Posted May 28, 201510 yr comment_121618 @PentonKirk: The #CFL has extended its broadcast agreement with TSN and RDS until 2021. Big news for league's financial stability.
May 28, 201510 yr Author comment_121619 @scratchingpost: TSN also launching Thursday Night Football. #CFL
May 28, 201510 yr Author comment_121620 @PentonKirk: The #CFL is getting ready to launch a new website as well and modernizing its stats system.
May 28, 201510 yr comment_121621 @PentonKirk: The #CFL is getting ready to launch a new website as well and modernizing its stats system. Oh my god, it's about time. Great to hear.
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121622 @PentonKirk: The #CFL is getting ready to launch a new website as well and modernizing its stats system. That is great news
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121623 @PentonKirk: The #CFL is getting ready to launch a new website as well and modernizing its stats system. What? I like the 1998-era technology of the current website. #hipsterdouche
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121625 Great news about the website and stats.  Glad they got a new TV deal, but we just finished talking about how they're only showing a couple of preseason games on TV. Financially this deal I'm sure is good for the league and for TSN, but I would have been interested to know if others were seriously interested in it. TSN's panel is awful and some of their game coverage is brutal too. The addition of LaPolice to actually do film breakdown was a step in the right direction. Granted, sometimes competition doesn't even make it better. SportsNet's hockey coverage is awful.
May 29, 201510 yr Author comment_121626 Great news about the website and stats. Glad they got a new TV deal, but we just finished talking about how they're only showing a couple of preseason games on TV. Financially this deal I'm sure is good for the league and for TSN, but I would have been interested to know if others were seriously interested in it. TSN's panel is awful and some of their game coverage is brutal too. The addition of LaPolice to actually do film breakdown was a step in the right direction. Granted, sometimes competition doesn't even make it better. SportsNet's hockey coverage is awful. Here's the analysis you're looking for: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/cfl-extends-tv-radio-digital-contract-with-tsn-rds-through-2021--a-good-move-231945456.html
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121627 Geat news! Other than the disappointing preseason this year TSNs coverage is pretty good.(Rod Black does not exist in my world).
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121628 @PentonKirk: The #CFL is getting ready to launch a new website as well and modernizing its stats system. It's pretty ridiculous that they don't keep track of games played.
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121633 Very very interesting to re up now when you just did so recently and weren't due to for another 3 years....
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121637 I'm wondering how this factors in to the fact that Bell (TSN) is now going to be part owner of one of the league teams.Â
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121641 I'm wondering how this factors in to the fact that Bell (TSN) is now going to be part owner of one of the league teams.  With the loss of the NHL TSN has to be starving for content, and the CFL delivers pretty decent ratings. And now with the Toronto mess straightened out, the CFL is definitely looking like a stable, viable long-term bet. What could possibly mess it up? Oh I know! Let's expand into the US! What could go wrong??Â
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121642 My concern is that TSN is pushing the CFL to move a majority of their games to weeknights when there's less going on and we'll end up with 1 game on the weekend.Â
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121643 My concern is that TSN is pushing the CFL to move a majority of their games to weeknights when there's less going on and we'll end up with 1 game on the weekend. Thursday night games haven't been as consistent in previous years as Friday/Saturday games, but they've still been fairly regular. Committing to one Thursday game per week is likely an extra shot to Rogers, who has the NFL Thursday Night Football rights and (for a few months) will be a direct competition. I have no problem with active competition, as it usually results in a better product, so if the production around TSN Thursday Night games improves, all the better.  You're likely to still see mostly Friday and Saturday (and the odd Sunday) games, as those are still big nights for sports and TSN would be silly to give those up to air events that are much less popular. Plus, with the Argos moving out of Rogers Centre, you'll see far less (none?) of those stupid Tuesday or Wednesday night games in future seasons.  That's all my guess, of course. I can't know for sure.
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121644 My concern is that TSN is pushing the CFL to move a majority of their games to weeknights when there's less going on and we'll end up with 1 game on the weekend. My concern is that my weekday Rye consumption will go up, while my weekend Rye consumption will drop unless I can find something else to consume rye to while watching. Maybe the NFL could start up a month earlier?
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121655 Pros don't need an excuse to keep their rye intake up.... yup... All I'm seeing here is excuses lol
May 29, 201510 yr Author comment_121663 We need Tuesday morniing football!With the Argos still playing at Rogers Centre this year, you'll probably get your wish! lol
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121665 Dear Players Union, We are still broke so dont get any ideas. Love, the Owners.
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121671 Dear Players Union, We are still broke so dont get any ideas. Love, the Owners.  Sadly, outside of the prairies...soon, maybe soon, oh the times, they are a changing. Maybe.
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121677 My concern is that TSN is pushing the CFL to move a majority of their games to weeknights when there's less going on and we'll end up with 1 game on the weekend. WEEK NIGHT GAMES ARE PERFECT FOR ME ... YAHOO !!!!
May 29, 201510 yr comment_121678 The Thursday games will probably be a good draw for TSN.. those Thursday NFL games have been really awful games, gives a lot of fans something else to tune into.
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