Bleifooss
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I was wondering, until last year Sirius Canada and XM Radio Canada both provided channel for NHL play-by-play. Is it only XM Radio this year since I recall they signed a deal with the NHL way back.
Thanks
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XM and Sirius share rights on the games this season. Afterwards, XM has the exclusive rights for the next 8 years. There is no word yet if Sirius will still keep broadcasting the NHL Live! 2 hour show after their contract expires.
XM and Sirius share rights on the games this season. Afterwards, XM has the exclusive rights for the next 8 years. There is no word yet if Sirius will still keep broadcasting the NHL Live! 2 hour show after their contract expires.
also to note, XM has a 24hr hockey channel. nice stuff.
/Hoo-hoo
having had both services, i will bring up something that i haven't seen mentioned yet:
xm has channels dedicated to airing games. channels 205-209 are exclusively on the platform for airing hockey games, meaning that there are no shows that are interrupted.
on sirius, it's whereever they could fit the game. a team could be on the courttv channel one night and on a completely different channel the other night. sure, you can set the game alert, but it's kind of stupid to take out your own channels to air games, isn't it? not to mention that not all games are carried on all nights. they went about a week between broadcasting bruins games (that were actually on tv and had radio coverage, i looked into it).
xm > sirius as far as sports coverage goes.
Sirius has commercial-free music, XM does not... 'nuff said.
Sirius has Howard...and that's worth it by itself..
and a bababooey to y'all...
Sirius has commercial-free music, XM does not... 'nuff said.
uuuummm, what?
Sirius has commercial-free music, XM does not... 'nuff said.
Sirius has commercial-free music, XM does not... 'nuff said.
Sirius has Howard...and that's worth it by itself..
and a bababooey to y'all...
$500M for Howard and he only works 3 hours, 4 days a week and gets 3 months of vacation a year).
3 hours a day? Its more like 5 hours a day.. plus it replays all day on Howard 100 so you can catch it whenever.
Once again the NHL backs with the wrong horse.
OLN + XM = marketing disaster.