CBC will no longer air NHL games, ending Hockey Night in Canada’s 74 year run on public network
Rogers is ending the CBC partnership as it begins a new 12-year, $11.2 billion NHL rights deal, ending a 75-year TV run.
- On Tuesday, Rogers Sportsnet and CBC announced that Hockey Night will not air on the public broadcaster this fall, marking the first time the program will not be available to Canadian viewers via CBC.
- The decision follows the expiration of a sub-licensing agreement after the Stanley Cup playoffs, as Rogers Communications transitions to a new 12-year, $11.2-billion broadcast rights deal with the National Hockey League beginning this fall.
- Since 1952, Hockey Night has been a cultural fixture on CBC television for nearly 75 years, establishing Saturday nights as a sporting home for Canadian viewers across decades.
- In its place, CBC will launch a new Saturday night prime-time show on CBC and CBC Gem, featuring Canadian athletes competing at home and at the biggest events around the world.
- Chris Wilson, executive director of CBC Sports and general manager of Olympics for CBC/Radio-Canada, said the broadcaster is focused on "in-depth storytelling" through 2032, while Radio-Canada launches Rendez-vous Podium on Sunday afternoons.
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