Kent Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I am so goddamn excited about these developments. I was expecting an announcement on Monday, and when it didn't come during the day I had a crazy thought that maybe it could be a commercial or something during the hockey game. Then I quickly told myself to not get my hopes up on that, it would be way too good to be true. And now I'm PVR'ing the game tonight in case I miss a commercial. Winnipeg Fury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, Kent said: I am so goddamn excited about these developments. I was expecting an announcement on Monday, and when it didn't come during the day I had a crazy thought that maybe it could be a commercial or something during the hockey game. Then I quickly told myself to not get my hopes up on that, it would be way too good to be true. And now I'm PVR'ing the game tonight in case I miss a commercial. I've been thinking about that. If I had to guess I think it will be a quick announcement by Ron or someone else going out of the second intermission coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 43 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: I've been thinking about that. If I had to guess I think it will be a quick announcement by Ron or someone else going out of the second intermission coverage. I don't watch a ton of hockey. Do they have a rinkside reporter, like Kate Bierness for Raptos games, Hazel Mae for Jays games, or KJ for TFC games? That could be where it happens. I feel like that would be more likely than Ron announcing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kent said: I don't watch a ton of hockey. Do they have a rinkside reporter, like Kate Bierness for Raptos games, Hazel Mae for Jays games, or KJ for TFC games? That could be where it happens. I feel like that would be more likely than Ron announcing it. They have someone who will drop in to touch on injuries or trends in the game but I can't see them doing that. Who knows though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 If it gets announced tonight it will be back in the studio in-between periods I would have thought. Or a simple Ad at any point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 minute ago, toontownman said: If it gets announced tonight it will be back in the studio in-between periods I would have thought. Or a simple Ad at any point. I gotta tell you, my expectations are not that high. A press release during the intermission, no mention on the air. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bob Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lofty said: I was expecting twice a week prime time Match of the Day national coverage for the entire season, and hours of national pre-game build up and analysis prior to the Championship game. Please don't tell me it looks like that won't be happening because I will be absolutely gutted. CBC is changing their name to "Canadian Premiere League Broadcasting Corporation." Spelled like that. Rintaran, Lofty, Ruffian and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 6 hours ago, toontownman said: If it gets announced tonight it will be back in the studio in-between periods I would have thought. Or a simple Ad at any point. Haven't seen or heard anything yet. Of course, I could have missed it while swearing at the TV. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just saw the add on CBC. Short and sweet, but pretty good. toontownman, dyslexic nam and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ams1984 said: Just saw the add on CBC. Short and sweet, but pretty good. Just a general CPL ad or one saying games on CBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 minute ago, toontownman said: Just a general CPL ad or one saying games on CBC? Advertising the first game of the CPL on CBC at 1PM etc... Greatest Cockney Rip Off, toontownman, johnyb and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Ams1984 said: Just saw the add on CBC. Short and sweet, but pretty good. It was short, was sweet, but was good. It just focused on the opener (that they confirmed will be broadcast live on CBC) so wondering if there will be more trickled out later tonight about other games/coverage, or if they will focus on advertising the one game at this point. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ams1984 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 minute ago, dyslexic nam said: It was short, was sweet, but was good. It just focused on the opener (that they confirmed will be broadcast live on CBC) so wondering if there will be more trickled out later tonight about other games/coverage, or if they will focus on advertising the one game at this point. I feel like in addition to the specific game, it implied that the league in general would be on CBC... but yeah, more specificity will certainly be upcoming in some press release I’d imagine. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Bison44, Cheeta, toontownman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 At this point, the only reason I am still watching the Leafs game is in the hope that I see another CPL ad... Ams1984, toontownman and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 With all the CBC news excitement, and yesterday's premature tweet, these articles from the league website about One Soccer haven't been shared. https://canpl.ca/article/canadian-premier-league-available-on-onesoccer-365-days-a-year https://canpl.ca/article/faq-heres-how-you-can-watch-the-2019-cpl-season ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Not sure if the information in this tweet has been confirmed: and whether that would include Canadian Championship games. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack15 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Not sure if the information in this tweet has been confirmed: and whether that would include Canadian Championship games. Just 10 games on TV! That's a bummer, although this info isn't officially confirmed, although hard to make that up. What's CBC's GEM digital platform? Unfamiliar with it Anyhow great to see that they will have that many cameras for each game, that Canada-French Guyana match was a glimpse as to what expect and had great angles, repetition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MM3/MM2/MM Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I'm surprised they didn't have a press release right after with more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: I am unsure how to interpret this. If people are checking out highlights on youtube (which is how I read it) it may be because they are NOT subscribing to DAZN and still want to see the highlights. That doesn't seem like a glowing endorsement of the subscription business model. And since the highlights don't appear on traditional broadcasters as much (unlike other highlights which repeat endlessly) Youtube is the easiest way to see them for many people. Given that many many people would view other highlights by turning on Sportscentre or some other sports news/highlights show, I don't see how getting comparable viewing numbers for UCL (where, again, YT is the most convenient source in the absence of TV coverage) is a positive sign. And depending how those 30,000 were counted (individual users, or far less users watching a few different game-specific highlight packages?) it may be even more modest. I don't think anyone expected Canadian footy fans to completely forget that UCL existed once it went to paid streaming. It is more that it will stop getting new viewers excited about it because the casual exposure doesn't happen. Am I misinterpreting this? Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/onesoccer-the-new-home-of-canadian-soccer ...OneSoccer will soon be available on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, where news, photos, interviews, exclusive content, game-day clips and other content will be posted continually, to keep fans in constant touch with the league and their clubs, and to bring the players, coaches and home cities closer to fans new and old... ted, dyslexic nam and Blackjack15 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I really hope that OneSoccer goes further than just Chromecast and Apple AirPlay. These work but in my opinion are not optimal. DAZN provides an app for most smart TVs (AppleTV, AndroidTV, WebOS) and because of this provide a great user experience. Without the clean user experience some viewers that are used to using a cable box and flicking channels may watch less due to being unfamiliar experience. CanPL needs eyes on the matches to increase sponsorship and help improve the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 So Wheeler and Dunfield will be the CBC Commentary team. Blackjack15, Ams1984 and nfitz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 https://twitter.com/CPLsoccer/status/1118903901313478656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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