https://3downnation.com/2026/01/14/cfl-sets-start-of-2026-season-as-self-imposed-deadline-for-new-broadcast-deal/

Well, same ****, different year. The CFL screwed itself 100 times over by going to a single game provider in 2008. The other networks basically said, Eff You. Now, they're stuck with a shitty provider who chronically underpays because they can do what they want. And a former TSN president negotiating with his old company?? What good can come from that?

It's a good deal for 6 years but when DAZN finds out that nobody is subscribing, they won't be back for a round 2 after this deal is up.

More money in teams pockets...i guess when you look at it on a teams bottom line...its a win

I wonder who the broadcast team for DAZN will be. Will they use TSN guys or will they need to hire their own talent? Not that the TSN broadcast is a gold standard or anything, but if they need to hire a whole crew for one game a week, how bad will they be?

If anyone is curious like I briefly was if this deal was implemented this year it would affect Week 18 (away at MTL) and week 19 (home vs Calgary)

42 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

An additional $3.5 million a year per team is a giant boost to sustainability, no? Sucks to have to pay for another service, but better than having no league.

True and this revenue better result in helping grow and enhance the league and attract talent viewership etc versus lining the pockets of capitalist pigs.

Again starting off my morning outstanding!

Good morning all!

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by HardCoreBlue

7 minutes ago, Brandon said:

DAZN is where desperate leagues/promotions go to for a tv deal. Not a good sign at all.

Zero casuals are going to buy a DAZN subscription just to watch Saturday night CFL games. Had it been Prime/Netflix it would have made sense.

In a time when technology has moved so far ahead... I keep going back to the illegal streams just to watch the few things that I enjoy.

Isn't every NFL game on DAZN in Canada?

I'm really curious to know why everyone seems to think DAZN is so low on the totem pole. They're huge outside of the US. Their NFL service in Canada is great. I hate the price, but the quality is amazing.

Just now, blue85gold said:

Isn't every NFL game on DAZN in Canada?

no kidding lol just such unawareness

So in order to watch the games starting next year, one has to pay for either cable and DAZN or TSN and DAZN......we no longer have the ability to watch all games from one source....If I got this correct then I don't like it.....how many casual eyeballs, heck even dedicated eyeballs are really going to drop that extra money....

Extra revenue is nice for the teams but I don't see this generating any extra viewership....

58 minutes ago, Brandon said:

In a time when technology has moved so far ahead... I keep going back to the illegal streams just to watch the few things that I enjoy

Because the greedy fucks who make decisions don't realize that people don't want 1000 subscription payments to watch everything. They want 1 or 2 places to get what they want. More than that piracy is more attractive.

In the states you have to have subscriptions to about 4 services to watch every national broadcasted game for the NFL.

10 minutes ago, 3rdand1.5 said:

it.....how many casual eyeballs, heck even dedicated eyeballs are really going to drop that extra money....

Also, I doubt pubs and restaurants are going to have a subscription to show that in their venues as opposed to just throwing tsn on one of the tvs.

55 minutes ago, Rich said:

I wonder who the broadcast team for DAZN will be. Will they use TSN guys or will they need to hire their own talent? Not that the TSN broadcast is a gold standard or anything, but if they need to hire a whole crew for one game a week, how bad will they be?

Walby, Dunnigan, and a 24 of OV

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Pete Catan's Ghost

1 minute ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

  56 minutes ago, Rich said:

I wonder who the broadcast team for DAZN will be. Will they use TSN guys or will they need to hire their own talent? Not that the TSN broadcast is a gold standard or anything, but if they need to hire a whole crew for one game a week, how bad will they be?

Wow now that’s a panel.

Throw in a 24 of Club along with the OV and include Suitor as a whipping boy for Walby and Dunnigan as the beer flows and takes effect. I would definitely pay a subscription fee to watch that.

I think after watching the first episode this is what would happen:

Who won the game?

What game?

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by HardCoreBlue

16 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Walby, Dunnigan, and a 24 of OV

That would be worth the $35/month.....

42 minutes ago, 3rdand1.5 said:

how many casual eyeballs, heck even dedicated eyeballs are really going to drop that extra money....

DAZN has 20 million subscribers globally. In Canada they are probably the best way to watch the NFL and Soccer so they should have a reasonable Canadian subscriber base.

I can't imagine that people who only watch their own teams games will shell out 35/mo to catch the 2-4 games that get caught up in this.

And if you enjoy watching all the games week over week 35 is still fairly steep

They are definitely counting on existing subscribers to make it worth their while. CFL is a summer league so it could fill some of the gap for them between Club and European Soccer and the NFL

I think DAZN is just happy to have yet another offering as part of their subscription service. They already have the NFL package, they may hope to draw some eyeballs from people just flipping through options on some nights. I think that's the CFL perspective as well.

8 minutes ago, Captain Blue said:

I think DAZN is just happy to have yet another offering as part of their subscription service. They already have the NFL package, they may hope to draw some eyeballs from people just flipping through options on some nights. I think that's the CFL perspective as well.

Unfortunately, it takes Saturday night football off the table for regular CFL viewers unless they have that subscription.

4 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Unfortunately, it takes Saturday night football off the table for regular CFL viewers unless they have that subscription.

IPTV for me I guess. I have resisted this route for a long time but will have to now because I ain't shelling out 35 per month to watch 3-4 games. However, this is a huge windfall for the CFL, and was much needed.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by GCn20

10 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

IPTV for me I guess. I have resisted this route for a long time but will have to now because I ain't shelling out 35 per month to watch 3-4 games. However, this is a huge windfall for the CFL, and was much needed.

In a vacuum, I don't think I would mind this. I'd be able to appreciate the increased revenue and I might talk myself into the DAZN subscription (I used to have it to watch NFL but cancelled it to save money). I feel the same way about the play-off changes. I see a direct way that those changes benefit the league through increases revenue.

But taken all together - and sandwiched around the changes to the field which have no ties to revenue at all - it's hard to swallow. It just feels like I'm being pushed out step by step. Me and my buddies are all guys in our 30's with young families who all have season tickets. But with each announcement, we all feel less and less excited about the future. I don't know how much more we're open to.

1 hour ago, Jpan85 said:

In the states you have to have subscriptions to about 4 services to watch every national broadcasted game for the NFL.

Well this isn't the States - And further to that, the CFL isn't even in the same stratosphere when it comes to the NFL. My season tickets on a per game basis is cheap than a DAZN subscription. Paying that, for one game a week? No thank you. The CFL should be making it easier for it's fans to consume the product, not more difficult.

2 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Well this isn't the States - And further to that, the CFL isn't even in the same stratosphere when it comes to the NFL. My season tickets on a per game basis is cheap than a DAZN subscription. Paying that, for one game a week? No thank you. The CFL should be making it easier for it's fans to consume the product, not more difficult.

Yes. The trend very much has the vibe of trying to showcase the league for other people at the expense of existing fans.

32 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Well this isn't the States - And further to that, the CFL isn't even in the same stratosphere when it comes to the NFL. My season tickets on a per game basis is cheap than a DAZN subscription. Paying that, for one game a week? No thank you. The CFL should be making it easier for it's fans to consume the product, not more difficult.

Yeah this is a little like sticking a roman candle up your butt and calling yourself an astronaut by the CFL.

The NFL is literally the highest premium product in the whole world. The CFL can't really follow their lead. They need eyeballs, not barriers. And everything they are doing endangers the solid core fans they already have in each market.

Underrated aspect in Stew Johnston's tenure is him doing the bidding of his former employer.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by JuranBoldenRules

As league revenues grow it should help to make some additional teams to be viable even with smaller stadiums.

9 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Yeah this is a little like sticking a roman candle up your butt and calling yourself an astronaut by the CFL.

The NFL is literally the highest premium product in the whole world. The CFL can't really follow their lead. They need eyeballs, not barriers. And everything they are doing endangers the solid core fans they already have in each market.

Underrated aspect in Stew Johnston's tenure is him doing the bidding of his former employer.

Wasn't this proven when we removed TV black outs from local games?

2 hours ago, Rich said:

I wonder who the broadcast team for DAZN will be. Will they use TSN guys or will they need to hire their own talent? Not that the TSN broadcast is a gold standard or anything, but if they need to hire a whole crew for one game a week, how bad will they be?

When I read it, I understood that they would hire their own crew... and I had the exact same thought as you