Canada and televised hockey has had gone through a major change in the last few days. Rogers had concluded an over $5 billion agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) for all of the broadcast and media platform rights, taking the sole control to broadcast all hockey games in Canada, away from The Sports Network (TSN) and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The household name of Hockey Night in Canada has also been given over to Rogers and the security of the careers of many hockey heros, such as Don Cherry, are in question due to Rogers stating that they will make employment cuts. Along with this, Rogers is to police the control that CBC has over the broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada, essentially saying that CBC will still be associated with the program but no longer in power. This is the largest NHL deal ever and the substantial amount that Rogers paid has given them control over all national NHL games, events, etc. on all platforms. If a company, such as CBC, wishes to broadcast an event, Rogers has made terms to broadcast the event through them. The region based NHL ...
Canada is an ethnically diverse country. The notion of "multiculturalism" began circulating in Canada in 1971 and is a word that is now commonly used to define this country, unlike the word "melting-pot" which is used to describe Americans' loss of ethnic identity. The broadcasting system in Canada is pressured by the government to acknowledge the culturally diverse society by broadcasting a fair representation of the population in terms of ethnicity. This is achieved through the many acts that have been passed through parliament: the multiculturalism policy of 1971, the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms of 1982, the Ethnic Broadcasting Policy of 1985, and most recent, the Broadcasting Act of 1991. These legislative and policy frameworks have provided guidelines for the management of Canadia...
The most memorable moment in hockey history came thirty-four years ago with the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The Americans defeating the dominant Soviet team at the Olympics was not only an important triumph for USA Hockey, but for the entire nation. Contrary to popular belief, the underdog win was not only the result of a miracle; it was also the result of a hard-working team led by Coach Herb Brooks. With increasingly negative views on the position of the United States in the Cold War, the Miracle on Ice and the gold medal win lifted the spirits of the nation and brought hockey into the American spotlight.
Business deals happen every day; Contracts expire, renew, and are negotiated without the public knowing for many large corporations and even sporting leagues. However, some contract changes cannot escape the media’s attention. The National Football League (NFL) is facing an expiration of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) (NFL Lockout Now One Month Old). Currently, the agreement has expired and NFL team owners have selfishly chosen to “lock” the players out. The term lockout means that the players are essentially not allowed to participate in any team activities or duties until the owner’s rescind this lockout. While many believe this is simply a battle between team owners and a player union, it can only appear to most as a selfish act of the NFL owners trying to rich, greedy men in expensive suits, and the only people they are hurting, are the fans of football.
The National Hockey League (NHL) is one of the most popular sports in the United States. The professional sports industry is based on profit, competition, and growth. This industry which includes, baseball, football, basketball and hockey has the ability to generate approximately $8 billion in revenues annually. This revenue is generated from, ticket profits, media revenues, licensing fees for names and logos, merchandising revenues, endorsements, luxury sky boxes, parking fees, and concessions. One famous hockey team is the New York Islander’s (NYI), who became the dominant team after winning the 1983 finals. Their fame quickly diminished in 1984 when they lost the Stanley cup finals against Edmonton Oilers, four games to one. The Islanders have not won another title since that time which resulted the team to enter a slump that would be difficult to recover from as fan attendance and sales began to decrease for the team. With fans on their last legs the New York Islander’s management team must attempt to pull this team from the miserable slump they are in. Management must develop a...
Regionalism is a political ideology based on a collective sense of place or attachment, and is discussed in terms of Canadian society, culture, economy and politics (Westfall, 3). Canada is known internationally as a nation incorporating several multiregional interests and identities into its unification of culture. Its diverse population is comprised of numerous ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations and traditions; and all resides under one federal government. Ever since the founding of Canada, it has developed into regional cleavages and identities, based on various geographical topologies, lifestyles and economic interests (Westfall, 6). It is these characteristics which make it problematic for the federal government to represent all demands of its people on a national level. Regionalism is thus an issue within regards to political proficiency in the Federal government.
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...alaries and lower ticket prices, the NHL should concentrate on where they are wanted and loved, the northern U.S. and Canada. Hockey means a lot to Canadians and children. It does not make any sense that the NHL is concentrating on the South and not helping out teams in Canada or bringing more teams to Canada. When the NHL realizes where hockey matters and where people want hockey, they will be able to be profitable and increase fan support. There is no point trying to force hockey on the southern U.S. because it is not wanted there. Time and money should be spent on helping loyal fans go to games in the North, rather than trying to lure in new fans in the South. The Southern hockey experiment should end now before loyal fans become fed up with pro hockey. If the NHL does not do something soon, it may be too late and NHL fans will be lost forever.
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Throughout history, the actions of governments have always been debated; however, occasionally there are certain events which spark much controversy, both at the time of the event and by historians today. One of these controversial acts was the invocation of the War Measures Act in 1970, an act which suspended the civil liberties of Canadian citizens. In October 1970, in what became known as the October Crisis, the Front de libération du Québec, (commonly known as the FLQ) which was a French Canadian organization advocating independence from Canada, kidnapped two politicians. This initiated a series of events, one of which was the invocation of the War Measures Act by Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Many historians argue that Trudeau was justified in invoking the War Measures Act because the October Crisis ended shortly after the Act was invoked. However, this argument is invalid as justification; primarily because the War Measures Act was an extreme overreaction by Trudeau, as the threat of the FLQ was largely small-scale, and the demise of the FLQ was impending with the rise of the Bloc Quebecois. Furthermore, the Act may have inspired Quebecers who favoured separatism, as they saw the government desperately employ the most extreme measure to stop the FLQ. Finally, the War Measures Act suspended the civil rights of citizens within a democracy, violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canada as a nation has been striving to characterize itself as more ?Canadian? for decades. This has included numerous struggles and events such as protests, bans, and the creation of the Massey Commission, to encourage national development in the arts, and support major companies like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and National Film Board (NFB). However, this has not been an easy task for the Canadian government, as major influences from below the border (the United States) have been captivating the Canadian audiences by large. American media has had a momentous revolutionizing effect on Canada, even through efforts made to define Canada with its own cultural identity.
Many are for online gambling and many are against. In early 2015, Quebec made it illegal and made their own government run gambling site, because they projected that they would make 13 million dollars if they banned all third party sites. The Quebec Government is willing to deny peoples rights to gambling just so they can make more money, putting them over the law. In the criminal code there are limitations towards gambling, however none of the restrictions have any correlation with online casinos and gambling sites that Quebec is blocking. Therefore they are wrongfully blocking websites that have not broken any laws, just for economical gain. The plan that was created is likely face a legal challenge, both on free speech and jurisdictional grounds, since the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over telecommunications regulation. Many people are able to get by these blocked websites by changing their web VPN to display they are coming from different regions in the world just to access these sites. This has also sparked controversy as you can change your location to avoid blocked websites. Denying people the rights to gamble freely online makes them commit wrongful acts online. If Quebec were to keep the third party sites unblocked there wouldn't be any problems with people illegal changing their online location. Canada has tried to defend an open internet policy. The telecommunications act states a Canadian
The Olympic Games have been around for hundreds of years. They are something that people everywhere around the world look forward to all year long. Athlete or not, everyone knows what the Olympics are. With the extreme popularity comes extreme broadcasting. Millions of people turned on their televisions and radios, read newspapers and magazines, and searched the web to hear the results and news about the games this winter. Broadcasting feeds people. They crave to hear the latest scandal, see footage of the most recent event, and be informed of what is going on in the world that they live in. This year the figure skating competition drew a particularly enormous audience. Because a scandal was involved, figure skating received special attention, which left the sport with a new reputation. Media is a powerful thing; this was proven this year during the winter Olympic games.
Canada is recognized for many different things but “two aspects of national identity that Canadians are most recognized for are hockey and multiculturalism” (Szto 2016, 208). Canada is home to families of a wide variety of backgrounds, largely due to immigration from other countries. Immigrants see that Canada has a lot to offer them in regards to being able to stay true to their culture as well as engage in Canadian culture. Hockey is one example of how different cultures come together and are able to bond with one another. Many immigrants have difficulty understanding and speaking English but over time they are able to learn and communicate and understand better. Hockey night in Canada has always been broadcast in English but for the past few years hockey night in Canada has also become available in Punjabi. During the summer Olympics in London news and updates were broadcast in many different minority languages, which allowed everyone in Canada to keep up with the Olympics coverage. From personal experience from Vancouver the winter 2010 and 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Omni, a multicultural channel had spoke over 10 different languages to help the minorities follow along this special event. Along with hockey coverage, news is also available in many different languages for example, Punjabi, Cantonese, and Mandarin. Adding examples within Vancouver, BC is the stores that we have local such as markets and smaller stores. In the cities in Vancouver, Canada is that we have a massive amount of immigrants. The non-speaking English and French people make it easier for them to read signs and store names. For example, in Surrey, BC, mostly or I should say half of the immigrants are South-Asians and they can not speak or read English or French so they have their own signs to be more helpful. That being said it’s a great opportunity to the immigrants to practice
...ly help the large number of people who are willing to join the initiative but are not hockey fanatics while restructuring of management systems help handle the challenge of handling a large number of supporters.