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| NHL gets TV deal with OLN | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 19 2005, 02:33 PM (66 Views) | |
| Canucks fan | Aug 19 2005, 02:33 PM Post #1 |
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http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic...MCAST-C-COL.XML NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast on Thursday said it closed a multiyear deal with the National Hockey League to broadcast games on its Outdoor Life cable network, after ESPN declined to match Comcast's offer. Financial terms and contract length were not disclosed. The league previously had a five-year deal with ABC and ESPN, divisions of Walt Disney Co. But according to press reports, the networks chose not to exercise an option to broadcast games for the 2005 to 2006 and 2006 to 2007 seasons. Comcast's deal hinges on several advanced video technologies including video-on-demand highlights and library footage of greatest hockey moments, high-definition video coverage, and the ability to view two games that are streamed over the Internet. OLN will broadcast at least 58 regular-season games, beginning Oct 5. Some on Wall Street have expected Comcast to take on cable sports network leader ESPN with its OLN network. But on a recent conference call with analysts, top executives shot down the speculation, and said they were more likely to fashion a new sports network that emphasized high-tech features such as video on demand. Renaming the network, once known as the Outdoor Life Network, was likely key: professional hockey is an indoor game. I think it'll be good for both sides. The NHL gets a ton of money out of it, and OLN is looking to grow into a more respectable sports network. (The deal doesn't include OLN Canada, but we get enough hockey as it is ;wink; ) |
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| Lustre | Aug 19 2005, 11:23 PM Post #2 |
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I'm On Top Of The World
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I thought that was weird. But good for hockey and OLN. Wonder how much they paid. |
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| Canucks fan | Aug 20 2005, 02:48 AM Post #3 |
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$65 million US this season and $70 million for 2006-07. |
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| Lustre | Aug 21 2005, 08:14 PM Post #4 |
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I'm On Top Of The World
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That's not bad, any money will help the NHL right now. |
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| Linz | Aug 22 2005, 02:52 PM Post #5 |
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Go Sabres!!
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I don't know if we get OLN here in Buffalo...hmmm I think MSG Net bought Sabres games, but we'll have to compete w/ Rangers games as well. |
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