Leafs to be sold for one billion dollars?

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Meet the new owner...

Report: Rogers bids $1.3 billion for MLSE - sportsnet.ca WAP

/Also includes the Raptors, Toronto FC of MLS, and the Marlies of the AHL

 

[The Q stache]

Ha, 4 teams for 1 billion that is a bargain. The Cubs cost 1 billion and they haven't won since the roosevelt administration

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Sabres apparently close to being sold too ... im thinking for a shade under 1 billion

 

[sbb122]

And here i thought the new owner was gonna be Eddie Belfour...

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Ha, 4 teams for 1 billion that is a bargain. The Cubs cost 1 billion and they haven't won since the roosevelt administration

The way it breaks down, the Leafs, Marlies, and FC are worth a combined 2 billion, and MLSE are throwing in a billion for someone to take the Raptors off their hands.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

ugh ... this cant be good for sports coverage across canada

its starting already ... checked my email and saw this under the subject SPORTSNET.CA CANUCKS BREAKING NEWS:

The Toronto Star is reporting that Rogers Communications is in talks to buy the Toronto Maple Leafs for $1 billion. Go to sportsnet.ca for more.

 

[puckhead]

Sabres apparently close to being sold too ... im thinking for a shade under 1 billion

well, what with the exchange rate and all.


Maybe if Rogers owns the Leafs, we will finally get a break on Saturday nights CBC programming.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

That would be like ESPN owning the Yankees.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

well, what with the exchange rate and all.


Maybe if Rogers owns the Leafs, we will finally get a break on Saturday nights CBC programming.

the rumour is Rogers will bid on saturday night rights in a couple of years ... big money ... and ask that all cdn teams play every saturday night

 

[mattola]

Meet the new owner...

you sure it taint this guy

 

[jstewismybastardson]

That would be like ESPN owning the Yankees.

pretty much

but the additional shot up our asses is that Rogers is using the billions they rake for overcharging us canadians on cell phone use to fund this Toronto sports empire purchase

 

[SLY]

That picture is very scary...

 

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Rogers is hoping to inject some new young blood into the Leafs organization...

 

[puckhead]

the rumour is Rogers will bid on saturday night rights in a couple of years ... big money ... and ask that all cdn teams play every saturday night

yeah, that wouldn't surprise me.

Once the CBC was outbid for the song that was such a part of our culture (and the network's identity), I think the writing was on the wall that HNIC itself was no longer sacred.

 

[mattola]

the rumour is Rogers will bid on saturday night rights in a couple of years ... big money ... and ask that all cdn teams play every saturday night

Hasnt Scott Moore (executive director of CBC Sports) move to Rogers recently?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Hasnt Scott Moore (executive director of CBC Sports) move to Rogers recently?

yup in charge of all tv properties

and Keith Pelley left TSN to join Rogers as president

 

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I'm not sure how much revenue HNIC generates for CBC, but I have to believe it is their biggest money maker. I don't know how many 'Road to Avonlea' and 'Red Green' re-runs a guy can watch before he blows his brains out.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'm not sure how much revenue HNIC generates for CBC, but I have to believe it is their biggest money maker. I don't know how many 'Road to Avonlea' and 'Red Green' re-runs a guy can watch before he blows his brains out.

no question the ad revenue generated by HNIC is a cash cow

i think its just a question how far the CBC can go with the money budgeted by the federal govt ... whereas rogers can blow their brains out with an huge offer since they can leverage the broadcasting contract with cross promotion throughout their media empire