Listening to the Ottawa Hammy game on the boob tube ... was so bored with their color commentary & half time show ... is this the best we are going to get or is it restless me?

 

Do you think TSN has an editorial policy that kills the initiative and knowledge of its broadcasters and staff ... they have to be there for more than a paycheck right? Not like the typical sportswriter .... where is Gary Lawless when you really need him?

Edited June 9, 20178 yr by BigBlue

51 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Except they don't want it and don't broadcast radio sports anywhere ever. I concur that OB is the best option for now, tho TSNs relationship with the league may have something to say about it. 

I had this conversation with my dad a while back about 1290 likely getting the rights after CJOB's contract expires.

If CJOB is paying for the rights to broadcast the game (which probably sees them get their highest listenership) it would be silly for the WFC to severe ties with such a long standing partnership,  even if TSN is a primary cash cow of the CFL. If TSN imposed their weight to have bomber games aired on their station, it'll likely be for free, seeing as they already feed each team millions of dollars a year just for the TV rights. 

If that is the case, switching to TSN 1290 may end up losing the club some revenue if this is how it would play out. So to that I would stick with CJOB until the quality of it is so bad it needs to be old yellered

Edited June 11, 20178 yr by Taynted_Fayth

2 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

I had this conversation with my dad a while back about 1290 likely getting the rights after CJOB's contract expires.

If CJOB is paying for the rights to broadcast the game (which probably sees them get their highest listenership) it would be silly for the WFC to severe ties with such a long standing partnership,  even if TSN is a primary cash cow of the CFL. If TSN imposed their weight to have bomber games aired on their station, it'll likely be for free, seeing as they already feed each team millions of dollars a year just for the TV rights. 

If that is the case, switching to TSN 1290 may end up losing the club some revenue if this is how it would play out. So to that I would stick with CJOB until the quality of it is so bad it needs to be old yellered

Radio rights have been kept separate from other media rights and have been left in team control.  For what you are saying could happen to happen TSN would have to strike a deal with the league for all media rights.  That kind of thing would have basically no benefit for teams like the Bombers, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan, who have significant local media presence and long-standing relationships with giant talk radio stations in their markets.  As long as radio remains a significant medium this is unlikely to happen.

16 hours ago, Noeller said:

Except they don't want it and don't broadcast radio sports anywhere ever. I concur that OB is the best option for now, tho TSNs relationship with the league may have something to say about it. 

I know, I was simply responding to the notion that OB should keep the rights because they have the bigger market share. We don't know what the breakdown is for OBs normal radio versus Bomber coverage and how the Bomber broadcasts would be affected by the move to TSN. 

John Hodge hasn't had an article at 3downnation since May 24th.

Post game summary for last game was written by 3down staff.

post is wrong

thanks atomic

Edited June 12, 20178 yr by Mark F

4 minutes ago, Mark F said:

John Hodge hasn't had an article at 3downnation since May 24th.

Post game summary for last game was written by 3down staff.

 

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June 11: http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/bombers-back-qbs-shine-preseason-tie-16-thoughts/

On 6/11/2017 at 7:41 AM, Atomic said:

Far better (same videos as Russ Hobson's Twitter but in a highlight package):

http://globalnews.ca/video/3518495/highlights-exhibition-blue-bombers-vs-roughriders

the CFL website had a 1 min recap that featured a Matt Nichols quote on screen for about 10 sec of it... pretty pathetic from the league... this was a pretty nice recap/highlight package for a pre-season game.... thanks for posting...

38 minutes ago, Atomic said:

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June 11: http://3downnation.com/2017/06/11/bombers-back-qbs-shine-preseason-tie-16-thoughts/

better get my glasses checked.

 

thanks.

3 hours ago, Mark F said:

better get my glasses checked.

 

thanks.

That site can be difficult to navigate at times, depending what you're looking for.

TSN stream crapped out as soon as CFL60 was going to start... why am i not surprised

2 hours ago, Floyd said:

TSN stream crapped out as soon as CFL60 was going to start... why am i not surprised

Here is the link, it's a recorded show so timing does not matter.

http://www.tsn.ca/radio/winnipeg-1290/cfl-60-june-12-2017-1.777314