From: Bruce D. Scott on 5 Jul 2010 14:53 MH (MHnospam(a)ucalgary.ca) wrote: : 1982 was the first year we got full coverage here in Canada - all on CBC : and CBC French. I have fond memories of that tournament since it was the : first I was able to follow extensively (well the EUro 1980 was the first : but I was in Germany for that as a summer student). Since then it has : been TSN and SPortsnet, at least partially (CBC involved last time), : until this year, when CBC got exclusive rights again - they have done a : super job not only showing the maximum possible number of live games on : free-to-air TV, but also rebroadcasting 2 games every night in prime : time/late night, promoting the tournament heavily even in : newsbroadcasts, and streaming every match live on their web site, as : well as keeping all matches there for view on demand. The only organisation anywhere this good for us has been ESPN. I hope they keep it for the foreseeable future. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/ |