Under terms of the now-expired contract, CBC reportedly paid about $500 per broadcast for the rights to the song.
The contract that just lapsed was for 40 yrs? Pretty good compensation I think...
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Talks for a new deal with composer Claman had stalled over a lawsuit launched four years ago against the CBC, claiming breach of contract, particularly over the use of the song on cellphone ring tones.
... over cellphone ring tones? Give me a break!
Really, if it makes the people happy I'm glad the song is saved, but if we could only raise such a "stink" about things that really matter.
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It's a win win situation the HNIC theme will stay in the Medium of Television. CBC will hold a contest. Canadians will watch Hockey.
Now let's have this tempest in a teapot fade away.
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Loosing the NHL? Of course, why would CTV pay big dollars for a theme song if they weren't planning on outbidding the CBC for the next NHL coverage contract! Sure, they can play it on TSN, but TSN is hardly a national broadcaster.
The CTV really needs to have some kind of offerings because they never did have very good sports coverage. Perhaps the CBC will soon disappear all together - graft, corruption, political pork barrels and all. The CTV already scored in snagging the Winter Olympics; while the CBC is having all kinds of problems in setting up for Beijing...
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Whoever at CBC-TV lost this agreement will go down in history as losing hockey in Canada for CBC-TV.
Not surprising to me at all, given their shoddy policies in most areas and their news bias at CBC-TV.
Of course you are so right... not mentioning however that the reported price for said ditty was $2.5 - $3 million I imagine a public entity like the CBC might need to think twice while CTV well... I'm not sure it was something the CBC could shall we say "please everyone" with.
Not worth arguing over.
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