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I was so curious about this that I actually took a look at the site he mentioned (tvfool) and tried to see what channels were available in Calgary where I live.
by jbm 1y ago
I was so curious about this that I actually took a look at the site he mentioned (tvfool) and tried to see what channels were available in Calgary where I live.
The three 3 oligarchies (Rogers x 2, Bell/BCE, Corus), CBC and a religious network. CBC doesn't even broadcast the NHL finals [1].
At this point, what's the point? Renting Blurays at the library is much less annoying (even when they skip at pivotal scenes).
[1] Incidentally, the actual broadcaster for the playoffs, Sportsnet, is a morally compromised network that specialises in showing gambling ads to children. Shame, but unsurprising given Canada's business "culture".
- swader999 1y agoAgree, subscribed for the playoffs, first time watching since 2004. Quite shocked to be paying $26 a month to watch one Keanu Reeves commercial five hundred times and thousands of online gambling adds. My kids have grown up add free until now at least.
- jbm 1y agoI do recall advertisements being repeated ad nauseum up until I was a college student (after which I stopped watching TV for the most part). I don't know if it is something about the Canadian media landscape or what. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWleK1dvRF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWleK1dvRF0 This specific advertisement used to play over TSN 10-12 times per hour, to the point where it became a pre-internet video meme for me and my friends.
- Marsymars 1y agoI’m pretty sure CBC does broadcast the NHL finals? The gambling ads in sports are deplorable, but pretty much ubiquitous in any non-amateur sport broadcast in the country now.