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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Long-time Hockey Night In Canada announcer Jim Hughson reportedly won’t call games for Sportsnet this season
It looks like Jim Hughson is moving on from Sportsnet.
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.
Canada’s Rogers Sportsnet targets “three seconds of latency, well below broadcast” with streaming technology change
Firstlight Media's Juan Martin told Sportico tech changes at Sportsnet will let them 'achieve three seconds of latency, well below broadcast." That would be a huge change for streaming sports content.
Sportsnet’s 23 NHL personalities who submitted a Leafs-Canadiens pick all picked the Leafs, and were wrong
This is just the latest case of unanimous predictions going badly.
Ron MacLean apologizes for “testing positive for something” comment, says he meant rum, but is “deeply sorry”
"If you only heard that last line in isolation, I completely understand how that misunderstanding occurred. I am deeply sorry."
Despite massive and ongoing criticism, Sportsnet VP calls Blue Jays TV simulcasts on radio “so far, so good”
"So far, so good. ...We’re not quite there yet but I’m happy with the progress."
The Canucks won’t play Friday, and won’t play Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada, but there are still questions ahead
The Canucks had been set to host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the early Hockey Night In Canada game Saturday, but it now looks like that's not happening either.
Major junior hockey’s Memorial Cup cancelled for second-straight year over COVID-19 concerns
Before 2020, the Memorial Cup had been awarded every year since 1919.
Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro end their “Tim and Sid” radio/TV partnership after 17 years, signing off with an emotional toast
"God bless all of you, and Tim, I love you so much. And I'm the ugliest crier you've ever seen! And Messi still is a fraud, I don't care what anyone says!"
Blue Jays become first MLB team without a dedicated radio feed, with Rogers simulcasting TV feed and blaming pandemic
The Blue Jays are the only MLB team so far to go from a dedicated radio feed to a TV simulcast.
Rogers Sportsnet is barely televising the NHL’s exhibition games this week (updated)
For once, U.S. fans will be getting more national hockey coverage than Canadian fans, at least when it comes to this week's exhibition games.
Rogers Sportsnet parts ways with Don Cherry after Cherry’s anti-immigrant rant on Hockey Night In Canada
"It has been decided it is the right time for him to immediately step down. During the broadcast, he made divisive remarks that do not represent our values or what we stand for."
