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locked in until 2014 so needless to say alot will happen between now and then but Rogers is going to go hard after the broadcast rights for the NHL in Canada
a bidding war might materialize because HNIC is a cash cow to CBC and Rogers now has national coverage with Sportsnet One plus they have shown they dont mind dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into big open pits (ie Buffalo Bills experiment playing in Toronto - on that note, Citytv sent out a mass email last week to all employees across canada offering tickets to the Bills Bears game that were $200 for $20).
Rogers is bringing in the heavy hitters
The Canadian sports broadcasting community had a seismic shock this summer when Keith Pelley left TSN to take over as president of Rogers Communications. That led many to ask who would Pelley bring to Rogers to help him realize his vision for the communications giant? That question may have been answered in part on Tuesday when Scott Moore revealed he is leaving CBC as executive director of CBC Sports and general manager of the CBC Revenue Group.
At the same time, Doug Beeforth, the president of Sportsnet, announced he was leaving the network at the end of this year.
While nothing is official yet, sources are telling Usual Suspects that Moore will move to Rogers to work for Pelley as the person in charge of all Rogers TV properties - including Sportsnet, CITY TV and its specialty channels. The two men worked together in the TSN newsroom when they started in the business and have been friends since. You can look for Pelley to add other familiar names to join them in other capacities at Rogers in the near future.
It’s a major shock for CBC as it gears up to make its bids for the next Olympic TV cycle and then to retain its portion of the NHL broadcast contract in Canada. Moore is highly regarded in the industry, and CBC will need to find someone quickly with credibility to handle those crucial bid processes. As well, Moore was in the process of evolving Hockey Night in Canada ’s role at the CBC. How his departure changes that is unclear.
(CBC has announced that responsibility for CBC Sports is being assumed on an interim basis by senior director David Masse. Jack Tomik will lead the CBC Revenue Group, responsible for marketing, sales and business development.)
Moore was unavailable Tuesday, but sources tell Usual Suspects that a combination of factors might have influenced his move. Moore was recently passed over for the presidency of CBC in favour of Kirstine Stewart when Richard Stursberg left the Corp. The CTV/ Rogers Olympic consortium has announced it’s coming back to bid for the 2014/ 2016, making a CBC bid to get back into the Olympic game very problematic. CBC’s NHL package is being targeted by a possible Rogers and/or TSN tag team on the next negotiations.
Finally, Pelley offered Moore a job that was too good to turn down. Moore has worked in programming at Sportnet in the past, and indications are that while he will have influence at Sportsnet, another person will be brought in to succeed Beeforth as head of the five regional channels.
a bidding war might materialize because HNIC is a cash cow to CBC and Rogers now has national coverage with Sportsnet One plus they have shown they dont mind dumping hundreds of millions of dollars into big open pits (ie Buffalo Bills experiment playing in Toronto - on that note, Citytv sent out a mass email last week to all employees across canada offering tickets to the Bills Bears game that were $200 for $20).
Rogers is bringing in the heavy hitters
The Canadian sports broadcasting community had a seismic shock this summer when Keith Pelley left TSN to take over as president of Rogers Communications. That led many to ask who would Pelley bring to Rogers to help him realize his vision for the communications giant? That question may have been answered in part on Tuesday when Scott Moore revealed he is leaving CBC as executive director of CBC Sports and general manager of the CBC Revenue Group.
At the same time, Doug Beeforth, the president of Sportsnet, announced he was leaving the network at the end of this year.
While nothing is official yet, sources are telling Usual Suspects that Moore will move to Rogers to work for Pelley as the person in charge of all Rogers TV properties - including Sportsnet, CITY TV and its specialty channels. The two men worked together in the TSN newsroom when they started in the business and have been friends since. You can look for Pelley to add other familiar names to join them in other capacities at Rogers in the near future.
It’s a major shock for CBC as it gears up to make its bids for the next Olympic TV cycle and then to retain its portion of the NHL broadcast contract in Canada. Moore is highly regarded in the industry, and CBC will need to find someone quickly with credibility to handle those crucial bid processes. As well, Moore was in the process of evolving Hockey Night in Canada ’s role at the CBC. How his departure changes that is unclear.
(CBC has announced that responsibility for CBC Sports is being assumed on an interim basis by senior director David Masse. Jack Tomik will lead the CBC Revenue Group, responsible for marketing, sales and business development.)
Moore was unavailable Tuesday, but sources tell Usual Suspects that a combination of factors might have influenced his move. Moore was recently passed over for the presidency of CBC in favour of Kirstine Stewart when Richard Stursberg left the Corp. The CTV/ Rogers Olympic consortium has announced it’s coming back to bid for the 2014/ 2016, making a CBC bid to get back into the Olympic game very problematic. CBC’s NHL package is being targeted by a possible Rogers and/or TSN tag team on the next negotiations.
Finally, Pelley offered Moore a job that was too good to turn down. Moore has worked in programming at Sportnet in the past, and indications are that while he will have influence at Sportsnet, another person will be brought in to succeed Beeforth as head of the five regional channels.
CBC hasn't got enough $$$$-boy that's shocking.
