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Rogers blacks out NFL games on Twitter in Canada

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JOHN KRYK, POSTMEDIA NETWORK

Sept 15, 2016

Canada is one of the few countries in the world where the first ‘tweetcast’ in NFL history cannot be viewed.

Rogers is blacking out tonight’s New York Jets at Buffalo Bills game on Twitter, coast to coast.

The NFL has arranged for the next 10 Thursday Night Football telecasts to be streamed live on Twitter, accessible either on the social media giant’s website or app. That is, the root TV feed from either CBS (this week) or NBC can be watched live, for free, on mobile phone, tablet, PC or connected TV.

Rogers Communications Inc.’s Sportsnet cable network owns Canadian multi-media rights to Thursday Night Football.

“Unfortunately, Canadian football fans won’t be able to stream the game on Twitter due to local broadcast considerations via Rogers,” Cameron Gordon, communications director for Twitter Canada, said Thursday morning in an email, without elaboration.

Rogers Communications Inc., through a spokesperson, provided the following explanation:

“In April when the announcement was first made by the NFL and Twitter, we clarified that the deal does not include the Canadian market. As per our licencing agreement with the NFL, Sportsnet is the exclusive Canadian rights holder to the Thursday NFL package this season.”

Since announcing the initiative in April, the NFL has been touting that these 10 games will be “streamed to a global audience across devices for free on Twitter.”

That, indeed, will be the case in other large countries where the NFL is popular, including the U.K., Mexico, Germany, Brazil and Australia, Postmedia is informed.

Just not in Canada.

Source: Rogers blacks out NFL games on Twitter in Canada

CANUCKS & SPORTSNET ANNOUNCE 2016.17 BROADCAST SCHEDULE

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Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks, in partnership with Sportsnet and Rogers, announced their 2016.17 regular season broadcast schedule today with the complete 82-game schedule set to air on Sportsnet.

Coverage kicks off with a national broadcast of the season opener versus the Calgary Flames on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, October 15th at 7:00 pm PST.

Canucks games will air nationally 24 times. Highlights from the national broadcast schedule include 17 Hockey Night in Canada matchups, one appearance on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey and six Rogers Hometown Hockey Sunday matchups.

Sportsnet Pacific will broadcast 46 regional games with seven games airing on the Sportsnet ONE companion channel, Sportsnet Vancouver Hockey.

All regional broadcasts will feature play-by-play commentator John Shorthouse, former NHL goaltender and analyst John Garrett and rinkside reporter Dan Murphy. During Canucks home games, Murphy will host the broadcast panel live from Rogers Arena, while reporter Irfaan Gaffar will be at ice level delivering exclusive player interviews.

Visit canucks.com/scheduledownload to add the complete schedule to your desktop or mobile.

Every game will also be broadcast live on TSN 1040, the Canucks official radio broadcast partner.

Click here to see the complete game and broadcast schedule.

Source: CANUCKS & SPORTSNET ANNOUNCE 2016.17 BROADCAST SCHEDULE – Vancouver Canucks – News