Rob Fai 🇨🇦🇯🇵

Host of National Weekend Radio Show on Corus/GlobalNews | Saturday/Sunday (5-9am) #640Toronto #980London #680Winnipeg #770Calgary #880Edmonton #730CKNWVancouver

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@Chance_Wilder77 @chrmacl

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The responses to this have been unreal...😂

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For those bitter at the Sportsnet + nonsense.

In my simplest terms if I am understanding this correctly...

Sportsnet paid a premium for exclusivity and control of NHL coverage in Canada. To make that investment work, it has to convert hockey fans from relatively low-revenue cable viewers into higher-revenue streaming subscribers, advertisers, and premium-content customers.

Here's some math...

Sportsnet earns money mainly from cable/satellite subscriber fees and advertising. But those revenues are under pressure from fewer people are buying traditional TV packages.

A digital viewer generally generates much less revenue than a traditional TV viewer, roughly 20 cents for every dollar in the old model.

So Sportsnet cannot simply rely on the same old cable bundle to cover a much larger annual rights bill. It needs to make hockey itself generate more money directly.

It's not awesome for you, but its the only way a provider can pay off that huge nut they paid to the league for its rights.

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@MHarp83 I miss Sears. Great sweaters.

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For those bitter at the Sportsnet + nonsense.

In my simplest terms if I am understanding this correctly...

Sportsnet paid a premium for exclusivity and control of NHL coverage in Canada. To make that investment work, it has to convert hockey fans from relatively low-revenue cable viewers into higher-revenue streaming subscribers, advertisers, and premium-content customers.

Here's some math...

Sportsnet earns money mainly from cable/satellite subscriber fees and advertising. But those revenues are under pressure from fewer people are buying traditional TV packages.

A digital viewer generally generates much less revenue than a traditional TV viewer, roughly 20 cents for every dollar in the old model.

So Sportsnet cannot simply rely on the same old cable bundle to cover a much larger annual rights bill. It needs to make hockey itself generate more money directly.

It's not awesome for you, but its the only way a provider can pay off that huge nut they paid to the league for its rights.

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@Chance_Wilder77 Dear Rogers,

Please hire me for your comoany. I beg you.

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@Chance_Wilder77 @chrmacl You're on to me.

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@Tedwards111 The league, teams, and networks? Tell me more - and make it obvious for the rest of us.

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@SuckOfidiots81 There's alot to digest here.

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@IceT_YYC Stocks? That's your angle? 🤣

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@CouleeCapital Radio guy desperately looking for a relevant platform.

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@Josh_Canucks_20 Thank you, I am exhausted. 🤣

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@handsofstone_99 🤣 When I posted that I actually thought it was a logical breakdown of why they are charging fans out the ass for those additional games. Should stick to LinkedIn.

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@Adam__Polkowski @bradosundo @vancouver202 Yeah, please await that tweet.

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@vancouver202 They're not wrong.

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This is the best of the 32 Remix jerseys. #MapleLeafs #Rogers

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@Adam__Polkowski @bradosundo @vancouver202 I will only apologize to your followers.

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@Smith442Smith What will Rogers and I do!

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@scarbacon Yes, I don't care. 🤣

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@Adam__Polkowski @bradosundo @vancouver202 They're on to me Corporate Teat, what should we do?

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@davebrook4

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@scarbacon I will absolutely enjoy my shit baseball team. Thanks for the permission.

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@Adam__Polkowski @bradosundo @vancouver202 Dear Bot,

"Canadian companies feel like they need to compete with their American counterparts." Do you work for all these companies? I have not heard this release of "feelings" from any of these unnamed companies you are referring to.