BringBackTheBlizzard Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Blackjack15 said: ...To see the other 78 league games + Canadian Championship, they will have to pay... https://imaginanews.mediapro.es/rf/repo/OneSoccer_Press Release ENG.pdf Further details regarding the live coverage of a selection of CPL and Championship games on a national broadcaster will be in the coming days. The One Soccer press release from Mediapro made it sound like Canadian Championship games would be shown live on a national broadcaster. Up to twelve of those will involve MLS teams. ted and MtlMario 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 8 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Didn't know the Gem price was only for the premium. Good to know that the CBC-based content would be freely accessible. That could change at some point, but as a publicly funded body CBC has to be careful about levying additional user fees. Yeah they have a sizeable amount of content on there too, I was surprised. Just another reason to cut cable. Its similar in the UK with the BBC iPlayer which is immense if you live in the UK, every channel has their own. So much content. Cable companies have been walking dead for years just scratching to stay alive and soak up more dollars. They are all rightly moving to an amalgamation of TV and internet and streaming. It just seems like such a long overdue process but Its hard getting the consistency and quality given how big the country is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 MtlMario, toontownman, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) I do wonder how this announcement (both CBC and One Soccer) coming now is quite late, and how will it affect viewership in general? For TV and Streaming with 2 weeks left to the season, gives little time for fans as the notice is so close to when the first game is. Maybe it would had a bigger affect for more casual and mainstream fans for the tv but for streaming, can you imagine how many people would have signed up by now to one soccer should it have been announced like 3 months ago Oh well, Hope they make a lot of noise and promote that first game like crazy Edited April 13, 2019 by Blackjack15 toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Blackjack15 said: I do wonder how this announcement (both CBC and One Soccer) coming now is quite late, and how will it affect viewership in general? For TV and Streaming with 2 weeks left to the season, gives little time for fans as the notice is so close to when the first game is. Maybe it would had a bigger affect for more casual and mainstream fans for the tv but for streaming, can you imagine how many people would have signed up by now to one soccer should it have been announced like 3 months ago Oh well, Hope they make a lot of noise and promote that first game like crazy i suspect media pro came somewhat late (like december) and threw off some early plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Putting some games on mainstream TV is a good thing if this is indeed the case. Moreover, if they are going to have 20 games on the CBC on regular TV as opposed to the CBC streaming service then this is probably the best news so far when it comes to the CPL. Yes I know everybody is supposedly cutting the cord and streaming everything they keep telling us , but don’t fool yourself the majority of people are still watching TV the old fashion way for now . Therefore, if they do put 20 games on regular TV on CBC the exposure it will give the league will be immense. Let’s be honest the vast majority of sports fans in Canada still have no clue what the CPL is . Putting games on the CBC will make a lot of sports fans in Canada aware of the CPL. Gopherbashi, Cheeta, toontownman and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 CBC is still by far the most accessible TV station in Canada. If there’s 20 CPL games on CBC they may even outdraw the MLS on TSN games to be honest. I wonder which broadcaster is getting the Canadian Championship. That would also be good on CBC to add exposure to the league. I’m pretty excited to see the details in the announcement. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 It was in the One Soccer press release (see above) that a selection of CanPL and Championship games would be shown live by a national broadcaster, so this isn't necessarily a CanPL vs MLS thing but could turn out to be an example of where the success of the latter in carving out a niche audience from coast-to-coast in numbers high enough to interest national broadcasters is being used to help leverage coverage for the former. Up to 12 games involving MLS teams are part of the package that CSB signed over to Mediapro. 1996 and DrummingInMySleep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: It was in the One Soccer press release (see above) that a selection of CanPL and Championship games would be shown live by a national broadcaster, so this isn't necessarily a CanPL vs MLS thing but could turn out to be an example of where the success of the latter in carving out a niche audience from coast-to-coast in numbers high enough to interest national broadcasters is being used to help leverage coverage for the former. Up to 12 games involving MLS teams are part of the package that CSB signed over to Mediapro. Just correcting your math. It's 10 games maximum involving MLS teams. Montreal and Vancouver are starting out in the "quarter-final-esque" round, so that's 2 games each for them in that round so 4 total. Then if at least one of them advances they will be in one semi final while TFC are in the other, so that's 4 more games bringing the total to 8. Then if at least one MLS team advances to the final it's 2 more games to bring the total to 10. And for anyone curious, it is technically possible to have all 10 of those MLS team games playing against CPL opposition. That would require a CPL team beating Ottawa Fury, a CPL team beating one of Montreal or Vancouver in the "quarter-final-esque" round, and a CPL team beating an MLS team in the semi final round. It's a very long shot for all that to happen, but it's a technical possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpg_29 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Blackjack15, johnyb, Cheeta and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 hours ago, baulderdash77 said: CBC is still by far the most accessible TV station in Canada. If there’s 20 CPL games on CBC they may even outdraw the MLS on TSN games to be honest. I wonder which broadcaster is getting the Canadian Championship. That would also be good on CBC to add exposure to the league. I’m pretty excited to see the details in the announcement. Be funny if it was CBC News Net and they apply the Radio 2 model to News Net and make it sports/music videos from like 12-12 and don't cover any major news events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, mpg_29 said: Stop it... both of you ? EXCITEMENT LEVELS RISING ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 ted, BenFisk'sBiggestFan, fmfranck and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Guess they wouldn't be taking the financial hit that goes with papering the house to get a full capacity, if the game wasn't going out live on basic cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 3 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: Zap2it.com hasn't changed yet so their CBC channels for that time show 'Surviving The Fundy Footpath' at 1pm and 'Free Reins' at 2pm. Fundy was originally broadcast on Feb 7/18 and Reins on Feb 22/18 With the guidance of three seasoned hikers, novice Bruce Persuad attempts the Fundy Footpath, one of Canada's toughest hikes. A farm owner in Nova Scotia offers a brand of horse therapy to special needs children. Oh oh! I can see some grumpy grandpa in the east with a preprinted TV guide rampaging about eastern Canadian culture being pushed aside by Ontario teams' sports! Gramps, HFX Wanderers will be on within a few weeks! fmfranck and BuzzAndSting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Molinaro tweeting that the deal will be announced during the Leafs game Wednesday night. Probably the highest rated sporting event, maybe tv event of the year. CDNFootballer, johnyb, dyslexic nam and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Also... johnyb, Winnipeg Fury, Greatest Cockney Rip Off and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Let the good times roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Free??? Well even I can afford that. johnyb, youllneverwalkalone and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copes Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 10 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: Also... That's big news to announce in a random reply on Twitter. You'd think they'd get an article up on CPL's website if that's the case. People are scrambling trying to figure this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, Copes said: That's big news to announce in a random reply on Twitter. You'd think they'd get an article up on CPL's website if that's the case. People are scrambling trying to figure this out. yea the announcement is weird and supports the whole "mediapro deal was a late development" idea somewhat. still freaking awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 49 minutes ago, Copes said: That's big news to announce in a random reply on Twitter. You'd think they'd get an article up on CPL's website if that's the case. People are scrambling trying to figure this out. They mentioned it a couple times so I think it may just be a tacit approach to appease those getting frustrated with an official announcement coming tonight to coincide with the Leafs game or maybe tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 So with MediaPro reaching a deal to broadcast a good chunk of the CPL season what does this mean for the NTs? I could imagine CBC wanting to be involved with all things CanWNT but it seems unlikely that they would preempt regular programming for random midweek CNL or GC games. Hopefully they're able to secure a more substantial deal with TSN which involves some sort of term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: They mentioned it a couple times so I think it may just be a tacit approach to appease those getting frustrated with an official announcement coming tonight to coincide with the Leafs game or maybe tomorrow? Makes sense. For the relatively small number of die-hard CPL followers, this is a bit of a bone to toss out in a fairly benign way. Then, assuming the Leafs announcement tonight is true, the big splash comes immediately following and should gain national attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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