1.6 Million Watch All-Star Fantasy Draft

27 January, 2012 at 7:14 pm | Posted in NHL | Leave a comment

I didn’t watch it because I was watching Big Bang Theory and Indiana vs. Wisconsin basketball (you know, an actual sports event), but the NHL All-Star Fantasy draft proved very popular again. The ratings were better than most NHL on TSN and many Hockey Night in Canada games have this season. An average of 1.6 million watched on TSN and RDS. 1.34 million of those viewers watched on TSN. The All-Star Fantasy Draft was the second highest rated show on Canadian TV last night, only behind The Big Bang Theory on CTV.

For comparison, TSN’s ratings were slightly down last year, when an average of 1.5 million tuned in. However, it is worth noting that the broadcast was on a Friday last year. It faced tougher competition on a Thursday, usually regarded as TV’s most competitive night, this year.

Here is TSN’s press release.

While NHL All-Star team captains Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara deliberated over their draft picks last night, hockey fans made TSN and RDS their first picks overall, as overnight data from BBM Canada confirms the MOLSON CANADIAN NHL ALL-STAR PLAYER FANTASY DRAFT hosted by James Duthie delivered an average audience of 1.6 million viewers (TSN: 1.34 million; RDS: 254,000)*.

The 90-minute broadcast on TSN was the #2 program on Canadian television last night for A25-54, A18-49, and A18-34, following THE BIG BANG THEORY on CTV.

TSN’s broadcast of the DRAFT was also watched live on NBC Sports Network in the U.S.

Overall, 3.7 million unique viewers tuned in to watch some or all of the MOLSON CANADIAN NHL ALL-STAR PLAYER FANTASY DRAFT on TSN and RDS. Audience levels peaked at 2.2 million average viewers as Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn was picked second-last in the 19-round DRAFT, making San Jose Sharks’ forward Logan Couture the last man standing on the stage.

Sports on Canadian TV: January 28-29

27 January, 2012 at 3:32 pm | Posted in Sports on Canadian TV | 2 Comments
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This is a busy weekend in sports. Highlights include the NHL All Star Game and NFL Pro Bowl (if you like meaningless games), the Winter X Games and the finals of the Australian Open.

Here is some Ocean Colour Scene and “Hundred Mile High City” to listen to while you read.

Saturday January 28
Tennis: Australian Open, women’s final – 3:00am on TSN + RDS
Golf: HSBC Championship, 3rd round – 4:00pm on GOLF
FA Cup: Liverpool vs. Man United – 7:40am on SN World
FA Cup: Derby vs. Stoke City – 9:55am on SN World
NCAA BB: St. John’s vs. Duke – 12:00pm on TSN2 + RDS2
La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs. Athletic Club – 12:00pm om GolTV
Serie A: Catania vs. Parma – 12:00pm on FSWC
FA Cup: Brighton vs. Newcastle – 12:10pm on SN World
NCAA BB: Texas @ Baylor – 1:00pm on CBS
Skiing: Winter X Games, men’s halfpipe – 2:00pm on TSN2
Alpine Ski: Garmisch, Men’s DH – 2:00pm on CBC + SRC
La Liga: Real Madrid vs. Zaragoza – 2:00pm on GolTV
Serie A: Juventus vs. Roma – 2:30pm on theScore
PGA: Farmers Open, 3rd round – 3:00pm on Global + RDS
Freestyle Ski: World Cup, Lake Placid – 3:00pm on NBC
Snowboard: Winter X Games, snowboard cross – 4:00pm on ABC
Speed Skating: Sprint Worlds – 4:00pm on CBC
Figure Skating: U.S. Championships – 4:00pm on NBC
La Liga: Villarreal vs. Barcelona – 4:00pm on GolTV
Alpine Ski: St. Moritz, Women’s DH – 5:00pm on Sportsnet
NHL: All Star Skills Competition – 7:00pm on CBC + RDS
UFC: Evans vs. Davis – 8:00pm on FOX
Snowboard: Winter X Games, men’s slopestyle – 9:00pm on TSN
NBA: Kings @ Jazz – 9:00pm on NBA TV
NLL: Rock @ Roughnecks – 9:00pm on TSN + RDS2
Figure Skating: U.S. Championships – 9:00pm on NBC

Sunday January 29
Tennis: Australian Open, men’s final – 3:00am on TSN + RDS
Golf: HSBC Championship, final round – 4:00am on GOLF
Serie A: Fiorentina vs. Siena – 6:30am on FSWC
FA Cup: Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough – 8:25am on SN World
Serie A: Lecce vs. Inter – 9:00am on theScore
FA Cup: Arsenal vs. Aston Villa – 10:55am on SN World
BL: Stuttgart vs. Monchengladbach – 11:30am on GolTV
NCAA BB: Michigan @ Ohio St – 1:00pm on CBS
Skiing: Winter X Games, ski cross – 2:00pm on TSN2
Alpine Ski: Garmisch, Men’s SG – 2:00pm on Sportsnet
Serie A: Milan vs. Cagliari – 2:45pm on TLN
PGA: Farmers Open, final round – 3:00pm on Global + RDS2
AHL: All Star Skills Competition – 3:00pm on Sportsnet
Figure Skating: U.S. Championships – 3:00pm on NBC
NBA: Bulls @ Heat – 3:30pm on ABC
NHL: 2012 All Star Game – 4:00pm on CBC + RDS
La Liga: Malaga vs. Sevilla – 4:00pm on GolTV
NBA: Raptors @ Nets – 6:00pm on TSN2
NBA: Spurs @ Mavericks – 6:30pm on NBA TV
NFL: 2012 Pro Bowl – 7:00pm on NBC + RDS
Women’s Soccer: Teams TBA – 7:30pm on Sportsnet
NCAA BB: Stanford @ California – 8:30pm on theScore
Snowboard: Winter X Games, men’s halfpipe – 9:00pm on TSN2

2012 FA Cup: 4th Round Broadcast Schedule

27 January, 2012 at 2:38 pm | Posted in FA Cup | Leave a comment
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The fourth round of this year’s FA Cup begins this evening. Sportsnet World are set to show 8 matches this weekend, including 6 live. The highlight of the weekend is Liverpool vs. Manchester United on Saturday morning. While it isn’t confirmed, the expectation is that Martin Tyler and Stewart Robson will be in the commentary box for that one. Here is the complete TV schedule.

Friday 1/27, 2:40pm – Watford vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 1/28, 7:40am – Liverpool vs. Manchester United
Saturday 1/28, 9:55am – Derby County vs. Stoke City
Saturday 1/28, 12:10pm – Brighton & Hove vs. Newcastle United
Saturday 1/28, 2:15pm – Queen’s Park Rangers vs. Chelsea (TD)
Saturday 1/28, 4:00pm – Leicester City vs. Swindon Town (TD)
Sunday 1/29, 8:25am – Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough
Sunday 1/29, 10:55am – Arsenal vs. Aston Villa

Sports Ratings Update: January 25, 2012

25 January, 2012 at 9:51 pm | Posted in Soccer | 1 Comment

Here are the Canadian sports ratings for January 17-22. As always, thanks to the Remote Control Blog for posting these.

NFL
Sun 1/22, BAL-NE, CTV: 2.048 million
Sun 1/22, AFC Postgame, CTV: 1.44 million
Sun 1/22, NYG-SF, CTV: 2.361 million
Sun 1/22, NFC Postgame, CTV: 1.159 million

NHL
Tue 1/17, OTT-TOR, SNO: 911, 000
Wed 1/18, WSH-MTL, TSN: 462, 000
Thu 1/19, MIN-TOR, TSN: 1.113 million
Sat 1/21, TOR-MTL, CBC: 2.379 million
Sat 1/21, CGY-EDM, CBC: 920, 000

Figure Skating
Sat 1/21, Canadian Nationals, CTV: 792, 000

Women’s Olympic Soccer Qualifying
Mon 1/23, CAN-CRC, SN: 190, 000

CBC, TSN and Sportsnet Have NHL All Star Weekend Covered

25 January, 2012 at 9:15 pm | Posted in NHL | Leave a comment
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This weekend is NHL All Star Weekend 2012 in Ottawa. While I don’t really enjoy watching much of it (except for the Skills Competition), the Canadian sports networks are giving it their full attention. CBC, TSN and Sportsnet have all issued press releases detailing their coverage of All Star Weekend. CBC has the Skills Competition and the game itself, TSN has the All Star Draft and Media Day. Sportsnet doesn’t have coverage of any events, but is broadcasting live from the Rideau Canal and has a junior hockey game featuring the 67s on Friday.

Continue after the break for all three press releases.

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2012 Winter X Games on TSN & TSN2

25 January, 2012 at 8:01 pm | Posted in Amateur Sports | 1 Comment
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The 2012 Winter X Games take place this weekend in Aspen, Colorado. The Winter X Games bring together the best snowboarders, freestyle skiers and snowmobilers from around the world. Most of the snowboarding and freestyle skiing disciplines are part of the 2014 Sochi Olympics as well, so X Games is a great chance for Canadians to familiarize themselves with some of Canada’s 2014 medal hopefuls.

TSN and TSN2 will show exclusive coverage of the Winter X Games in Canada. TSN2 will show 12 hours of live coverage on the weekend. TSN will broadcast Thursday and Friday coverage on delay at 11pm ET.

Thursday’s broadcast will feature a tribute to the late Sarah Burke. Sarah was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a four-time X Games gold medallist in halfpipe, as well as a World Champion. She died due to a brain injury suffered earlier this month while training in Utah.

Here is TSN’s complete broadcast schedule.

Friday January 27 from 11:00pm until 1:00am on TSN (TD)
Snowmobile: Freestyle Final
Freestyle Ski: Men’s Slopestyle Final

Friday January 27 from 11:00pm until 1:00am on TSN (TD)
Snowboard: Men’s Big Air Final
Snowboard: Women’s Halfpipe Final

Saturday January 28 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on TSN2
Freestyle Ski: Men’s Halfpipe Final

Saturday January 28 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on ABC
Snowboard: Men’s & Women’s Snowboard Cross

Saturday January 28 from 9:00pm until 11:00pm on TSN2
Snowboard: Men’s Slopestyle Final
Freestyle Ski: Men’s Big Air Final

Sunday January 29 from 2:00pm until 6:00pm on TSN2
Freestyle Ski: Men’s & Women’s Skier Cross
Snowboard: Women’s Slopestyle Final
Snowboard: Men’s Halfpipe Qualifying
Snowboard: Street Final

Sunday January 29 from 9:00pm until 11:00pm on TSN2
Snowmobile: Best Trick Final
Snowboard: Men’s Halfpipe Final

Here is a list of ESPN’s commentators:

Sal Masekela (Host & play-by-play)
Chris Burandt (Snowmobile analyst)
Zach Crist (Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross analyst)
Keir Dillon (Snowboard analyst)
Mike Douglas (Freestyle Ski analyst)
Chris Ernst (Freestyle Ski play-by-play)
Todd Harris (Skier Cross and Snowboard Cross play-by-play)
Tes Sewell (Snowmobile play-by-play)
Tina Dixon (Reporter)
Jenn Brown (Reporter)

Continue after the break for a list of Canadian athletes to watch in snowboarding and skiing.

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Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me: February 8 on CTV

25 January, 2012 at 4:41 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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February 8 is the second annual “Bell Let’s Talk Day”. CTV will commemorate the day that sheds light on mental illness with a new 60 minute documentary presented by Off the Record host Michael Landsberg. I’m very excited to see this documentary, which also includes athletes such as Clara Hughes, Daryl Strawberry and Stéphane Richer. Here is more information from CTV’s press release.

CTV marks the second annual Bell Let’s Talk Day with the primetime premiere of a new original documentary about sports and depression. Premiering on Bell Let’s Talk Day, Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV and CTV Mobile, DARKNESS AND HOPE: DEPRESSION, SPORTS AND ME, features TSN Broadcaster and OFF THE RECORD host Michael Landsberg (@heylandsberg) as he guides viewers on the journey from depression to recovery and hope in the context of the world of sports. Sports heroes including Olympian and Bell Let’s Talk Day spokesperson Clara Hughes, hockey’s Stéphane Richer, and baseball’s Darryl Strawberry reveal intimate details of a struggle familiar to millions of Canadians. It’s the first of many programming initiatives from Bell Media in support of Bell Let’s Talk Day.

During the broadcast premiere of DARKNESS AND HOPE and afterwards (7 – 8:30 p.m. ET), Landsberg keeps the conversation going as he joins Bell Let’s Talk Day spokesperson Clara Hughes in a live, 90-minute online discussion at CTV.ca and the CTV iPad App.

The documentary repeats Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN2; Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV Two; and on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. ET on CTV.

“I have learned from my own battle with depression that talking and sharing were vital keys to finding my way out of darkness toward the light,” said Landsberg. “I am passionately committed to talking about depression and mental health. I hope that by opening up and sharing our struggles, we can find ways of coping – and take away the stigma of depression, which is what Bell Let’s Talk Day is all about.”

Clara Hughes is arguably the greatest amateur athlete in Canadian history. Her Olympic success (six medals in cycling and speed skating) have brought her countless awards, including the Order of Canada. Yet, at the peak of her success, she was being pulled apart by a deep, internal pain. Stéphane Richer is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time 50-goal scorer, who once played for the Montreal Canadiens. Within days of winning the Stanley Cup, his depression became so deep he considered driving his speeding sports car off the road. Darryl Strawberry was one of the most talented prospects in baseball. He won four World Series titles – one with the New York Mets and three with the Yankees; and was the toast of the Big Apple, until his life-long battle with depression led him down a path of drugs, alcohol and destructive behaviour. In DARKNESS AND HOPE: DEPRESSION, SPORTS AND ME, all three share stories of mental illness and – ultimately – recovery, strength and hope.

Landsberg reached a turning point in his lifelong battle with depression while interviewing Richer in 2009. Landsberg asked if they could talk about depression – framed as “something we have in common.” This courageous moment of admission ushered in massive change for Landsberg, who discovered a passion for helping others.

“This moving documentary illustrates Bell Media’s commitment to an open conversation about mental illness,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President, Independent Production. “It’s time to fight the stigma that prevents people from getting the help they need. The response from Canadians since the launch of Bell Let’s Talk Day has been inspiring. We encourage viewers to watch and engage with this film and to keep the conversation going.”

Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis (HARDWOOD), DARKNESS AND HOPE: DEPRESSION, SPORTS AND ME is produced by Sandra Picheca and Michael Landsberg for See See Three Entertainment Inc. in association with CTV. For Bell Media, Robin Johnston is Production Executive; Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production; Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.

The Bell Let’s Talk Mental Health Initiative
Bell Let’s Talk is a $50-million, multi-year charitable program that promotes mental health across Canada based on four key pillars: Anti-stigma, care and access, research, and workplace best practices. It’s the largest-ever corporate investment in mental health in Canada. To learn more about Bell Let’s Talk, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk

CBC Pulls Out of Deal with Curling’s Grand Slams

25 January, 2012 at 6:04 am | Posted in CBC Sports, Curling, Sportsnet | 1 Comment

The Calgary Herald’s Allen Cameron broke one of the most confusing sports broadcasting stories in recent memory last week. The CBC has ended its 5 year agreement with iSport Media to broadcast curling’s four Grand Slam events, effective immediately. The next event, The National, begins today in Dawson Creek, BC.

On the surface both the CBC and iSport appeared to benefit from the contract. The ratings were solid (usually in the 500, 000 range for finals), the events attract all the top teams in the world, and the sport was growing through initiatives such as the Capital One Million Dollar Button. However, behind closed doors the CBC and iSport weren’t getting along so well.

While the CBC gave no official reason for their decision, there are rumours that iSport owes the public broadcaster money. For their part, iSport says the amount of money owed is dependant on the CBC’s production quality, which isn’t very good (I wrote about this last April). CBC’s broadcasts aren’t even available in high definition. iSport chief executive officer Kevin Albrecht said this in a statement to The Globe & Mail:

We’ve been negotiating with [the CBC] for nine months now. We have a lot of issues about the quality of the broadcasts and we thought it was getting stale and not up to the standards we’d expect. We’ve talked to them about this for some time.

The four Grand Slam events rely on a television contract to help pay the $100, 000 in prize money at each event. They also rely on television to bring in sponsorship deals, such as the one with Capital One. These events are also vital for the exposure of curling outside of the Canadian and World Championships. Along with the Canada Cup, the Grand Slams are the only events that truly bring together all the best Canadian curling teams. Without a television contract for 2012-13 the series may be in dire straits, and without the Grand Slam curling’s upswing of support may die.

Just two weeks ago, the future of the Grand Slam looked bright. As I Tweeted, Sportsnet was going to supplement CBC’s coverage with their own coverage of the round robin. This news was first confirmed in The Curling News in early Januay. Just days after Sportsnet’s schedule indicated this, all signs of curling on Sportsnet disappeared. I figured it was some sort of mistake at first, but now it looks like once CBC’s deal fell through, so did Sportsnet’s plans of broadcasting the bonspiel.

Then late last week, Bob Weeks indicated that Sportsnet was about to take over as the exclusive broadcaster of the Grand Slam, showing the 3 weekend broadcasts that the CBC had in the past, plus 7 more broadcasts on Thursday and Friday. The deal between Sportsnet and iSport still hasn’t materialized. And now it is too late for any hope of TV coverage of this weekend’s slam. Sportsnet and iSport may take their time finalizing details before the next Grand Slam, the Players Championship in April.

It comes as no surprise to me that Sportsnet has interest in broadcasting the Grand Slam. Rogers Media president Keith Pelley was influential in growing curling on TSN’s Seasons of Champions broadcasts. He is known as a fan of the sport. Meanwhile, Scott Moore, who is the head of Rogers Broadcasting, was at the helm of CBC Sports when they began broadcasting the Grand Slam in 2007. Considering TSN has the Season of Champions locked up through 2020, the Grand Slam is Sportsnet’s best hope of making a foray into curling broadcasting. Sportsnet was the original broadcaster of the Grand Slam of Curling.

2012 marks the end of 50 continuous years of curling on Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC’s first curling broadcast was the 1962 Brier. They lost Season of Champions coverage to TSN in 2008.

As a curling fan, I hope Sportsnet can make the best out of a bad situation. I’ve loved watched the Grand Slam finals on CBC, but their coverage always lacked what TSN had. Coverage wasn’t in HD, Joan McCusker is among the most annoying sports analysts ever, and high-quality analysis were a rare sight. While CBC’s coverage of a quarterfinal and the final brought these events to the attention of the average curling fan, they need something new to push them to the next level. I hope that Sportsnet can provide this.

For more information about Sportsnet’s possible new contract with iSport, see this article by Allen Cameron.

NHL Commentators Competition: Week 15

24 January, 2012 at 3:04 pm | Posted in NHL Commentator Predictions | 6 Comments

It is time for week 15 of the NHL commentators competition. There are 10 games this week, 5 from TSN, 4 from CBC and one from NBC Sports Network. Picks are due at 11:00pm Pacific on Sunday January 29.

Tuesday 1/31, 7:30pm – Maple Leafs @ Penguins – TSN
Tuesday 1/31, 10:00pm – Blackhawks @ Canucks – TSN
Wednesday 2/1, 7:30pm – Penguins @ Maple Leafs – TSN
Thursday 2/2, 9:30pm – Blackhawks @ Oilers – TSN
Friday 2/3, 9:00pm – Blackhawks @ Flames – TSN
Saturday 2/4, 2:00pm – Capitals @ Canadiens – CBC
Saturday 2/4, 7:00pm – Maple Leafs @ Senators – CBC
Saturday 2/4, 10:00pm – Red Wings @ Oilers – CBC
Sunday 2/5, 12:30pm – Bruins @ Capitals – NBC Sports Net
Sunday 2/5, 2:00pm – Jets @ Canadiens – CBC

RDS Acquires Rights To Five Cycling Events

24 January, 2012 at 1:17 pm | Posted in Cycling | Leave a comment

Today I have news from a few weeks ago that I somehow completely missed. RDS and RDS2 have acquired French-language rights to five major international cycling events beginning this year. These are in addition to the Tour de France, which is under a separate contract with TSN. RDS is now the home to all five Grand Tour events. Here is their press release.

RDS and RDS2 announced today that they have acquired broadcast rights to some of the world’s premiere cycling events including: TIRRENO ADRIATICO, MILANO-SANREMO, GIRO D’ITALI, VUELTA A ESPANA and Il LOMBARDIA.

In addition, RDS is home to the prestigious TOUR de FRANCE race and will air other notable cycling events that include: PARIS-NICE, PARIS-ROUBAIX, FLECHE-WALLONE, BASTOGNE-LIEGE and the CRITERIUM DU DAUPHINE.

“International competitions of this calibre are a priority for RDS, and our involvement is sure to benefit our viewers,” said Gerry Frappier, President of RDS. “As interest in cycling is on the rise, we are thrilled to offer comprehensive coverage of these events, thereby contributing to the growing popularity of cycling throughout Québec.”

RDS’ cycling coverage will feature experts Louis Bertrand and Dominique Perras as they provide insight and commentary roadside. Will Belgian Philippe Gilbert once again impress viewers during the season? Will Australian Cadel Evans repeat his Tour de France tour de force? And how will Quebecers David Veilleux and Dominique Rollin fare against this tough competition?

NFL Conference Championships Ratings

23 January, 2012 at 8:01 pm | Posted in NFL | 3 Comments

CTV has released the ratings for yesterday’s NFL Conference Championship Games. An average of 2.05 million viewers watched the early, 3pm ET, game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore  Ravens. This is up 2% from the 2.0 million who watched the 3pm ET game between Green Bay and Chicago a year ago. An average of 2.4 million Canadians watched the 6:30pm ET game between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers on CTV. This is up 20% from last year’s evening game between the Steelers and Jets.

These ratings compare with 1.8 million and 1.27 million for November’s CFL Division Finals, which were broadcast on TSN. The average for the two NFL games was 2.23 million and the average for the CFL games was 1.54 million. It seems that the CFL ratings this season dropped off a bit, while the NFL ratings have remained consistent based on last season.

RIS Re-brands as RDS INFO Today

23 January, 2012 at 6:56 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

RIS, the sister channel to RDS, is re-branding as RDS INFO this afternoon. Here is the press release from Bell Media detailing the new-look for the channel.

RDS INFO, a new and improved version of the former RIS Info Sports, hits the airwaves today featuring non-stop sporting news, analysis, highlights, press conferences and up-to-the minute reports on the world of sports. The channel will feature new editions of SPORTS 30, RDS’ flagship sportscast and the ultimate authority in French-language sporting news for the past 20 years.

Led by an experienced team of 80 journalists and expert analysts in a new state-of the-art studio, RDS INFO will be the primary news hub for RDS supplying breaking reports and analysis to all platforms – RDS, RDS2, RDS.ca and RDS Mobile.

“For RDS, the launch of RDS INFO is another important step forward as we continue to serve Francophone sports fans with the industry’s top sports news coverage,” said Gerry Frappier, President and General Manager of RDS. “By assembling our journalists and experts in a single state-of-the-art newsroom, we are creating an environment that ultimately gives fans all of the news coverage they want – as it happens – across all RDS platforms.”

RDS INFO debuts with Marc Labrecque hosting a new edition of SPORTS 30 airing weekdays at 4 p.m. ET. The 60-minute edition delivers in-depth analysis and special reports, along with hard-hitting interviews and Insider analysis. Additional editions of SPORTS 30 air on RDS INFO throughout the day including Luc Bellemare hosting a 12 noon ET edition and François-Etienne Corbin hosting at 10:30 p.m. ET featuring the latest updates as well as the most recent game scores and event results.

Morning, evening and late-night editions of SPORTS 30 continue to air on RDS and RDS2 – check RDS.ca for program schedule.

RDS INFO is available wherever RIS Info Sports was previously accessible, including HD distribution on Bell Fibe TV and Videotron:

  • RDS INFO HD on Bell Fibe TV, channel 1124
  • RDS INFO HD on Vidéotron, channel 699

To find out more about access to RDS INFO, please contact your television service provider, or visit RDSINFO.ca.

NHL Canadian TV Guide: January 23-29

23 January, 2012 at 6:43 pm | Posted in NHL, NHL Weekly Schedule | Leave a comment

Here is this week’s NHL Canadian TV guide. Thanks to Puck the Media for posting the CBC, NBC Sports Network and TSN commentator crews. National broadcasts are in bold, regional broadcasts are in italics.

Monday January 23
7:30pm, St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings – TSN2, RIS
Dave Strader & Pierre McGuire

9:30pm, San Jose Sharks @ Edmonton Oilers – TSN
Gord Miller & Ray Ferraro

7:00pm, New York Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs – LeafsTV
7:00pm, Winnipeg Jets @ Carolina Hurricanes – TSN-Jets
10:30pm, Ottawa Senators @ Los Angeles Kings – SN East

Tuesday January 24
7:00pm, Toronto Maple Leafs @ New York Islanders – SN Ontario
7:00pm, Winnipeg Jets @ New York Rangers – TSN-Jets
7:00pm, Boston Bruins @ Washington Capitals – RDS
9:00pm, Ottawa Senators @ Phoenix Coyotes – SN East, TVA Sports
9:00pm, San Jose Sharks @ Calgary Flames – SN-Flames
10:00pm, Edmonton Oilers @ Vancouver Canucks – SN West, SN Pacific

Wednesday January 25
7:30pm, Detroit Red Wings @ Montreal Canadiens – TSN, RDS
Gord Miller & Ray Ferraro

Saturday January 28
7:00pm, NHL All-Star Skills Competition – CBC, RDS
Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson & Glenn Healy (reporters: Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman)

Sunday January 29
4:00pm, 58th NHL All-Star Game (in Ottawa) – CBC, RDS
Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson & Glenn Healy (reporters: Scott Oake and Elliotte Friedman)

Sports on Canadian TV: January 23-27

23 January, 2012 at 1:18 am | Posted in Sports on Canadian TV | 4 Comments

Here is this week’s Sports on Canadian TV schedule. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to write a lot in the past week. I’ll try to write a bit more this week though.

Monday January 23
Tennis: Australian Open, round of 16 – 3:30am on TSN
NHL: Islanders @ Maple Leafs – 7:00pm on LeafsTV
NHL: Jets @ Hurricanes – 7:00pm on TSN-Jets
NHL: Blues @ Red Wings – 7:30pm on TSN2 + RIS
NBA: Magic @ Celtics – 7:30pm on NBA TV
NBA: Nets @ Bulls – 8:00pm on WGN
Soccer: Cuba vs. Haiti – 8:00pm on Sportsnet
Tennis: Australian Open, quarters – 9:00pm on RDS
NHL: Sharks @ Oilers – 9:30pm on TSN
Tennis: Australian Open, quarters – 10:00pm on TSN2
NHL: Senators @ Kings – 10:30pm on SNE
Soccer: Canada vs. Costa Rica – 10:30pm on SN1 + SNO + SNW + SNP
NBA: Grizzlies @ Warriors – 10:30pm on NBA TV

Tuesday January 24
Tennis: Australian Open, quarters – 3:30am on TSN + RDS
Soccer: Cardiff vs. Crystal Palace – 2:40pm on SN World
Soccer: Juventus vs. Roma – 2:45pm on GolTV
NHL: Maple Leafs @ Islanders – 7:00pm on SNO
NHL: Jets @ Rangers – 7:00pm on TSN-Jets
NHL: Bruins @ Capitals – 7:00pm on RDS
NBA: Cavaliers @ Heat – 7:30pm on theScore
Soccer: Guatemala vs. Dominican Rep. – 8:00pm on SN1
NHL: Senators @ Coyotes – 9:00pm on SNE + TVA Sports
NHL: Sharks @ Flames – 9:00pm on SN-Flames
NBA: Raptors @ Suns – 9:00pm on TSN
Tennis: Australian Open, quarters – 9:00pm on TSN2 + RDS2
NHL: Oilers @ Canucks – 10:00pm on SN West + SN Pacific
NBA: Grizzlies @ Blazers – 10:00pm on NBA TV
Soccer: USA vs. Mexico – 10:00pm on SN1

Wednesday January 25
Tennis: Australian Open, quarters – 3:30am on TSN + RDS
Soccer: Liverpool vs. Man City – 2:40pm on SN World
Soccer: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid – 3:00pm on GolTV
NCAA BB: Villanova @ Louisville – 7:00pm on RDS2
NHL: Red Wings @ Canadiens – 7:30pm on TSN + RDS
NBA: Raptors @ Jazz – 9:00pm on TSN2
Tennis: Australian Open, women’s semis – 9:30pm on RDS2
Tennis: Australian Open, women’s semis – 10:00pm on TSN
NBA: Clippers @ Lakers – 10:30pm on NBA TV

Thursday January 26
Tennis: Australian Open, men’s semi #1 – 3:30am on TSN + RDS
Golf: HSBC Championship, 1st round – 4:00am on GOLF
Soccer: Lazio vs. Milan – 2:45pm on GolTV
PGA: Farmers’ Open, 1st round – 3:00pm on GOLF
NBA: Celtics @ Magic – 8:00pm on TSN2 + TVA Sports
NCAA BB: Indiana @ Wisconsin – 9:00pm on theScore
NBA: Grizzlies @ Clippers – 10:30pm on TSN2
NCAA BB: Gonzaga @ Portland – 11:00pm on theScore

Friday January 27
Tennis: Australian Open, men’s semi #2 – 3:30am on TSN + RDS
Golf: HSBC Championship, 2nd round – 4:00am on GOLF
FA Cup: Watford vs. Spurs – 2:40pm on SN World
PGA: Farmers’ Open, 2nd round – 3:00pm on GOLF
OHL: Sarnia @ Ottawa – 7:00pm on Sportsnet
NLL: Knighthawks @ Rock – 7:00pm on TSN2 + RDS2
Soccer: Women’s Olympic Qualifier – 8:00pm on SN1
NBA: Knicks @ Heat – 8:00pm on TVA Sports
NBA: Raptors @ Nuggets – 9:00pm on TSN2
NBA: Warriors @ Thunder – 10:30pm on NBA TV
Soccer: Women’s Olympic Qualifier – 10:30pm on Sportsnet

Sports on Canadian TV: January 21-22

20 January, 2012 at 7:36 pm | Posted in Sports on Canadian TV | 1 Comment

Here is the Sports on Canadian TV schedule for this weekend.

Here is some old Matchbox Twenty and “Long Day” to listen to while you read.

Saturday January 21
Tennis: Australian Open, day 6 – 3:00am on TSN2
Cycling: Tour Down Under, stage 5 – 7:00am on SN1
EPL: Norwich City vs. Chelsea – 7:30am on TSN2 + RDS
Golf: Volvo Champions, 3rd round – 8:30am on GOLF
EPL: Fulham vs. Newcastle – 9:50am on Sportsnet
EPL: Everton vs. Blackburn – 9:55am on SN World
NCAA BB: Alabama @ Kentucky – 12:00pm on CBS
La Liga: Racing vs. Getafe – 12:00pm on GolTV
EPL: Bolton vs. Liverpool – 12:20pm on SN1
AHL: Marlies @ Bulldogs – 12:30pm on Sportsnet
Rugby: Northampton vs. Munster – 1:00pm on SN World
Alpine Ski: Kranjska Gora, Women’s GS – 2:00pm on CBC
Figure Skating: Canadian Championships – 2:00pm on TSN + RDS
Hockey: KHL All Star Game – 2:00pm on TSN2
NCAA BB: Michigan @ Arkansas – 2:00pm on CBS
La Liga: Real Sociedad vs. Atletico Madrid – 2:00pm on GolTV
Serie A: Atalanta vs. Juventus – 2:30pm on theScore
Cross County: Tour de Ski – 3:00pm on CBC
Figure Skating: Canadian Championships – 4:00pm on CTV + RDS
NHL: Sharks @ Canucks – 4:00pm on SNP
NHL: Senators @ Ducks – 4:00pm on SNE
NCAA BB: Florida St. @ Duke – 4:00pm on TSN2
PGA: Humana Challenge, 3rd round – 4:00pm on GOLF
NCAA BB: Kansas @ Texas – 4:00pm on CBS
Skiing: Dew Tour, men’s halfpipe – 4:30pm on NBC
Alpine Ski: Kitzbuhel, Men’s DH – 5:00pm on CBC
NCAA BB: Syracuse @ Notre Dame – 6:00pm on TSN2
NHL: Canadiens @ Maple Leafs – 7:00pm on CBC + RDS
NHL: Panthers @ Jets – 7:00pm on CBC MB/SK
Figure Skating: Canadian Championships – 7:00pm on CTV + RDS2
NBA: Nuggets @ Knicks – 7:30pm on NBA TV
NHL: Predators @ Blackhawks – 8:00pm on WGN
Women’s Soccer: Costa Rica vs. Haiti – 8:00pm on Sportsnet
Tennis: Australian Open, round of 16 – 9:00pm on TSN + RDS2
NHL: Flames @ Oilers – 10:00pm on CBC
Women’s Soccer: Canada vs. Cuba – 10:30pm on Sportsnet

Sunday January 22
Serie A: Bologna vs. Parma – 6:30am on FSWC
EPL: Man City vs. Spurs – 8:25am on SN World
Golf: Volvo Champions, 4th round – 8:30am on GOLF
Serie A: Novara vs. Milan – 9:00am on theScore
Serie A: Palermo vs. Genoa – 9:00am on FSWC
Cycling: Tour Down Under, stage 6 – 9:30am on SN1
EPL: Arsenal vs. Man United – 10:30am on FOX
La Liga: Malaga vs. Barcelona – 12:00pm on GolTV
NHL: Capitals @ Penguins – 12:30pm on NBC
Serie A: Inter vs. Lazio – 2:40pm on TLN
NFL: Ravens @ Patriots – 3:00pm on CTV + RDS
Figure Skating: Canadian Championships – 3:30pm on TSN + RDS2
NBA: Raptors @ Clippers – 3:30pm on TSN2
Snowboarding: Dew Tour, halfpipe – 3:30pm on NBC
La Liga: Real Madrid vs. Athletic Club – 3:30pm on GolTV
PGA: Humana Challenge, final round – 4:00pm on GOLF
Alpine Ski: Maribor, Women’s SL – 5:00pm on Sportsnet
Women’s Soccer: Mexico vs. Dominican Rep. – 5:00pm on  SN1
NFL: Giants @ 49ers – 6:30pm on CTV + RDS
Women’s Soccer: Guatemala vs. USA – 7:00pm on Sportsnet
NHL: Avalanche @ Ducks – 8:00pm on NHL-N
Tennis: Australian Open, round of 16 – 9:00pm on TSN + RDS2
NBA: Pacers @ Lakers – 9:30pm on theScore

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