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Canadian Teams on National US TV (EDM-14, TOR-11, CALG-4, VAN-2, WPG-1, OTT-1, AND MON-0)


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I think it’s mostly about TV market size, and US-based audience for that team. Also wouldn’t be surprised if there are competing TV deals in Canada that are blockers. 
 

it would be interesting to know what percentage of these games include a team from NY, LA, Chicago, Philly or Dallas…. The top 5 TV markets in the US. 

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I can almost guarantee that the people programming this stuff aren't thinking that deeply about star power, but I could be wrong.  Fifteen years in the TV business, but I haven't really touched sports, so maybe things are different there.  Generally speaking, though, it's about providing locally relevant content to the largest possible audience... because a 5 share in NY is worth a lot more than a 15 share in Pittsburgh.

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3 minutes ago, James said:

I can almost guarantee that the people programming this stuff aren't thinking that deeply about star power, but I could be wrong.  Fifteen years in the TV business, but I haven't really touched sports, so maybe things are different there.  Generally speaking, though, it's about providing locally relevant content to the largest possible audience... because a 5 share in NY is worth a lot more than a 15 share in Pittsburgh.

Totally agreed. That would explain in particular why Chicago have 14 games, it's about market share.

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