End result - I am glad I upgraded most TiVo's to hundreds of hours of >> hard drive space. Bedroom records NBC, living room records CTV, and >> swimming isn't on SportsNet or the other channels that are part of >> >> Am I understanding the Wiki article correctly by saying that the >> 2014/16 Games could most likely be covered by two of Canada's OTA >> networks (CTV/TSN and CBC)...? > > That's the way I read it. Since Rogers is not going to bid. CBC and > CTV-owner's (Bell Media) have cooperated before, but they shared TSN > (basic cable). What else would you expect? We're Canadian..... > everybody gets along :-) > No, the co-bid isn't going to happen.
The IOC did not appreciate Canadians two major broadcasters joining together to low-ball them, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canada-cbc-bell-media-olympic-rights-341470 -- 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
