CBC’s NHL hockey loss points to the need to rethink public media for the digital age

The sudden end of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC television after nearly 75 years on the air came as a shock to many Canadians ...

'Major shock': Canadians grapple with loss of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada tradition

Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada ...
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CBC, ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ will no longer carry NHL games as Sportsnet agreement ends

The CBC and Sportsnet announced in a joint statement on Tuesday morning that the Canadian public broadcaster will no longer air NHL games as part of its new "sports programming strategy." David Cooper ...
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CBC loses Hockey Night in Canada as NHL games leave the public broadcaster next season

For generations, Saturday night hockey on CBC felt less like scheduled programming and more like a national appointment. That ritual is about to undergo its most consequential change in decades.