Rogers, CBC sign 7-year sub-licensing agreement for Hockey Night in Canada

By The Canadian Press, News Staff

It’s a match made in hockey heaven that will assure Canadians will be watching a helluva lot of icy action for years to come.

Rogers and CBC announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed a new seven-year sub-licensing agreement for English-language broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup playoffs, beginning with the 2019-20 season.

The deal would run through the end of the 2025-26 season which is when Rogers’s 12-year national broadcast rights deal with the NHL expires.

“CBC has been an excellent partner over the years and we are excited to extend our relationship,” said Rick Brace, President, Rogers Media.  “Hockey Night in Canada is the most celebrated hockey brand in the country and is steeped in tradition.  We are committed to working together to ensure it reaches the widest possible audience.”

The deal will see CBC continue to broadcast nationally-televised regular season Hockey Night in Canada games on Saturday night plus all four playoff rounds.  Sportsnet will continue to produce the games, retain all editorial control, and manage the advertising, with games continuing to be produced from Sportsnet’s Hockey Central Studio at the CBC building in Toronto, Rogers and CBC said in a joint release.

“The strong relationship we enjoy with Rogers Media paved the way for this new agreement; HNIC on Saturday nights is something Canadians have come to cherish and we’re thrilled that this long-standing tradition will continue for many years to come,” said Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC-Radio-Canada.

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