Quote Originally Posted by bannedforlife View Post
I've posted somewhere that several years ago (before cord cutting really picked up steam) that at best TSN had only 80% coverage of the country's potential audience that CBC/CTV do. They have got to get off cable. With cord cutting going the way it is I think I'd rather see them go to a content provider like Netflix (they would need a producer). Apparently, what MLS has done with Apple hasn't really been a great idea.
I believe that 80% number is what was trotted out when the CFL went exclusively with TSN back in 2007-08. I can't imagine it is anywhere near that today.

I have been pissed off about this since they announced that deal in 2007. Keith Pelley, a former TSN executive, was given carte blanche to negotiate that TV deal and never even spoke with long-time partner CBC. Then within months of the CFL announcing that deal, Bell/TSN/CTV announced they had acquired the NFL rights and it was clear from the outset which league was going to be the priority for them.