Sportsnet radio changes see many let go in Toronto and Vancouver, new programming approach focused on podcasts
Sportsnet is going for a lot of changes here, both in personnel and in platform focus.
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Canadian over-the-top channel OneSoccer has also landed in the traditional cable/satellite universe with Telus
"From the beginning, OneSoccer’s goal has been to be everywhere, in every home, and accessible to as many Canadians as possible – and this is a significant step in that regard."
Cabral “Cabbie” Richards returns to Canada, joins Sportsnet for betting-focused coverage
Richards worked in the Canadian sports media world from 2001-19, but then headed to the U.S. with Turner and Bleacher Report. He's now back in Canada with Sportsnet.
TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen announces he has cancer, will be off SportsCentre as he undergoes treatment
"I'm getting incredible treatment with some amazing doctors and can't wait to return."
Many TSN and CTV channels went off the air for more than an hour Monday in Canada thanks to a power outage
This national outage for several TSN channels impacted their carriage of the Patriots-Chiefs NFL game, as well as the French Open.
TSN’s Dan O’Toole posts on Instagram that his one-month-old daughter is missing
"I have a one month old child, and I don’t know where she is."
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
FloSports’ 2020 FloBikes schedule includes exclusive Tour de France rights in Canada, the first time that event has been a digital exclusive
Streaming company FloSports picked up another $47 million in Series C funding last June and has struck deals...
The Weather Network’s Chris Murphy got knocked over by a massive gust of wind during a Newfoundland storm report
"I'm okay! The wind just blew me down!"
Canada’s TSN drew almost as many MLS Cup viewers as the U.S. broadcast on ABC, despite Canada having 1/10th the people
TSN averaged 748,000 MLS Cup viewers, while ABC averaged 823,000.
Canadian newspaper The National Post ran a dubious story on Donald Brashear with a mislabeled photo of Georges Laraque
Brashear played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1993-97; the Post initially used a Getty photo from 2009 that mislabeled Georges Laraque as Brashear.
NBA Finals Game 5 sees Raptors set another Canadian record, beat Big Bang Theory series finale
The average audience of 6.9 million viewers (English and French) here broke a lot of Canadian sports viewership marks, and even beat the Canadian audience for The Big Bang Theory's series finale.
Roger Goodell praised President Trump’s “leadership and determination” for reinstating Canadian Super Bowl simsub in USMCA deal
Lobbying Trump to include a provision to reinstate Super Bowl simsub in the new trade deal may benefit the NFL, but it also led to Goodell having to publicly praise Trump.
