Rogers Archives - Awful Announcing

Sportsnet, NHL sign new 12-year, $7.7b deal for Canadian broadcast rights

Sportsnet will retain most national Canadian NHL broadcasts for 12 more seasons.

Sportsnet has canceled Rogers Hometown Hockey, but Ron MacLean will continue on Hockey Night in Canada

Later this summer, Sportsnet will reveal what will replace Hometown Hockey on Monday nights.

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 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."

Raptors’ title brought ratings and revenue for part owners Bell and Rogers, but outages ruined key moments for thousands of subscribers

Rogers' Sportsnet Now crashed during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Final. Bell's Fibe TV crashed in the final 30 seconds there. And Fibe TV's app crashed during the final moments of Game 6, causing viewers to miss the moment where the Raptors officially won the NBA championship.

Canadian NHL teams’ playoff appearances are actually slightly higher in the Rogers’ deal than the last five TSN/CBC years

While many have wondered about Canadian team playoff exits and what that means for Rogers' NHL deal, they've actually had more Canadian teams make the playoffs on average than TSN/CBC did in the last five years of their deal.

Don Cherry calls those who believe in global warming “cuckaloos” and “left-wing pinkos”

"I'm just asking where the cuckaloos are who say there's a warming trend. We're freezing to death!"

2016-17 NHL ratings dropped in U.S., rose in Canada, reversing recent trend

NHL on NBC broadcasts were particularly hard-hit, falling 20 per cent and producing the lowest NHL broadcast TV ratings on record.

Sportsnet looking for ratings turnaround with 5 Canadian teams in NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Sportsnet's president is one of the happiest men in Canada this spring.

Bell and Rogers plan to make Canadian bars pay over $120 extra/month for sports channels

It might soon get tougher to watch games at a bar in Canada thanks to Bell and Rogers.

Rogers ends print version of Sportsnet Magazine, other titles

Almost five years to the day of its launch (September 29, 2011), Rogers Media announced Friday that they’ll...

Keith Olbermann: Rogers’ Scott Moore “stupidest executive I’ve yet encountered”

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann went in hard on Rogers’ decision to replace Hockey Night In Canada host...

Keith Olbermann: Rogers dumping Strombo is “dumbest thing I’ve seen in 36 years”

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann apparently has strong feelings about who should host Hockey Night In Canada. Monday’s...

Rogers CEO says NHL “will absolutely make a profit” in spite of no Canadian teams in playoffs

Between Rogers’ job cuts, season-long and playoff NHL ratings hits, and speculation about how no Canadian teams in...