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On Sept 8th, I sent this to Canucks.com
Could you please explain to me how the Vancouver Canucks can announce the SportsnetOne coverage when there is no availability of a Rogers signal in the greater Vancouver area?
I just found this answer in my junk box dated Sept 14th. (surprised I gat a reply at all actually)
Thanks for taking the time to send us your email. I know there is a lot of concern in regards to our games and the possibility of not being able to see them. I want to assure you that our decision to enter into this new agreement with Rogers was done so with the fans in mind, albeit, with an element of risk involved. Fans have been vocal about not wanting games via Pay-per-view. Over the past years, PPV was really the only available option to make the games available to viewers as there was not another carrier willing or able to deliver them. Rather than leaving the games untelevised, we produced the games in-house and made them available through PPV so fans at least had the option to see them. We couldn't sit on the fence on the decision to move the games to Rogers or continue with PPV. We needed to take a leap of faith that Rogers will be successful in their negotiations and our games available to viewers, which is what we have done. This new agreement with Rogers strengthens their programming content for their new channel, and eliminates the need for our games to be on PPV. The 13 games that would have been slated for PPV will now be carried by Rogers Sportsnet ONE. That being said, as is the case with any new channel launch, there is a negotiation process that needs to be endured between the Network and the various service providers to gain carriage of the channel. Rogers is currently in negotiations with all of the major service providers and we are hoping that those negotiations will result in Sportsnet ONE being carried, and therefore available, to viewers throughout BC. It is the desire of both the Vancouver Canucks organization, and Rogers to have our games available to fans. Having all of our games available to fans has been our goal and one we have achieved for a number of years. That hasn't changed. The method is now different but we also must endure the process necessary to make this happen. We appreciate the fans continued support and interest and we remain hopeful that the negotiations between Rogers and the various carriers will get resolved prior to the start of the season.
Shannon Baker
Broadcast Business Manager
Canucks Sports & Entertainment
800 Griffiths Way,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6B 6G1 T
604.899.7477C
778-868-8972F
604.899.7487E
[email protected]
canucks.com
WE ARE ALL CANUCKS
Could you please explain to me how the Vancouver Canucks can announce the SportsnetOne coverage when there is no availability of a Rogers signal in the greater Vancouver area?
I just found this answer in my junk box dated Sept 14th. (surprised I gat a reply at all actually)
Thanks for taking the time to send us your email. I know there is a lot of concern in regards to our games and the possibility of not being able to see them. I want to assure you that our decision to enter into this new agreement with Rogers was done so with the fans in mind, albeit, with an element of risk involved. Fans have been vocal about not wanting games via Pay-per-view. Over the past years, PPV was really the only available option to make the games available to viewers as there was not another carrier willing or able to deliver them. Rather than leaving the games untelevised, we produced the games in-house and made them available through PPV so fans at least had the option to see them. We couldn't sit on the fence on the decision to move the games to Rogers or continue with PPV. We needed to take a leap of faith that Rogers will be successful in their negotiations and our games available to viewers, which is what we have done. This new agreement with Rogers strengthens their programming content for their new channel, and eliminates the need for our games to be on PPV. The 13 games that would have been slated for PPV will now be carried by Rogers Sportsnet ONE. That being said, as is the case with any new channel launch, there is a negotiation process that needs to be endured between the Network and the various service providers to gain carriage of the channel. Rogers is currently in negotiations with all of the major service providers and we are hoping that those negotiations will result in Sportsnet ONE being carried, and therefore available, to viewers throughout BC. It is the desire of both the Vancouver Canucks organization, and Rogers to have our games available to fans. Having all of our games available to fans has been our goal and one we have achieved for a number of years. That hasn't changed. The method is now different but we also must endure the process necessary to make this happen. We appreciate the fans continued support and interest and we remain hopeful that the negotiations between Rogers and the various carriers will get resolved prior to the start of the season.
Shannon Baker
Broadcast Business Manager
Canucks Sports & Entertainment
800 Griffiths Way,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6B 6G1 T
604.899.7477C
778-868-8972F
604.899.7487E
[email protected]
canucks.com
WE ARE ALL CANUCKS
