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NHL on TSN Sails Into the Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals

TSN has exclusive coverage of two series, one from each of the Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals. It will air the Boston Bruins-New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks-Los Angeles Kings series throughout this round.

Canada’s #1 sports network will carry both series throughout this round.

Gord Miller and Mike Johnson will call Boston-New York while Chris Cuthbert and Ray Ferraro will cover San Jose-LA.

Here are details from TSN.

Original Six Match-Up Featuring Boston-NY Rangers Highlights TSN’s Live Coverage of Conference Semifinal Series

TSN’s Second Round coverage begins tonight with San Jose @ Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET
TSN recaps the opening round of the 2013 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS in the FIRST ROUND IN 60 MINUTES special airing tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET
TEAM 1200 Ottawa has live game coverage of Senators-Penguins conference semifinal series

TORONTO (May 13, 2013) – As the quest for the Stanley Cup continues, TSN tonight confirmed its broadcast schedule for the Second Round of the 2013 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS, headlined by an Original Six showdown between the Boston Bruins and NY Rangers.

TSN has live coverage of the Conference Semifinal Series – Boston-NY Rangers and Los Angeles-San Jose – featuring the following players:

• Boston: Playoff scoring leader David Krejci, Game 7 heroes Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron, and captain Zdeno Chara
• NY Rangers: 2012 Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist, playoff revelation Derick Brassard, and Rick Nash
• Los Angeles: 2012 Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick, captain Dustin Brown, and Drew Doughty
• San Jose: Vezina Trophy finalist Antti Niemi, Logan Couture, and Patrick Marleau

TSN’s coverage of the 2013 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS continues tonight with Game 1: San Jose @ Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET (see complete broadcast schedule below).

Action in the Boston-NY Rangers series kicks off on Thursday, May 16 with Game 1: NY Rangers @ Boston at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN.

TSN also takes a look back at the opening round of the NHL Playoffs with its FIRST ROUND IN 60 MINUTES special tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET, leading into live game coverage of the San Jose-Los Angeles series. The highlight show focuses on all of the biggest moments from each First Round series, with close attention paid to the match-ups featuring Canadian teams.

TSN’s live coverage of the 2013 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS runs through the third round, with games also available live nationally on TSN Mobile TV.

The network’s Boston-NY Rangers coverage features play-by-play announcer Gord Miller and game analyst Mike Johnson, while play-by-play announcer Chris Cuthbert and game analyst Ray Ferraro call all the action in the Los Angeles-San Jose series.

NHL ON TSN host James Duthie is in the TSN Studio for pre-game shows and intermissions alongside Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, and analysts Aaron Ward and Darren Pang. Joining them during the Second Round are two current NHLers – Danny Briere of the Philadelphia Flyers and George Parros of the Florida Panthers.

Throughout the NHL Playoffs, TSN has comprehensive coverage of Canada’s favourite pastime on all of its properties and platforms, including TSN.ca, the TSN app for iPhone and iPad, and TSN Radio and TEAM Radio stations across the country. TEAM 1200 in Ottawa has live game coverage of the Senators-Penguins conference semifinal series, while the stations in Toronto (TSN Radio 1050), Montreal (TSN Radio 690), Winnipeg (TSN Radio 1290), and Vancouver (TEAM 1040) feature live coverage of select playoff games.

RDS delivers French-language coverage of the NHL post-season through to the end of the Stanley Cup Final.

TSN’s broadcast schedule for the Second Round of the 2013 STANLEY CUP^® PLAYOFFS is as follows:

Boston vs. NY Rangers
• Game 1: NY Rangers @ Boston – Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: NY Rangers @ Boston– Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Boston @ NY Rangers – Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 4: Boston @ NY Rangers – Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: NY Rangers @ Boston – Saturday, May 25 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 6: Boston @ NY Rangers – Monday, May 27 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: NY Rangers @ Boston – Wednesday, May 29 at TBD on TSN

San Jose vs. Los Angeles
• Game 1: San Jose @ Los Angeles – Tuesday, May 14 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: San Jose @ Los Angeles – Thursday, May 16 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Los Angeles @ San Jose – Saturday, May 18 at 9 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 4: Los Angeles @ San Jose – Tuesday, May 21 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: San Jose @ Los Angeles – Thursday, May 23 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 6: Los Angeles @ San Jose – Sunday, May 26 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: San Jose @ Los Angeles – Tuesday, May 28 at TBD on TSN

*if necessary

That’s all.

2013 NHL Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals Schedule

Ok, I’m still coming down from the Bruins comeback against Toronto. I thought it would a Round 1 exit for the B’s, but instead, they’ll take on the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. NBC Sports Network, NBC and CNBC will be airing the series in the US. TSN will air it across Canada.

As for the other Eastern Conference semi, Ottawa and Pittsburgh, NBC Sports Network will get the first five games with CBC and RDS airing the entire series in Canada.

Out West, CBC, NBCSN and NBC air the Chicago vs. Detroit Original Six series. And for the San Jose-Los Angeles all-California series, NBC Sports Network and TSN will carry the games.

And in the Conference Semifinals mean there will be no more local broadcasts in the United States. It’s all national on the networks of NBC from now through the Stanley Cup Final.

We’ll get the announcing assignments and press releases later. But for now, here’s the schedule coming to directly from the National Hockey League offices in New York.

2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 schedule

NEW YORK — The National Hockey League announced today Game 1 dates of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinal round for the three matchups that have been determined. Round 2 starts Tuesday, May 14, with a doubleheader. Game 1 in the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators will be played at 7:30 p.m. ET at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh and the Western Conference Semifinal between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks will start at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Additionally, Game 1 in the series between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will be Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago.

All times listed are ET and subject to change.

2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES I	TIME (ET)	#1 Ottawa Senators vs. #7 Pitsburgh Penguins	Networks
TUESDAY, May 14, 2013	7:30 p.m.	OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH	NBCSN, CBC, RDS
FRIDAY, May 17, 2013	7:30 p.m.	OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH	NBCSN, CBC
SUNDAY, May 19, 2013	7:30 p.m.	PITTSBURGH at OTTAWA	NBCSN, CBC, RDS
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2013	7:30 p.m.	PITTSBURGH at OTTAWA	NBCSN, CBC, RDS
*FRIDAY, May 24, 2013	7:30 P.M.	OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH	NBCSN, CBC, RDS
*SUNDAY, May 26, 2013	TBD	PITTSBURGH at OTTAWA	CBC, RDS
*TUESDAY, May 28, 2013	TBD	OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH	CBC, RDS
SERIES J	TIME (ET)	#4 New York Rangers vs. #6 Boston Bruins	Networks
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013	7:30 p.m.	NY RANGERS at BOSTON	NBCSN, TSN, RDS
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013	3:00 p.m.	NY RANGERS at BOSTON	NBC, TSN, RDS
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013	7:30 p.m.	BOSTON at NY RANGERS	NBCSN, TSN, RDS
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013	7 p.m.	BOSTON at NY RANGERS	CNBC, TSN, RDS
*SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013	TBD	NY RANGERS at BOSTON	TSN, RDS
*MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013	TBD	BOSTON at NY RANGERS	TSN, RDS
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2013	TBD	NY RANGERS at BOSTON	TSN, RDS
2013 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES K	TIME (ET)	#1 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #7 Detroit Red Wings	Networks
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2013	8 p.m.	DETROIT at CHICAGO	NBCSN, CBC
SATURDAY, May 18, 2013	1 p.m.	DETROIT at CHICAGO	NBC, CBC
MONDAY, May 20, 2013	7:30 p.m.	CHICAGO at DETROIT	NBCSN, CBC
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2013	8 p.m.	CHICAGO at DETROIT	NBCSN, CBC
*SATURDAY, May 25, 2013	TBD	DETROIT at CHICAGO	CBC
*MONDAY, May 27, 2013	TBD	CHICAGO at DETROIT	CBC
*WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2013	TBD	DETROIT at Chicago	CBC
SERIES L	TIME (ET)	#5 Los Angeles Kings vs. #6 San Jose Sharks	Networks
TUESDAY, May 14, 2013	10 p.m.	SAN JOSE at LOS ANGELES	NBCSN, TSN
THURSDAY, May 16, 2013	10 p.m.	SAN JOSE at LOS ANGELES	NBCSN, TSN
SATURDAY, May 18, 2013	9 p.m.	LOS ANGELES at SAN JOSE	NBCSN, TSN
TUESDAY, May 21, 2013	10 p.m.	LOS ANGELES at SAN JOSE	NBCSN, TSN
*THURSDAY, May 23, 2013	10:30 p.m.	SAN JOSE at LOS ANGELES	NBCSN, TSN
*SUNDAY, May 26, 2013	TBD	LOS ANGELES at SAN JOSE	TSN
*TUESDAY, May 28, 2013	TBD	SAN JOSE at LOS ANGELES	TSN

* if necessary
TBD — To Be Determined

Any updates, I’ll make them here

TSN’s Popular SportsCentre Anchor Team Headed for LALA Land

Broken Friday by Toronto Sports Media, and then confirmed by TSN, we find that coming in August, US viewers will get acquainted with the enormously popular SportsCentre team of Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole. According to TSN’s press release which is posted below, Onrait and O’Toole are headed “to Los Angeles for exciting new broadcast opportunities on U.S. television.”

Well, one sports network is located in Los Angeles and it’s not ESPN (although it does have a studio there) nor is it NBC. As it was confirmed by my colleagues at Awful Announcing, Onrait and O’Toole will be joining Fox, specifically Fox Sports 1 which is launching a full-fledged news gathering operation.

During their TSN tenure, the pair racked up quite an on-air reel and their exploits have become viral on YouTube. They’ll continue to anchor SportsCentre through June and then travel south to L.A. where they will launch FS1′s nightly sportscast, Fox Sports Live, airing at 11 p.m. ET.

We have the TSN press release.

Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole to Leave TSN as They Head to Los Angeles on New Adventure

Onrait and O’Toole continue to host SPORTSCENTRE Morning Loop on TSN until late June

TORONTO (May 3, 2013) – TSN today announced that the network’s popular sports anchor team of Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are heading to Los Angeles for exciting new broadcast opportunities on U.S. television.

Onrait and O’Toole will continue hosting Canada’s most-watched sports news program, SPORTSCENTRE, until late June.

“It is with mixed emotions that all of us at TSN and Bell Media bid farewell to Jay and Dan. They have made remarkable contributions to TSN and have helped solidify SPORTSCENTRE as Canada’s clear choice for sports news,” said Phil King, President, CTV Programming and Sports. “I’ve been working with Jay and Dan since the beginning, and their success is a testament to the exceptional talent and original productions that have become a hallmark of Bell Media. I’m sure Jay and Dan will thrive on U.S. television and endear themselves to a whole new legion of fans.”

“As ambassadors of the TSN brand, Jay and Dan connect with viewers across the country and have distinguished themselves as two of the most popular broadcasters in Canada,” said Stewart Johnston, President, TSN. “They entertain us each morning with their inimitable brand of humour and have inspired a whole new generation of sports fans. While all of us at TSN – and their loyal fans across the country – will miss seeing them every morning, Jay and Dan are leaving for an opportunity of a lifetime and we couldn’t be happier for them.”

“Every single day I went into work at TSN, I knew I was going to have fun. It’s a unique and rare work environment that I never took for granted. I am forever indebted to TSN for letting me be a part of it for the past 10 years,” said Dan O’Toole. “Also, if it wasn’t for TSN, I would never have been paired with Jay. The fact that TSN took a chance and let us do our own thing every night on SPORTSCENTRE is something we will always be thankful for. Even as we embark on this new adventure, we will forever remain just a tall, lanky kid from Athabasca, Alberta, and a pig farmer from Peterborough, Ontario.”

“I started at TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant on SPORTSDESK, writing highlights for Michael Landsberg and Jim Van Horne, and now I leave the network with a very heavy heart because it is the place I have called home for so many years,” said Jay Onrait. “I have made so many lifelong friendships at the network with people far more talented than I am. I will miss everything about TSN.

“The moment I was paired with Dan on SPORTSCENTRE, I knew we had the chance to do something Canadians would really love. For the last decade we have received more love from our viewers than we could have ever imagined – and for this, we are eternally grateful. I am also especially grateful to Mark Milliere, who was my first producer back in 1996 and ended up as my boss. He trusted Dan and I with the freedom to do SPORTSCENTRE our way. We never took that freedom for granted and we will always appreciate the opportunity to host what I still believe is the best sports show in the country.

“We may be heading south…but we remain forever CANADIAN!”

That’s all for this post.

TSN Has San Jose-Vancouver and Three Other NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Series

As the other Canadian NHL rightsholder, TSN has the availability to pick up the teams from the Great White North that CBC does not select. In this case, TSN will air the San Jose-Vancouver series after CBC chose Montreal-Ottawa and Boston-Toronto.

In addition, TSN has Canadian homeboy Sidney Crosby in the Pittsburgh-New York Islanders series and also has rights to the Washington-New York Rangers series.

Here’s what TSN is saying about its series.

Vancouver Canucks Highlight TSN’s Coverage of Four Key Series During the First Round of the 2013 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

TSN delivers Canadian coverage of the Vancouver-San Jose series beginning Wednesday, May 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET
TSN also has First Round coverage of Pittsburgh-NY Islanders, Washington-NY Rangers, and Anaheim-Detroit series
All games available on TSN Mobile TV

TORONTO (April 28, 2013) – The Vancouver Canucks headline TSN’s NHL Playoffs coverage, as Canada’s Sports Leader tonight confirmed its complete broadcast schedule for the First Round of the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS. Along with exclusive English-language coverage of the Vancouver-San Jose series in Canada, TSN and TSN2’s First Round coverage also has some of the NHL’s biggest stars including Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Henrik Lundqvist, and Henrik Zetterberg facing off in the following match-ups: Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders, Washington vs. NY Rangers, and Anaheim vs. Detroit.

TSN’s coverage of the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS gets underway on Tuesday, April 30 – opening night of the NHL Playoffs – featuring Game 1: Detroit @ Anaheim at 10:30 p.m. ET.

On Wednesday, May 1, TSN has doubleheader action with Game 1: NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m. ET immediately followed by Game 1: San Jose @ Vancouver at 10:30 p.m. ET.

On Thursday, May 2, the Capitals and Rangers kick off their First Round series with Game 1 in Washington at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN (see complete TSN and TSN2 NHL Playoffs Broadcast Schedule below).

TSN’s live coverage of the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS runs through the first three rounds, with games also available live nationally on TSN Mobile TV.

The networks’ extensive coverage of the NHL post-season features play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and game analysts Ray Ferraro and Mike Johnson.

NHL ON TSN host James Duthie is in the TSN Studio for pre-game shows and intermissions alongside Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger, analysts Aaron Ward, Michael Peca, and Paul Maurice, and former NHL referee Kerry Fraser.

SPORTSCENTRE
TSN’s flagship sports news program, SPORTSCENTRE, covers every playoff series with highlights and news, plus daily in-depth analysis from TSN’s hockey experts. Canadian teams will be featured prominently on SPORTSCENTRE, with pre- and post-game reports from Farhan Lalji covering the Vancouver Canucks series, Mark Masters covering the Toronto Maple Leafs series, and John Lu and Brent Wallace covering the Montreal Canadiens-Ottawa Senators series. Also featured on SPORTSCENTRE is a special Stanley Cup segment of CABBIE PRESENTS, as Cabral “Cabbie” Richards takes the iconic NHL trophy around Toronto and surprises fans with the Cup.

THAT’S HOCKEY and THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE
THAT’S HOCKEY with Gino Reda and THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE with Steve Kouleas will air throughout the NHL Playoffs and deliver in-depth coverage of each series. During the playoffs, hockey fans can also tune in to THAT’S HOCKEY 2NITE in the morning on TSN2 (click here for TSN and TSN2 for broadcast schedule).

Extensive playoff coverage will also be featured on OFF THE RECORD WITH MICHAEL LANDSBERG and TSN THE REPORTERS WITH DAVE HODGE, as both shows continue to examine the league’s hot button issues in the post-season.

RDS
RDS delivers live French-language coverage of the NHL Playoffs, including every game from the Canadiens-Senators series beginning on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m. ET. RDS will confirm its post-season schedule in the coming days.

TSN Digital
TSN Digital has the country’s favourite pastime covered from all angles with all the latest news, scores, stats, schedules, video, and interviews from the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS on Canada’s industry-leading sports website, TSN.ca, and on the free TSN app for iPhone and iPad. Using the TSN GameTracker, fans can follow every play from every playoff game with detailed up-to-the-minute stats, live blogs, and official Twitter feeds from teams, players, and TSN’s hockey experts and Insiders. The TSN GameTracker now boasts individual player filtering and interactive scoring summaries just in time for the playoffs.

TSN Radio and TEAM Radio
TSN Radio 1050 Toronto, TSN Radio 690 Montreal, TEAM 1040 Vancouver, and TEAM 1200 Ottawa are the official radio voices of the Leafs, Canadiens, Canucks, and Senators – and will feature live game coverage from these teams’ playoff series throughout the 2013 STANLEY CUP® PLAYOFFS.

During the NHL post-season, fans can set their radio dial to TSN Radio and TEAM Radio stations across the country for game broadcasts and hockey talk focused on the local NHL team in each market. TSN Radio stations in Toronto, Montreal, and Winnipeg (AM 1290) are streamed live nationally on TSN.ca/Radio and on the TSN app for iPhone and iPad. Fans can also listen live online to Vancouver’s TEAM 1040 at TeamRadio.ca and Ottawa’s TEAM 1200 at Team1200.com.

TSN and TSN2 NHL Playoffs Broadcast Schedule – Round 1

San Jose vs. Vancouver
• Game 1: San Jose @ Vancouver – Wednesday, May 1 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: San Jose @ Vancouver – Friday, May 3 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Vancouver @ San Jose – Sunday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 4: Vancouver @ San Jose – Tuesday, May 7 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: San Jose @ Vancouver – Thursday, May 9 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 6: Vancouver @ San Jose – Saturday, May 11 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: San Jose @ Vancouver – Monday, May 13 at TBD on TSN

Pittsburgh vs. NY Islanders
• Game 1: NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh – Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh – Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders – Sunday, May 5 at 12 noon ET on TSN
• Game 4: Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders – Tuesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh – Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 6: Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders – Saturday, May 11 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh – Sunday, May 12 at TBD on TSN

Washington vs. NY Rangers
• Game 1: NY Rangers @ Washington – Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: NY Rangers @ Washington – Saturday, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Washington @ NY Rangers – Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
• Game 4: Washington @ NY Rangers – Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: NY Rangers @ Washington – Friday. May 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 6: Washington @ NY Rangers – Sunday, May 12 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: NY Rangers @ Washington – Monday, May 13 at TBD on TSN

Anaheim vs. Detroit
• Game 1: Detroit @ Anaheim – Tuesday, April 30 at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 2: Detroit @ Anaheim – Thursday, May 2 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 3: Anaheim @ Detroit – Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
• Game 4: Anaheim @ Detroit – Monday, May 6 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 5: Detroit @ Anaheim – Wednesday, May 8 at 10 p.m. ET on TSN
• *Game 6: Anaheim @ Detroit – Friday, May 10 at TBD on TSN
• *Game 7: Detroit @ Anaheim – Sunday, May 12 at TBD on TSN

*if necessary

And that will do it.

2013 NHL Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals Schedules and Networks

Now that the National Hockey League regular season is over, it’s time to post the schedules for each series. In the first round, local regional sports networks can air playoff games. Only NBC games are exclusive in the United States, while in Canada, the playoffs are split between CBC and TSN.

Playoff games in the United States will be distributed nationally between NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network. The RSN’s have exclusivity in the local markets so the national broadcasts would be blacked out unless NBC gets the games.

The US networks have been selected through Games 1-4 of the quarterfinals. Games 5-7, if necessary, will be rescheduled as the series continue.

Here’s what we have thus far.

NHL announces Stanley Cup Playoffs Rd. 1 schedule

NEW YORK – The National Hockey League today announced the dates, times and national broadcast information for the 2013 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinal round, which begins Tuesday, April 30th. Information on the U.S. broadcast networks for games later in the round will be released as it is determined.

All times listed are ET and subject to change.
* – if necessary

2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES A	TIME (ET)	#1 Pittsburgh vs. #8 NY Islanders	Networks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013	7:30 p.m.	NY Islanders at Pittsburgh	NBCSN, TSN
Friday, May 3, 2013	7 p.m.	NY Islanders at Pittsburgh	NBCSN, TSN
Sunday, May 5, 2013	12 p.m.	Pittsburgh at NY Islanders	NBC, TSN
Tuesday, May 7, 2013	7 p.m.	Pittsburgh at NY Islanders	NBCSN, TSN
*Thursday, May 9, 2013	7 p.m.	NY Islanders at Pittsburgh	TSN
*Saturday, May 11, 2013	TBD	Pittsburgh at NY Islanders	TSN
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	NY Islanders at Pittsburgh	TSN
SERIES B	TIME (ET)	#2 Montreal vs. #7 Ottawa	Networks
Thursday, May 2, 2013	7 p.m.	Ottawa at Montreal	CNBC, CBC, RDS
Friday, May 3, 2013	7 p.m.	Ottawa at Montreal	CNBC, CBC, RDS
Sunday, May 5, 2013	7 p.m.	Montreal at Ottawa	NBCSN, CBC, RDS
Tuesday, May 7, 2013	7 p.m.	Montreal at Ottawa	CNBC, CBC, RDS
*Thursday, May 9, 2013	7 p.m.	Ottawa at Montreal	CBC, RDS
*Saturday, May 11, 2013	TBD	Montreal at Ottawa	CBC, RDS
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	Ottawa at Montreal	CBC, RDS
SERIES C	TIME (ET)	#3 Washington vs. #6 NY Rangers	Networks
Thursday, May 2, 2013	7:30 p.m.	NY Rangers at Washington	NBCSN, TSN
Saturday, May 4, 2013	12:30 p.m.	NY Rangers at Washington	NBC, TSN
Monday, May 6, 2013	7:30 p.m.	Washington at NY Rangers	NBCSN, TSN
Wednesday, May 8, 2013	7:30 p.m.	Washington at NY Rangers	NBCSN, TSN
*Friday, May 10, 2013	7:30 p.m.	NY Rangers at Washington	TSN
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	Washington at NY Rangers	TSN
*Monday, May 13, 2013	TBD	NY Rangers at Washington	TSN
SERIES D	TIME (ET)	#4 Boston vs. #5 Toronto	Networks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013	7 p.m.	Toronto at Boston	CNBC, CBC, RDS
Saturday, May 4, 2013	7 p.m.	Toronto at Boston	CNBC, CBC, RDS
Monday, May 6, 2013	7 p.m.	Boston at Toronto	NHLN-US, CBC, RDS
*Wednesday, May 8, 2013	7 p.m.	Toronto at Boston	NHLN-US, CBC, RDS
*Friday, May 10, 2013	7 P.M.	Boston at Toronto	CBC, RDS
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	Toronto at Boston	CBC, RDS
Monday, May 13, 2013	TBD	Boston at Toronto	CBC, RDS
2013 WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS
SERIES E	TIME (ET)	#1 Chicago vs. #8 Minnesota	Networks
Tuesday, April 30, 2013	8 p.m.	Minnesota at Chicago	NBCSN, CBC
Friday, May 3, 2013	9:30 p.m.	Minnesota at Chicago	NBCSN, CBC
Sunday, May 5, 2013	3 p.m.	Chicago at Minnesota	NBC, CBC
Tuesday, May 7, 2013	9:30 p.m.	Chicago at Minnesota	NBCSN, CBC
*Thursday, May 9, 2013	TBD	Minnesota at Chicago	CBC
*Saturday, May 11, 2013	TBD	Chicago at Minnesota	CBC
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	Minnesota at Chicago	CBC
SERIES F	TIME (ET)	#2 Anaheim vs. #7 Detroit	Networks
Tuesday, April 30, 2013	10:30 p.m.	Detroit at Anaheim	NBCSN, TSN
Thursday, May 2, 2013	10 p.m.	Detroit at Anaheim	NBCSN, TSN
Saturday, May 4, 2013	7:30 p.m.	Anaheim at Detroit	NBCSN, TSN
Monday, May 6, 2013	8 p.m.	Anaheim at Detroit	CNBC, TSN
*Wednesday, May 8, 2013	10 p.m.	Detroit at Anaheim	TSN
*Friday, May 10, 2013	TBD	Anaheim at Detroit	TSN
*Sunday, May 12, 2013	TBD	Detroit at Anaheim	TSN
SERIES G	TIME (ET)	#3 Vancouver vs. #6 San Jose	Networks
Wednesday, May 1, 2013	10:30 p.m.	San Jose at Vancouver	NBCSN, TSN
Friday, May 3, 2013	10 p.m.	San Jose at Vancouver	CNBC, TSN
Sunday, May 5, 2013	10 p.m.	Vancouver at San Jose	NBCSN, TSN
Tuesday, May 7, 2013	10 p.m.	Vancouver at San Jose	CNBC, TSN
*Thursday, May 9, 2013	10 p.m.	San Jose at Vancouver	TSN
*Saturday, May 11, 2013	TBD	Vancouver at San Jose	TSN
*Monday, May 13, 2013	TBD	San Jose at Vancouver	TSN
SERIES H	TIME (ET)	#4 St. Louis vs. #5 Los Angeles	Networks
Tuesday, April 30, 2013	8 p.m.	Los Angeles at St. Louis	CNBC, CBC
Thursday, May 2, 2013	9:30 p.m.	Los Angeles at St. Louis	CNBC, CBC
Saturday, May 4, 2013	10 p.m.	St. Louis at Los Angeles	NBCSN, CBC
Monday, May 6, 2013	10 p.m.	St. Louis at Los Angeles	NBCSN, CBC
*Wednesday, May 8, 2013	TBD	Los Angeles at St. Louis	CBC
*Friday, May 10, 2013	TBD	St. Louis at Los Angeles	CBC
*Monday, May 13, 2013	TBD	Los Angeles at St. Louis	CBC

I’ll update the times and networks for Games 5-7 as they become available. Keep this bookmarked.

A Late Friday Night/Early Saturday Morning Sports Media Notebook

Let’s do a notebook tonight, shall we? If I can’t do linkage and it always seems something gets in the way these days, I might as well do a notebook.

I’ll try to provide as many links and stories as possible here.

• Interesting story from The Big Lead. The daily 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ET SportsCenter block on ESPN is going to get a bit of a facelift. Jason McIntyre reports that instead of two shifts of three hours, ESPN will go to three two hour blocks. Kevin Negandhi and Hannah Storm will continue to be the combination to start off the block, but instead of going from 9 a.m.-noon, they’ll be reduced by one hour. Chris McKendry/Jay Crawford and Sage Steele/David Lloyd will be the other two weekday teams. ESPN has not confirmed the report, but The Big Lead’s confidence on this story is quite high.
• Here’s another story from The Big Lead. This upcoming season is the last year in Tim McCarver’s contract with MLB on Fox. Jason McIntyre gets comment from Fox on this.
• Add Cablevision to DirecTV and Verizon Fios to the providers tacking on a surcharge on subscribers who have packages with sports regional networks. In Cablevision’s case, it’s a $2.98 monthly fee that begins in April. Mike Farrell of Multichannel News says the surcharge is for subscribers who have the MSG Networks, SNY and YES RSN’s. This is the providers’ pushback on increasing subscriber fees from RSN’s which come as a result of high media rights for various professional teams. We’ll see if there’s any outcry from subscribers.
• ESPN Radio hack Colin Cowherd continues to say stupid things about the Midwest, this time about Indiana Pacers fans. This guy really needs to shut up.
• Joe Posnanski has been officially hired by NBC Sports to become its main columnist on its website and be featured on its multiple platforms. Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report wonders if this is the right move for Posnanski who left the fledgling Sports on Earth site after less than a year.
• Speaking of Ed, he speaks with Jim Romenesko about blogging for little to no money, something I’m quite familiar with.
• From David Goetzl of MediaPost comes this analysis of a lawsuit brought forth by Dish Network against ESPN. Very good background on a dispute that has been simmering for quite some time.
• To Sports Video Group where we have an interesting look at how ESPN3 produces a women’s college basketball that will be streamed on its platform.
• A few items from Paulsen at Sports Media Watch. First, NBA All-Star Saturday on TNT hit a three-year low, but still is among the best ratings ever for the event. Despite Danica Patrick, still not a good start for Fox for the Daytona 500 Speedweeks. And Paulsen has some various ratings news and notes.
• Ken McMillan at the Middletown (NY) Times Herald has the Arena Football League schedule on CBS Sports Network for the 2013 season. CBSSN takes over the rights after the AFL had been on NFL Network from 2010-2012. CBS will have the Arena Bowl in August.
• Robert Feder at TimeOut Chicago notes that Comcast SportsNet has ended its partnership with the Chicago Tribune and will rebrand its roundtable show as SportsTalk Live.
• Bruce Dowbiggin at the Toronto Globe and Mail reviews the first week of TSN’s new radio format and its new afternoon drive host.
• Could the NFL move the Draft to May into a ratings sweeps period? Tim Baysinger of Broadcasting & Cable says it’s entirely possible.
• By the way, this is not necessarily sports media, but it’s related. NBC definitely misses Sunday Night Football. Since the NFL season ended, the Peacock is having a hard time attracting viewers. The network will finish in 5th place in the 18-49 demographic for the February sweeps. Dominic Patten of Deadline notes that NBC will finish below CBS, Fox, ABC and wait for it…. Univision for the first time in its history. It’s not been a good 2013 for NBC thus far.
• This week, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away at the age of 80. He was first in the L.A. market to televise all of his team’s games creating the Prime Ticket regional sports network to air all of the Lakers’ home games and putting the road games on an over the air station. Before his passing, the Lakers went a step further in creating another RSN, Time Warner Cable SportsNet and doing two feeds, one in English and another in Spanish, another innovation. Jim Carlisle of the Ventura County Star looks at the impact Buss had on sports television.
• Media Life Magazine notes a new study which shows low recall of Super Bowl ads, something the NFL TV partners and its sponsors do not want to hear.
• Jonah Keri at Grantland says MLB has opened up the vault and released some of its old highlights.
• Formula 1′s ratings are down worldwide, a concern for the sport.

I think that’s where I’ll end things for now.

CBC Announces It’s Officially Back in the Olympics Business

During the 2012 Olympics, the International Olympics Committee awarded the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics to CBC after the Canadian Olympic Broadcasting Consortium consisting of CTV, RDS, TSN and Sportsnet had aired the 2010 and 2012 Games, ending a long streak by CBC dating back to 1996.

CBC had yet to officially announce its plans for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi asides from a random promo during Hockey Night in Canada, but today, the network gave its one year kickoff to its coverage today.

CBC says it has formed its own consortium to air the Olympics in Canada. Sportsnet says it will carry some 200 hours from Sochi. TSN along with its French partner, RDS, says it will also air a portion of the Olympics.

Details of which network will air which sports will be worked out and we’ll also hear about talent for the Games as well. I’m sure Ron MacLean who was primetime host for Beijing will have a major role. Not sure if Brian Williams who worked CBC’s Olympics until 2006 will return to Canada’s public broadcaster to host, but we’ll see. You can rest assured that Hockey Night in Canada voice Jim Hughson will call hockey for CBC.

CBC has also launched its official Olympics website.

Here’s CBC’s press release.

SOCHI IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK AND THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS STARTS HERE: CBC/RADIO-CANADA IS CANADA’S OLYMPIC NETWORK

As Canada’s Official Olympic Broadcaster for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, CBC/Radio-Canada brings the Olympic Games home to Canadians like never before

Today marks the official one-year countdown to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and CBC/Radio-Canada is thrilled to bring the Olympic Games home to Canadians. As Canada’s Official Broadcaster, CBC/Radio-Canada brings Canadians cross-platform coverage of the top news and stories in the year leading up to Sochi 2014, running from February 7 – 23, 2014. With exclusive license arrangements, TSN, RDS, and Sportsnet will also present coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Stay tuned – more platform distribution announcements to come.

“We’re incredibly proud to be the official home of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games,” said Kirstine Stewart, Executive Vice-President, English Services, CBC. “As we count down to Sochi 2014, we are committed to sharing the inspirational stories of our athletes, while providing Canadians with a robust Olympic Games experience, across all platforms.”

Louis Lalande, Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada, added: “The Olympic Games have been part of Radio-Canada’s DNA for over fifty years. It is with great anticipation that we prepare for Sochi 2014. We aim to offer viewers from coast to coast a distinct coverage that will allow them to live and breathe with our athletes on this most prestigious stage.”

CBC/Radio-Canada is the place to be as we count down to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. With coverage across all platforms – including TV, radio, online, and mobile – Canadians can connect with the biggest stories and the latest content whenever and wherever they want it. Through world-class storytelling and the best performance coverage available, CBC/Radio-Canada will introduce viewers to Canadian athletes poised to take on the world in 2014. Canadians can engage with CBC/Radio-Canada leading up to and throughout the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games online in English at CBC.ca/Olympics and in French at Radio-Canada.ca/Olympiques, as well as on Twitter in English at @cbcolympics (#cbcolympics), and in French at @RC_Sports (#RColympiques).

The countdown to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi was in full-swing this week on CBC, with extensive programming on all platforms. Throughout the week, viewers have enjoyed extensive coverage, with stories from Sochi and beyond, as well as a look at Canada’s Olympians as they prepare for the Games.

And here’s CBC’s Olympic promo. Sounds like its venerable Olympic theme will be back after a six year absence.

There you have it.

2013 NHL on TSN Schedule

Here’s the NHL on TSN schedule. Games will showcase 42 games including at least one Canadian team in each contest.

We have the schedule for you below.

2013 NHL on TSN Schedule

That will do it.

The NHL is Back. What Next?

Nobody won. Really, nobody. The fans lost because they were left hanging and lost a half-season including the Winter Classic at the Big House in Michigan. NBC Sports Network whose ratings fell into abyss with no NHL games from October through now has been “The Biggest Loser” through all this.

Regional sports networks across the country, dependent on NHL games for live programming, have been stuck trying to fill large holes with repeats of past sporting events or in some extreme cases, movies.

So now that the NHL is coming back as early as January 15 and no later than January 19, let’s go over the winners and losers from the NHL Lockout.

WINNERS

No one. Nobody won. Fans. Players. Owners. Sponsors. TV partners. The League. All lost.

LOSERS

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: The NHL has lost 10% of the games in his disastrous tenure due to lockout. No league has lost more games due to labor disputes during the time he’s been in office. And the NHL is the lone league of the major four leagues to have canceled an entire season.

NBC Sports Network: It didn’t have live NHL games for four months and its ratings suffered. With Michelle Beadle’s new show premiering this month and a new NFL documentary about to begin, the network needs that consistent live programming to promote them. The NHL will help in that process.

Regional Sports Networks: Local rightsholders such as NESN, Sun Sports, Comcast SportsNet and Fox Sports Net all depend on the NHL for as many as 80 live games per season. Without live games, they had to scramble for other programming. NESN kept airing the Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup run, but that only goes so far. The RSN’s are happy to see the NHL returning.

Sponsors: Based on the momentum the NHL had built over the last few years including a new long-term TV contract with NBC that began last season, sponsors had begun to drift to the league. As the lockout progressed, sponsors put pressure on the league to get back on the ice.

Local businesses and Employees:Restaurants, bars and shops that depend on hockey crowds for business at night lost four months to the lockout and that’s money that they’ll never get back. Buffalo, Nashville and other hockey-only markets are happy to see the NHL knowing that they’ll have 24-25 dates. But will the fans be back? And if you want to see how losing hockey can affect local businesses, here’s a flashback from WFSB’s Dennis House on how the Hartford Whalers’ departure affected Connecticut and one particular restaurant.

NHL Network: Bad job by the NHL Network for not even bringing back its studio shows to update fans on the lockout. As the news of the lockout was being settled, NHL Network remained in taped programming. They didn’t even simulcast TSN from Canada. Disservice to the fans. NFL Network and NBA TV both covered the ends of their lockouts in 2011, yet NHL Network can’t even provide lip service other than a crawl? C’mon, man! C’mon, NHL Network!

So where do we go from here? There are several things the NHL can do to get back in the fans’ good graces. One, make the Center Ice pay out-of-market package free for the entire season. Also, GameCenter which is the online version of Center Ice should be greatly discounted or made free for the season as well.

When the season opens, whether it’s on January 15 or January 19, NBC Sports Group should be given an opening night doubleheader which should include the banner raising ceremony for the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings.

If the NHL opens on January 19 which falls on a Saturday, NBC should be given an afternoon doubleheader at noon and 3 p.m. ET while NBC Sports Network should be given games at night.

As far as the Canadian TV partners, expect CBC to given the Opening Night doubleheader no matter what day the NHL will open the season. TSN should get plenty of games for opening week as well.

And we’ll keep an eye on the ratings for any residual effects from the lockout. Both the NFL and NBA did not suffer any collateral damage from the lockout seeing record ratings. We’ll see if the NHL is warmly welcomed back or given the cold shoulder by fans.

To prepare you for the NHL, I’ll provide you this compilation of NESN’s Jack Edwards calling Boston Bruins action over the years.

And for Western New York, here’s the Best of Buffalo Sabres legendary voice Rick Jeanneret.

One more for good measure. TSN provides the Top Ten calls for legendary Pittsburgh Penguins voice Mike Lange. I wish we had “And you can scratch my back with a hacksaw!”

That is all.

TSN/TSN2 2012-13 NHL Regular Season Schedule

NHL ON TSN BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Schedule subject to change without notice

NHL Releases The 2012-13 Regular Season National TV Schedules

This is like last year when the NBA released its national TV schedules in the midst of its lockout and nobody cared. Now, it’s the NHL’s turn to release this and until the lockout is settled between the league and its NHL Players Association, this means nothing.

After all the momentum the NHL built at the end of last season, there’s labor strife and Commissioner Gary Bettman seems to be in no hurry to end despite a nice fat TV contract with NBC and a TV negotiation upcoming in Canada that could further expand the league’s coffers.

Anyway, we have this press release from the National Hockey League talking about the number of games on NBC, NBC Sports Network, NHL Network, CBC, RDS and TSN.

NBC Sports Group will combine for over 100 regular season games including games on Sunday afternoons, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

CBC will carry 101 games including Hockey Night in Canada doubleheaders on Saturday nights.

TSN has Wednesday Night Hockey and will take 237 games on its combined TSN/TSN2 group.

RDS is the French language rightsholder for Canada and will carry all Montreal Canadiens games plus the Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend.

NHL Network will have 82 regular season games mostly from local feeds.

Take a look at what the NHL is saying. After that, I’ll post the press releases from the NHL’s TV partners in separate posts.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE UNVEILS 2012-13 NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

NEW YORK (August 30, 2012) – The National Hockey League (NHL) announced today the television schedules for national partners NBC, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TSN, TSN2, RDS and NHL Network-U.S. for the 2012-13 regular season.

In the U.S., NBC and NBC Sports Network enter the second season of the 10-year agreement with the NHL, the largest media rights deal in League history. It also is the eighth consecutive season both networks have served as a national television partner of the NHL in the U.S. In Canada, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada begins its 60th regular season of NHL® broadcasts. TSN, whose relationship with the NHL dates back to 1987, continues as the League’s national English-language cable partner. French-language telecast partner RDS has been televising NHL games since its inception in 1989 and enters its 10th consecutive season presenting every Montreal Canadiens game.

NBC Sports Group
Throughout the season, NBC Sports Group once again will offer hockey fans in the U.S. more than 100 games across NBC and NBC Sports Network. NBC Sports Network will air NHL games three consecutive nights each week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday nights will be exclusive, and in January, NBC Sports Network will add a second exclusive night on Sundays, giving NHL fans four straight nights of hockey action. The network will include a live pre-game (NHL Live™) and post-game (NHL Overtime™) show before and after every telecast. NBC Sports Network also will televise NHL All-Star Weekend live from Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 25-27, 2013. Coverage includes the NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft™, NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and the NHL® All-Star Game.

For the second consecutive season, NHL on NBC broadcast coverage launches on Thanksgiving Friday, with the 2012 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown™ featuring the Boston Bruins playing host to the New York Rangers at 1:00 p.m. ET. NBC will follow up that broadcast with the 2013 NHL Winter Classic® on Tuesday, Jan. 1, at Michigan Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan, before airing the weekly “Game of the Week” beginning Jan. 20. On Feb. 17, Hockey Day in America will be expanded to a triple-header, with two afternoon games on NBC followed by evening game on NBC Sports Network.

CBC
CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada returns for its 60th season, marking a new milestone for one of the longest running and most iconic programs in Canadian television history. The 60th anniversary season is highlighted by 101 regular-season games, including a special Thursday, Nov. 1, match-up between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, just as it did in 1952 when Hockey Night in Canada first took to the TV airwaves. The 2013 NHL Winter Classic® and the 60th NHL All-Star Game also return exclusively to CBC this season. Hockey Night in Canada on CBC will continue to honor Canada’s pastime as Hockey Day in Canada celebrates its 13th annual broadcast from Lloydminster AB/SK, Canada’s only border town, on Feb. 9, 2013. All Canadian teams will be featured on the day-long broadcast, which commemorates and highlights local hockey heroes.

With CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada continued commitment to connect Canadians to the NHL and the sport of hockey no matter where they are on game night, all 101 regular-season games will be streamed online as well as available for iPad and iPhone users.

TSN
TSN platforms will broadcast 237 NHL regular-season games during the 2012-13 season, its most extensive broadcast package ever. TSN will broadcast 88 regular-season games nationally, including 74 games featuring Canadian teams. TSN2 will air 63 games. Highlighting TSN’s 2012-13 NHL regular-season broadcast schedule is the Hockey Hall of Fame Game, airing for the first time on TSN. Featuring New Jersey at Toronto on Friday, November 9, the Hockey Hall of Fame Game honors 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Joe Sakic and Mats Sundin. In addition, TSN has exclusive Canadian coverage of the NHL Draft, NHL Draft™ Lottery and the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration while retaining the English-language exclusivity of “Wednesday Night Hockey” during which there is no other national or local NHL telecasts.

RDS
RDS will once again have French-language coverage of all 82 regular-season Montreal Canadiens games. RDS and RDS INFO also will broadcast a package of games featuring other NHL teams, including the 2013 NHL Winter Classic® and full coverage of the NHL All-Star Weekend.

NHL Network-U.S.
NHL Network-U.S. will televise 78 live games for its American audience this season, focusing on Thursday nights and Saturdays, including 14 doubleheaders and three tripleheaders. Regular-season coverage on NHL Network-U.S. gets underway on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. ET and features Nashville at Detroit. The Red Wings will begin their quest for a 22nd consecutive postseason berth against captain Shea Weber and the Predators, the very team that eliminated them from the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On Saturday evenings, NHL Network-U.S. will continue to incorporate the highly acclaimed CBC programming “Coaches Corner” and “Hotstove” into intermission content for American fans. Other highlights include eight appearances by the current Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings and Zach Parise’s return to New Jersey when the Minnesota Wild take on the Devils on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 5:00 p.m. ET.

NHL Network’s signature show, NHL Tonight™ hosted by Kathryn Tappen and featuring a rotating cast of analysts, returns across North America, providing highlights and analysis of every NHL game on a nightly basis. In addition to NHL Tonight, the network also will feature live original programming each evening with  NHL Live™ and NHL On the Fly™. As always, NHL Network™ will continue to bring fans exclusive coverage from all of the NHL’s signature events throughout the season. Information on the dates and times of the NHL Network live-game schedule for Canadian viewers will be released in the near future.

2012-13 Regular Season
The NHL’s 2012-13 regular season is scheduled to commence on Thursday, Oct. 11, with a quartet of games. The following night – Friday, Oct. 12 – the Los Angeles Kings will raise the first Stanley Cup® Championship banner in franchise history in front of a national audience on NBC Sports Network.

Opening night will feature nationally televised double-headers in both the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., NBC Sports Network will air the 2011 Stanley Cup® champion Boston Bruins visiting the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center as well as the St. Louis Blues taking on the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center. In Canada, CBC and RDS will televise the Montreal Canadiens playing host to the Ottawa Senators at Bell Centre and the Calgary Flames battling the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Under the NHL scheduling matrix, each team plays six games against each team in its division (24 games), four games against the non-division teams within its conference (40 games) plus 18 non-conference games – including at least one game against each club in the other conference (15 games) and three other games against select teams.

The 2012-13 NHL regular season will conclude on Saturday, April 13, with 28 teams competing in what promises to be a thrilling 14-game fight to the finish.

NBC Sports Group’s schedule is coming up.

Canadian Olympic Broadcasting Consortium Programming For Day 16 of the 2012 Olympics

The final day of the Olympics usually includes the men’s marathon, the gold medal final of men’s basketball and volleyball, and a few final events to close out the Games. CTV, TSN, Rogers Sportsnet and OLN will air a two hour special hosted by Brian Williams through the best of the London Games.

Then at 4 p.m. ET, the Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will wrap up its experience as Canada’s Olympic Networks with the Closing Ceremony to be aired and streamed across the country live.

We have what will distributed across the Consortium for the last time as CBC takes over the Olympics in 2014.

Day 16 Highlights: Sunday, August 12 – Gold Medal Games in Men’s Basketball and Volleyball; Canadian Wrestlers Hit the Mat for the Podium; LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY Caps Off the Games

DAY 16 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Basketball: Men’s Bronze Medal Game – Argentina and Russia square off on the hardcourt for bronze (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Men’s Gold Medal Game – Kobe Bryant and LeBron James lead the U.S. against Spain for gold (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics: Men’s Marathon – Canada’s Reid Coolsaet, Eric Gillis, and Dylan Wykes trek through London in this final athletics event (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Cycling: Men’s Mountain Bike Cross Country – Canada’s Geoff Kabush and Max Plaxton race for a spot on the podium; France looks for its fourth straight Olympic title (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Men’s Freestyle 66kg and 96kg– Haislan Garcia (66kg) and Khetag Pliev (96kg) compete for Canada and look for a spot in the afternoon’s medal rounds (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Volleyball: Men’s Bronze Medal Game – It’s Bulgaria vs. Italy for the bronze (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 2 p.m. ET

• Volleyball: Men’s Gold Medal Game – Russia and Brazil face off for Olympic glory (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Rhythmic Gymnastics: Women’s Group All-Around Final – Italy, winner of the past three World Championships, looks to upset Russia, three-time consecutive Olympic champions. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

Airing 2 – 4 p.m. ET
OLYMPIC FAREWELL: Brian Williams takes Canadians through the best of London 2012. Along with encores of key Canadian performances and interviews, the show looks back at the inspiring stories and outstanding achievements that captivated the nation, including the Canadian women’s soccer team, Usain Bolt, and Missy Franklin. During the two-hour show, Lisa LaFlamme fronts a piece on women in sport, highlighting the courageous women competing for countries with female athletes for the first time in Olympic history. The feature also looks at the remarkable performances of Gabby Douglas in gymnastics, Missy Franklin in the pool, and Jessica Ennis on the track. Stephen Brunt also returns with his last essay of the Games, examining how London 2012 has redefined Great Britain through the golden performances of Team GB during last week’s ‘Super Saturday’. (CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, OLN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

Airing 4 – 7 p.m. ET
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY: Hosted by James Duthie and Jennifer Hedger, this spectacle caps off the 17 days of London 2012 and celebrates the athletes that made these Games possible. Dubbed “a mashed-up symphony” of British music by artistic director Kim Gavin, the LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY is set to include some of Great Britain’s top musical acts including Muse, Ed Sheeran, George Michael, the Spice Girls, The Who, Annie Lennox and more. The show will also celebrate Rio, host of the 2016 Games, with a Brazilian-themed performance. (CTV, RDS, TSN, Sportsnet, V, OLN, OMNI. 2, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca)

And coming up, NBC’s announcement on its Closing Ceremony coverage.

Candian Olympic Broadcasting Consortium Programming For Day 15 of the 2012 Olympics

Here’s the programming schedule for the Canadian rightsholders for the 2012 Olympics.

Day 15 Highlights: Saturday, August 11 – Catharine Pendrel Pedals for the Podium; Canadians in Medal Contention in Canoe/Kayak; Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake Lead the Pack on the Track in the Men’s 4x100m Relay; Gold Medal Games in Men’s Soccer, Women

DAY 15 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Canoe/Kayak: Mixed – Eton Dorney hosts four final events, including men’s kayak single (K1) 200m with Canada’s Mark de Jonge, men’s kayak double (K2) 200m with Canada’s Hugues Fournel and Ryan Cochrane, men’s canoe single (C1) 200m, and women’s kayak single (K1) 200m. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Mountain Bike Cross Country: Women’s Final – 2011 World Champion Catharine Pendrel competes against fellow Canadian Emily Batty and rival mountain biker Julie Bresset from France (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Men’s Gold Medal Game – Mexico and Brazil battle it out for gold in this highly-anticipated match-up (CTV, RDS, OMNI. 1, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Taekwondo: Men’s +80kg – Currently seeded second in this Olympic tournament, Canada’s François Coulombe-Fortier looks to advance to the afternoon’s medal rounds (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Volleyball: Women’s Bronze Medal Game – South Korea faces off against Japan in a fight for bronze (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Athletics – A total of seven medal events take place in the afternoon including the women’s 20km race walk final featuring Canada’s Rachel Seaman (OLN, V), the men’s 5000m final featuring Canada’s Cameron Levins, plus the men’s 4x100m final with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake leading Jamaica* against the United States* and Canada* in a final baton sprint down the track. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men’s 10m Platform Final – Canada’s Riley McCormick* and Eric Sehn* compete against the world’s best divers including defending Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham* of Australia, reigning World Champion Qiu Bo* of China, and British medal hopeful Tom Daley* (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Volleyball: Women’s Gold Medal Game – It’s a gold medal showdown between Brazil and the United States (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Women’s Bronze and Gold Medal Games – Australia takes on Russia for bronze followed by the United States vs. France for gold in these hardcourt finals (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 15 highlights and results. With a focus on Canadian performances, the four hour show looks at Catharine Pendrel in mountain bike, Mark de Jonge, Hugues Fournel and Ryan Cochrane in canoe/kayak, Riley McCormick* and Eric Sehn* in men’s 10m platform diving and more. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also recaps the athletics events of the day – including another highly-anticipated race featuring Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the men’s 4x100m relay – and the men’s soccer final. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 15 highlights including recaps of the women’s volleyball gold medal game between Brazil and the United States, the men’s soccer final featuring Brazil vs. Mexico and men’s taekwondo +80kg with Canada’s François Coulombe-Fortier. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay recaps Canadian mountain biker Catharine Pendrel’s quest for a medal in the women’s cross-country. Pendrel is also featured in The Experts, where she proves to bobsledders Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown just how hard her sport really is. Plus, Sportsnet looks back at the incredible journey of the Canadian women’s soccer team. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 15 of London 2012 competition.(RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights.(V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

That’s it.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 14 of the 2012 Olympics

Just three more days of the Olympics and there are quite a few finals in various sports like BMX cycling, Taekwondo, wrestling, and track & field.

There are semifinals in men’s basketball and the men take on the 10 meter diving platform.

Take a look at what the networks of the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium have in store for the second and last Friday of the Olympics.

Day 14 Highlights: Friday, August 10 – Canada’s Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud Spar in Taekwondo; Canada’s Synchronized Swimming Team Looks to Blow the Competition Out of the Water

DAY 14 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Canoe/Kayak: Mixed – Eton Dorney hosts qualifying heats and semifinals for four events, all featuring Canadians: men’s kayak single 200m (Mark de Jonge), men’s canoe single 200m (Jason McCoombs), women’s kayak single 200m (Émilie Fournel) and men’s kayak double 200m (Hugues Fournel and Ryan Cochrane). (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• BMX: Men’s and Women’s Semifinals and Final – Tory Nyhaug* is flying high for Canada against reigning World Champion Sam Willoughby* in this fast-paced sport making its second appearance at an Olympic Games (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Taekwondo: Women’s 67kg and Men’s 80kg – Canadians Karine Sergerie, who brought home silver at the Beijing 2008 Games, and Sébastien Michaud, bronze medallist at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, look to advance to the afternoon’s medal rounds (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Men’s 55kg and 74kg – Canada’s David Tremblay and Matt Gentry hit the mat for a spot in the afternoon’s bronze and gold medal matches (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Synchronized Swimming: Women’s Team Free Routine – Canada is poised to swim back onto the podium for the first time since Sydney 2000 with its innovative routines; Russia’s Anastasia Davydova holds her breath in search of a record-setting fifth Olympic gold medal in synchronized swimming. (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Basketball: Men’s – Spain takes on Russia followed by Argentina vs. USA in these highly-anticipated hardcourt semifinal showdowns (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics – In addition to the first round of women’s 4x400m relay and men’s 4x100m relay, six medal events take place including: men’s pole vault, women’s hammer throw, women’s 5000m, women’s 4x100m relay, women’s 1500m, and men’s 4x400m relay. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Men’s Bronze Medal Match – South Korea faces off against Japan in a fight for bronze (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men’s 10m Platform – Canadians Riley McCormick and Eric Sehn compete in the preliminary round against Great Britain’s young diving star Tom Daley and 2011 World Champion Qui Bo of China (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 14 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show recaps the athletics events of the day, BMX cycling and Tory Nyhaug*’s performance, taekwondo with looks at Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud’s results, diving, canoe/kayak, and marathon swimming. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 14 highlights including recaps of men’s volleyball semifinals, Canada’s underwater performance in synchronized swimming, and men’s water polo semifinal #2(TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay reviews the men’s basketball semifinals with coverage of powerhouse Argentina taking on the favoured United States, as well as Spain vs. Russia. Canadians Karine Sergerie and Sébastien Michaud look to fight their way to the podium in taekwondo, while Adam van Koeverden teaches kayaking in another edition of The Experts. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

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• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 14 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

NBCUniversal’s programming is next.

Canadian Olympic Broadcasting Consortium Programming for Day 13 of the 2012 Olympics

As the Olympics now count down to their final days, some of the big events and sports are holding their medal rounds. Canada will be playing for the bronze medal in women’s soccer against France on Thursday. Track & Field has several gold medal finals including the men’s 200 meters featuring Yohan Blake and multiple gold medal winner Usain Bolt. Canada also has medal hopefuls in women’s wrestling and diving.

Check out the programming on the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium for Day 13 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad. It’s all listed below.

Day 13 Highlights: Thursday, August 9 – Canada’s Women’s Soccer Team Battles for Bronze; World’s Fastest Man Usain Bolt Attempts 200m Final; Bronze Medallists Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion Take Another Plunge for the Podium

DAY 13 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Soccer: Women’s Bronze Medal Match – Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancredi lead Canada in a battle for bronze against France (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Canoe/Kayak: Mixed – Eton Dorney hosts four medal events including men’s canoe double 1000m final, men’s kayak four 1000m final, women’s kayak single 500m final and women’s kayak double 500m final (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca
• Athletics – The morning includes the first round of the men’s 4x400m relay, women’s high jump qualification and three events from men’s decathlon: 110m hurdles, discus throw and pole vault (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Cycling BMX: Men’s Quarterfinals – Canada’s Tory Nyhaug competes in his first Olympic Games (Sportsnet, RDS2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – Canada’s Tonya Verbeek (55kg) – the Beijing 2008 bronze medallist and Athens 2004 silver medallist – and Leah Callahan (72kg) look to advance to the afternoon’s gold medal finals (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Athletics – In addition to the women’s 800m semifinals featuring Canada’s Jessica Smith, five medal events take place including:
  • Men’s 200m Final – Canada’s Jared Connaughton* and Aaron Brown* look to hit the track alongside Jamaica’s Usain Bolt* and Yohan Blake* (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Women’s Javelin Final – Vancouver’s Elizabeth Gleadle will be the first Canadian woman to compete in the javelin at an Olympic Games since 1988 (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s Decathlon 1500m Final – Canada’s Damian Warner competes (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 800m Final (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s Triple Jump Final (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Women’s Gold Medal Match – The United States is up against the Japanese squad that beat them in last year’s World Cup final (TSN, OMNI.1, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s 10m Platform – Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito* and Roseline Filion*, who captured bronze in the women’s 10m synchronized diving last week, fly solo against the best divers in the world including the defending Olympic champion Chen Ruolin* of China (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 13 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show recaps the women’s soccer bronze and gold medal match-ups, athletics events including the highly anticipated men’s 200m final with Usain Bolt* and Yohan Blake*, as well as the women’s 10m platform results featuring Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 13 highlights and recaps including the women’s basketball semifinals and the women’s water polo gold medal game (TSN2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay providesviewers with highlights from Day 13’s premier events, including Usain Bolt’s attempt to defend his title in the men’s 200m final. A full review of the highly anticipated women’s gold medal soccer match between USA and Japan will also be presented, as well as coverage from the women’s 10m platform final as Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion look for their second medal of the Games.

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 13 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

NBCUniversal’s Olympic programming is coming up.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 12 of the 2012 Olympics

For Day 12 of the 2012 Olympics, the networks comprising the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will focus on the canoe/kayak venue, the rowing venue, the track & field venue and the equestrian venue.

So much more will be seen throughout the day on the consortium and you can check out what’s on below.

Day 12 Highlights: Wednesday, August 8 – Adam van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw Go for Gold; Carol Huynh Defends Her Olympic Title; Canada’s Aaron Brown and Jared Connaughton Battle on the Track with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the 200m Semifinal

DAY 12 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Canoe/Kayak Sprint:
  • Men’s K-1 1000m – Three-time Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden goes for gold (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s C-1 1000m – Third-generation Olympian Mark Oldershaw battles for his first medal at Eton Dorney (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics: Men’s Decathlon – Three events kick off in the morning with 100m, long jump, and shot put followed by high jump and 400m in the afternoon (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Individual Jumping – Ian Millar who is making his 10th Olympic Games appearance and Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medallist Eric Lamaze have the podium in sight (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Athletics – Four medal events take place including the women’s long jump, women’s 400m hurdles, the women’s 200m and the men’s 110m hurdles. Plus, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake compete in the 200m semifinals alongside Canada’s Jared Connaughton and Aaron Brown (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Beach Volleyball: Women’s – It’s suspense on the sand in this gold medal match-up (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Wrestling: Women’s Freestyle 48kg – Canada’s Carol Huynh looks to defend her Olympic title following her gold medal performance in Beijing (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s 10m Platform – Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion, who captured bronze in the women’s 10m synchronized diving last week, compete in this preliminary round (OLN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 12 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show recaps the canoe/kayak sprint final results from earlier in the day with a look at Mark Oldershaw and Adam van Koeverden, who is also featured in The Experts segment alongside DAILY PLANET host Dan Riskin. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also recaps the performances of Beijing 2008 gold medallist Carol Huynh in women’s freestyle wrestling and Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar in the individual jumping final, as well as athletics results. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 12 highlights and recaps, including the men’s basketball quarter-final game featuring Australia taking on the USA’s Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant, as well as the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match-up. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay takes a look at Canada’s medal chances from Day 12, including Adam van Koeverden in the men’s K-1 1000m final and Mark Oldershaw in the men’s C-1 1000m final. Sportsnet also has full coverage of Carol Huynh’s attempt to defend her Olympic Games title in women’s freestyle wrestling, including a look at her special relationship with her hometown of Hazelton, BC in Difference Makers with Rick Hansen. All this, plus recaps of the quarter-final action in men’s volleyball, basketball and water polo. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 12 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

NBCUniversal’s Olympic programming is next.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 11 of the 2012 Olympics

Ok, Canada has several medal hopefuls including in the men’s triathlon which takes place early Tuesday morning. Canada’s women’s basketball team has the daunting task of taking on Team USA in the quarterfinals. And you have plenty of Canadians taking part in the track & field venue tomorrow especially in the women’s 100 meter hurdles.

Here’s the schedule of the combined Bell/Rogers partnership that comprises the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium.

Day 11 Highlights: Tuesday, August 7 – Simon Whitfield Races for a Third Olympic Medal; Canada Battles the United States in Women’s Basketball; Tara Whitten Pushes for Another Podium Finish

DAY 11 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Triathlon: Men’s – Canada’s Opening Ceremony Flag Bearer Simon Whitfield pursues his third Olympic medal alongside fellow Canadians Kyle Jones and Brent McMahon as well as Great Britain’s Brownlee brothers, Alistair and Jonathan (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics: Men’s 200m Round 1 – The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt and fellow countryman Yohan Blake are back on the track; Jared Connaughton, Aaron Brown, and Tremaine Harris compete for Canada (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Women’s – Canada looks to break the #1-ranked United States’ 38-game winning streak for a spot in the semifinals (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Synchronized Swimming: Women’s Duet – Canada’s Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Élise Marcotte, who placed fourth at the 2011 World Championships, pursue a place on the podium (Sportsnet, RDS CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Canoe/Kayak Sprint: Women’s K-1 500m – Émilie Fournel – sister of fellow London 2012 Olympian Hugues Fournel who is competing in the men’s K-2 200m and 1000m – looks to advance to the semifinal (Sportsnet, RDS2, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Beach Volleyball: Women’s Semifinals – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings take on China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi in a quest for their third consecutive Olympic gold medal while fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross square off against Brazil’s Juliana Silva and Larissa Franca (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics:
  • Four medal events take place including the men’s 1500m, men’s high jump, men’s discus, and the 100m hurdles, with Canada’s Jessica Zelinka, Phylicia George, and Nikkita Holder looking to compete pending the semifinal results (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Track Cycling: Mixed
  • Three medal events including the men’s keirin, women’s sprint, and women’s omnium featuring 2011 World Champion Tara Whitten, who won a bronze in women’s team pursuit on Saturday (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Men’s
  • South Korea battles Brazil in this semifinal match-up (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Mexico takes on Japan in this semifinal match-up (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men’s 3m Springboard Final – Pending qualification in the morning’s semifinal, Alexandre Despatie and François Imbeau-Dulac plunge for the podium (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives a complete rundown of Day 11 highlights and results with a focus on Canadian performances. The four-hour show reviews the women’s 100m hurdles semifinals and finals with a focus on Jessica Zelinka, Phylicia George, and Nikkita Holder, and features a Superbodies segment on a hurdler’s body with Dr. Greg Wells. The show also recaps Tara Whitten’s results in the second day of omnium competition, Simon Whitfield’s performance in men’s triathlon, and how Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Élise Marcotte’s fared in synchronized swimming. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also recaps the quarterfinal game between Canada and powerhouse United States in women’s basketball and other key events from the day (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through four hours of Day 11 highlights, including recaps of men’s triathlon with a focus on Simon Whitfield, men’s 3m springboard final and Alexandre Despatie’s performance, Canada’s results in synchronized swimming, plus the women’s basketball quarterfinal match-up between Canada and the United States. The show also includes extended looks at men’s and women’s beach volleyball semifinals. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, hosted by Brad Fay, takes viewers to Olympic Stadium for a review of the men’s 200m heats, Usain Bolt’s second event of the Games and the 100m hurdles final where Canada may add more hardware to the country’s medal count. At the pool, Alexandre Despatie puts a shaky summer behind him in the 3m springboard diving finals. Capping off OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET are special features including Difference Makers with Rick Hansen featuring Simon Whitfield; Superbodies with Dr. Greg Wells, who takes a look at the physically taxing triathlon; and The Experts showcasing women’s hockey Olympic Games gold medallists Tessa Bonhomme and Jennifer Botterill attempting synchronized swimming. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 11 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

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• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change.

And that does it.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 9 of the 2012 Olympics

For Day 9 of the 2012 Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium will air tennis, cycling, track & field, women’s basketball, equestrian and plenty of other events.

Here’s what will be seen in Canada on the Broadcast Consortium.

Day 9 Highlights: Sunday, August 5 World’s Fastest Man to be Crowned; Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans Plunge for the Podium; Gold Medal Showdown Between Roger Federer and Andy Murray

DAY 9 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Tennis: Men’s Singles Final – It’s a 2012 Wimbledon final rematch as Roger Federer, the world’s top-ranked player, and Great Britain’s Andy Murray battle it out for Olympic glory (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Track Cycling: Men’s Omnium – With Day 1 complete, Watson Lake, Yukon-native Zach Bell competes in the remaining omnium events for a spot on the podium (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Women’s – After knocking out Brazil on Friday to clinch a quarterfinal spot, Canada squares off against Australia in its last preliminary round match-up; in another match-up, China faces off against the United States’ powerhouse squad (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Mixed Team Jumping – Canada’s Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar – in his 10th Olympic Games setting an all-time Olympic record – continue their quest to the podium (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Athletics:
  • Men’s 100m Final – All eyes are on Jamaica’s Usain Bolt* and Yohan Blake* as Bolt defends his title of world’s fastest man in one of the most highly-anticipated races of the Games (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 400m Semifinal – South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius – the first ever amputee runner in an Olympic Games – continues his historic pursuit for a spot in Monday’s final (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 1500m Semifinal: Canadian Nathan Brannen competes after finishing fifth in his qualifying heat (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Women’s 400m Final – Canada’s Jenna Martin* takes her spot on the track in this race for the podium (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard Final – After a bronze medal finish in the synchronized event last week, Canadian divers Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans look to add to their London 2012 medal count (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV:OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams guides Canadians through four hours of Day 9 highlights, including a recap of the highly-anticipated showdown between Jamaica’s Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in the men’s100m final. Additional recaps include the women’s 3m springboard final featuring newly minted bronze medallists Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans, Canada’s match-up against Australia in women’s basketball, as well as men’s boxing, synchronized swimming, equestrian, and cycling. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes fans through Sunday’s recaps and highlights, including the men’s tennis final with Andy Murray and Roger Federer, men’s and women’s boxing, beach volleyball and equestrian, and a review of the world’s fastest man in the men’s100m final during an athletics round up. The four-hour show also features three-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn showing CFL great Milt Stegall how to tackle the trampoline in The Experts. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay features a full review of one of the most anticipated events of the London 2012 Games – the men’s 100m final featuring Usain Bolt and his fellow countryman and biggest threat, Yohan Blake. Plus, Sportsnet heads to the pool where divers Jennifer Abel and Émilie Heymans looked to add to their bronze medal in the 3m springboard final. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 9 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

And I’ll have a feature later on.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 8 of the 2012 Olympics

It’s Super Saturday at the Olympics. Usain Bolt will be on the track for the men’s 100 meters to determine the World’s Fastest Man.

Canada has several medal hopefuls tomorrow in Triathlon, Trampoline, Mixed Doubles, Badminton and other events.

We have the listing of events on CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, RDS and V for Saturday.

Day 8 Highlights: It’s Super Saturday at London 2012 as Canada’s Alexandra Bruce and Michelle Li Look for Badminton Bronze; Usain Bolt Steps On to the Track;Canadian Swimmers Go for Gold;Michael Phelps Competes in his Final Olympic Event

DAY 8 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Athletics: Men’s 100m – Canada’s Justyn Warner takes a start position at the track along with the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake in Round 1 qualifying (CTV, Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Triathlon: Women’s – Canadian Paula Findlay looks to swim, bike and run past her competition for a podium finish (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Trampoline: Women’s – Three-time Olympic medallist Karen Cockburn and 2011 world silver medallist Rosie MacLennan go for gold (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Mixed Jumping – Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze and Ian Millar – in his 10th Olympic Games setting an all-time Olympic record – compete for Canada (OLN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Badminton: Women’s Doubles – In an event that is still reeling from a scandal that saw eight players ejected from the tournament, Canadians Alexandra Bruce and Michelle Li square off against Russia in a fight for the bronze medal (Sportsnet, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Men’s – Led by LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant, the United States’ undefeated squad take on Lithuania (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Cycling: Women’s Team Pursuit – Tara Whitten leads Canada’s team in this new event on the Olympic program (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Soccer: Men’s – The battle on the pitch continues as Brazil vs. Honduras and Great Britain vs. Korea face off in these quarter-final round match-ups (TSN, RDS, OMNI.1, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Athletics:
  • Heptathlon: Women’s – Canada’s Jessica Zelinka faces Great Britain’s Jessica Ennis – along with reigning world champion Tatyana Chernova – in the final heptathlon events (CTV, Sportsnet, V, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 400m – Oscar Pistorius makes his historic debut as the first amputee runner in an Olympic Games (CTV, Sportsnet, V, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming:
  • Women’s 50m Freestyle Final – Canada’s top female sprinter Victoria Poon* dashes for gold against 2011 World Champion Therese Alshammar* of Sweden and defending Olympic champion Britta Steffen* of Germany (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 1,500m Freestyle Final – After placing third overall in qualifying, Ryan Cochrane aims for a podium finish in the event that net him a bronze medal at Beijing 2008 (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final – Charles Francis, Scott Dickens, Joe Bartoch, and newly minted bronze medallist Brent Hayden represent Canada against the competition including the United States’ Michael Phelps who is competing in his last Olympic event. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives Canadians a complete rundown of results from the jam packed Day 8. The four-hour show includes highlights and recaps of athletics, swimming, trampoline, tennis, equestrian, cycling, and diving events from earlier in the day. OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV also includes a review of key Canadian performances including Dylan Armstrong, Jessica Zelinka, Ryan Cochrane, the men’s 4x100m medley relay team, Karen Cockburn, the mixed jumping team, Paula Findlay, and more. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes fans through four hours of recaps and highlights, including women’s triathlon and a look at Paula Findlay’s performance, men’s doubles tennis, beach volleyball, the results of Zach Bell and Tara Whitten in cycling and an athletics wrap up featuring Jessica Zelinka, Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius, and more. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: On OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, host Brad Fay reviews Canada’s many medal opportunities from Day 8, including Ryan Cochrane in the men’s 1,500m freestyle, Karen Cockburn in the women’s individual trampoline, Canada’s women’s team pursuit in cycling, and Paula Findlay in the women’s triathlon. Sportsnet also has a full recap of the women’s singles final in tennis and an emotional Difference Makers with Rick Hansen segment on trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan’s relationship with her grandfather. All this, plus a look at Usain Bolt’s first day back on the track for the first round of the men’s 100m. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 8 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

That will do it.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 7 of the 2012 Olympics

Now to the Canadian Olympic programming on CTV, Sportsnet, TSN, RDS, V and the entire consortium that make up this allegiance that will end on August 12 as CBC takes over the Olympics once again in 2014.

Here’s the programming on the networks of the consortium.

Day 7 Highlights: Friday, August 3 Canada’s Women’s Soccer Team Battles Great Britain in the Quarter-finals; Dylan Armstrong Pushes for the Podium; Jessica Zelinka Hits the Track

DAY 7 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Athletics:
  • Men’s Shot Put – It’s a heavy haul for Canadian Dylan Armstrong who missed a bronze medal in Beijing 2008 by just one centimetre. He and fellow Canadian competitor Justin Rodhe go up against defending Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland in the qualifying round (CTV, Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Women’s Heptathlon – It’s Jessica vs. Jessica, as Canada’s Jessica Zelinka faces Great Britain’s Jessica Ennis – along with reigning world champion Tatyana Chernova – in the first three heptathlon events: hurdles, high jump, and shot put. (CTV, Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming: Men’s 1,500m Freestyle Heats – Ryan Cochrane looks to swim past qualifying in the event that net him a bronze medal at Beijing 2008 (CTV, TSN, RDS2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Rowing: Men’s Pair Final – Beijing 2008 silver medallists Dave Calder and Scott Frandsen hit the water for Canada as they paddle for gold against the seemingly unstoppable New Zealand men’s pair team of Eric Murray and Hamish Bond (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Trampoline: Men’s – Canada’s Jason Burnett – who holds the world record for degree of difficulty in trampoline and a silver medal from Beijing 2008 – looks to outshine defending Olympic champion and 2011 World Champion Lu Chunlong of China (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Women’s – Canada and Brazil face off on the hardcourt (Sportsnet, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s 3m Springboard – Canada’s first medallists of London 2012 Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel compete in this preliminary round (OLN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Athletics:
  • Men’s Shot Put Final – Canadian Dylan Armstrong looks to go the distance for a spot on the podium in the shot put final (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Women’s – Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancredi lead Canada against home crowd favourites Great Britain in this quarter-final match-up (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming:
  • Men’s 50m Breaststroke – With the nation proudly cheering him on, Brent Hayden* swims for another podium finish after his gutsy bronze medal performance in Day 5’s 100m freestyle final (Sportsnet, RDS, OMNI.2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 100m Butterfly – Defending Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps* battles Serbia’s Milorad Cavic, who he beat by just 0.01 seconds at Beijing 2008 (Sportsnet, RDS, OMNI.2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Women’s 200m Backstroke – Competing in her first Olympic Games, Sinead Russell* of Burlington, ON looks to take on American phenom Missy Franklin* (Sportsnet, RDS, OMNI.2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives Canadians a complete rundown of Day 7 highlights and results, including recaps of women’s soccer, women’s basketball, swimming, athletics, and trampoline. The review of Jason Burnett’s performance in trampoline includes a Difference Makers with Rick Hansen segment on the aerial acrobat. The show also primes Canadians for an exciting weekend of athletics events and includes a Superbodies feature on the beach volleyball with Dr. Greg Wells. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 7 highlights, including recaps of the men’s and women’s tennis semifinals along with an extended look at the Canadian women’s soccer team’s quarter-final performance against Great Britain (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with host Brad Fay is the go-to destination for highlights and results from Day 7, including a full review of the Canadian women’s soccer team’s quarterfinal match versus host Great Britain. Plus, a recap of Dylan Armstrong quest for gold in the men’s shot put final. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS 

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 7 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

And I hope to do some linkage for you later.

2012 Canadian Olympic TV Ratings Up From 2008

This from the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium, we find through the first 3 days of Olympic competition, the ratings in Canada are way up in primetime for this year. As compared to the 2008 Beijing Olympics on CBC, the London Games are averaging 2.1 million viewers for the 22 daily hours of coverage on the various networks. In primetime, CTV/Sportsnet/TSN and RDS/V are seeing an average of 2.8 million viewers.

For CTV alone, the viewership in primetime is 1.9 million viewers which is 45% higher than CBC’s coverage in Beijing. Overall, the Broadcast Media Consortium is tracking 74% better than Beijing. So CBC has some catching up to do if it wants to match or surpass these numbers when it airs the Olympics in Rio in 2016.

Here’s the press release.

London 2012 Grows 74% Over Beijing 2008: Average Audience of 2.1 Million Canadians Watch Days 1-3

More than four in five Canadians have tuned in, reaching 83% of population
Swimming is most-watched sport so far with Reach of 13 million
CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca sites and apps average 14 million page views and 1.5 million video views each day of competition

London, England (August 1, 2012) – After the first three days of events (July 28 – 30), audiences for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium’s coverage of London 2012 are averaging 2.1 million viewers overall throughout its 22 hours of daily coverage, and 2.8 million in prime time alone. The daily average is up a massive 74%* compared to the same period for Beijing 2008. On CTV alone, the Consortium’s tape-delayed prime time coverage of London 2012 (1.9 million) is tracking 45% higher than CBC’s live/taped prime time coverage of Beijing 2008 (1.3 million) for the same time period. From the start of the 2012 Games to date, an incredible 28 million Canadians – or 83.4% of the population – has watched some coverage on Consortium channels.

The popularity of London 2012 is crossing all age and gender lines. Females make up 52% of the A18+ audience, Games-to-date, while the broadcast has reached 85% of all Men 18+, 84% of all Women 18+, and 78% of all younger viewers aged 2-17.

Audiences for swimming events have dominated Consortium coverage so far, comprising the Top 5 most-watched events, including the most-watched event yet in Canada, swimming: men and women semifinals and finals on July 29 which averaged 2.2 million viewers. Overall, swimming events have reached a total of more than 13 million viewers over the past three days on Consortium networks. Additionally, on July 29 nearly 4.5 million Canadians watched some part of the synchronized diving final as Canada claimed its first medal – a bronze for Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel.

“We are very pleased with the results of our coverage thus far,” said Adam Ashton, President, Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. “With all Consortium platforms showing growth over the first few days of the Games, we are confident that, with many marquee events and top medal contenders still to come, we will continue to achieve new standards for a Summer Games. Congratulations to all of our Canadian athletes as they continue to perform on the world stage – we couldn’t be more proud to deliver their stories and achievements to audiences at home.”

Average audiences on Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium for Days 1 – 3 of London 2012 include:

July 28-30

OLYMPIC MORNING / LONDRES 2012 À RDS
(4 a.m. – 12 noon ET)
1.23 million

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES 2012 À RDS
(12 – 6 p.m. ET)
2.74 million

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME / AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS (7 – 11 p.m. ET)
2.8 million

CTV NATIONAL NEWS is also averaging 1.5 million viewers from the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games to date, more than tripling the average of CBC NATIONAL (PART 1) (466,000) and up 31% compared to its summer average.**

Additional Highlights for Days 1-3:

• Weightlifting: Men’s 56kg is the most-watched event so far on CTV garnering 2 million viewers on July 29
• Beach Volleyball: Men – Canada vs. Great Britain has been the most popular event on TSN, with 664,000 viewers on July 28
• Weightlifting: Women’s 53kg is the most-watched event on Sportsnet, garnering 554,000 viewers on July 29
• V delivered 412,000 viewers for the Beach Volleyball: Men – Canada vs. Great Britain game on July 28
• RDS saw 385,000 tune in to the Beach Volleyball: Women – Great Britain vs. Canada game on July 29

By the end of Day 3, CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca sites and apps saw nearly 6 million visits, delivering a combined 41.7 million page views, pacing 11% higher than Vancouver 2010 with most marquee events still ahead. With a total of 4.5 million video views, more than 184,000 hours of video has been consumed on classic web alone (desktop and laptop). The Ultimate Fan experience – which invites fans to earn points and enter to win prizes – has resulted in 32% more time spent on the site by those visitors compared to users who are not playing the game. While sites within Bell Media usually receive 12% of their traffic from mobile sites, 62% of page views on Consortium digital platforms during London 2012 have come via a mobile device.

Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium is fully engaged with fans. With almost 40,000 interactions on social networks*** facilitated by the Social Team and 425,000**** clicks into the live chats, the Consortium is right there with fans throughout every televised and streamed event during these Olympic Games.

That will do it.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 6 of the 2012 Olympics

Look at what Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Consortium has in store for you on Thursday.

Day 6 Highlights: Thursday, August 2 Canada’s Women’s Eights Team Pulls for a Podium Finish; Dominique Pegg Gives Her All-Around Best; Thrilling Swimming Showdowns Continue

DAY 6 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Rowing: Women’s Eights Final – Canada is pulling for the podium led by coxswain Lesley Thompson-Willie who is poised to set several records with a medal performance. (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Judo: Women’s 78kg – Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at 17, Canada’s Amy Cotton is a fighter in more ways than one as she battles the competition on the world stage (CTV, RDS CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Canoe/Kayak: Men’s C2 – Three-time Olympic gold medallists and twin brothers Pavol and Peter Hochschorner of Slovakia look to continue their golden record (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Track Cycling: Men’s Team Sprint – Chris Hoy, who won three gold medals in the velodrome at Beijing 2008, helms Great Britain against France, Germany, and Australia (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Team Dressage – Sometimes described as ballet for horses, this fascinating competition tests a rider and horse’s ability to display control and supreme elegance (OLN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Gymnastics – Artistic: Women’s Individual All-Around Final – Fresh off helping Canada land its top team finish ever, Sarnia, ON-native Dominique Pegg gives her all-around best (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Beach Volleyball: Women’s – It’s bump, set, spike as Brazil takes on Australia and Great Britain squares off against Russia in these preliminary round match-ups (TSN, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming:
  • Women’s 200m Breaststroke Final – No Canadian female has won a medal in swimming since Atlanta 1996 – this dry spell could end if Canada’s Martha McCabe* has her way (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Women’s 100m Freestyle Final – Another Canadian female swims for national pride as Julia Wilkinson* aims for a podium-worthy performance (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 200m Backstroke Final – Canada’s Tobias Oriwol* has a chance to swim for gold against 2011 World Champion Ryan Lochte* (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
  • Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final – After competing in the 200m backstroke final Ryan Lochte* then takes on Michael Phelps* in another head-to-head battle (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: Brian Williams hosts OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV leading Canadians through the best of Day 6. The four-hour show recaps the women’s individual all-around final and examines the mechanics of a gymnast’s body in a Superbodies segment on the balance beam with Dr. Greg Wells. Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean joins Williams in studio for a review of Canada’s performance in the women’s eights final. Viewers can also watch a profile on three-time gold medallist Chris Hoy during a recap of the day’s track cycling: team sprint competition, along with an entertaining Difference Makers with Rick Hansen on shot putter Dylan Armstrong and his beloved coach Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk, who won gold in the hammer throw at Munich 1972. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 6 highlights, including recaps of canoe/kayak, men’s boxing, men’s basketball, men’s volleyball and a look at how Canada’s women’s eights team fared in the final earlier in the day. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: On OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, host Brad Fay reviews the women’s eights final as the Canadian team battles for rowing gold. The popular Superbodies feature returns to OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET with a look at the toll rowing takes on the body. Plus, full beach volleyball and tennis coverage from Day 6. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 6 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

One more Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium press release.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 5 of the 2012 Olympics

Let’s provide the updates for Canada and the US for Day 5 of the 2012 Games. Canada has some medal hopes on the diving board, in the pool and on the water.

CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, RDS, V and the rest of the Olympic Broadcast Consortium will be on top of all things Canadian on Day 5 of the Games of the XXX Olympiad.

We have the schedule for Tuesday.

Day 5 Highlights: Wednesday, August 1 – Brent Hayden’s Big Night in the Pool; Alexandre Despatie Steps up to the Platform; Canada’s Men’s Eights Team Looks for Back-to-Back Gold

DAY 5 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Rowing: Men’s Eights – Beijing 2008 gold medallists Malcolm Howard, Andrew Byrnes, and coxswain Brian Price lead Team Canada in a quest to become back-to-back Olympic champions (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Women’s – Canada hits the hardcourt for a match-up against France (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men’s 3m Synchronized Platform – Quebecois superstar Alexandre Despatie and Regina’s Reuben Ross dive for gold against strong competition from China, Russia and the United States. (CTV, RDS, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Gymnastics – Artistic: Men’s – Japanese sensation Kohei Uchimura is expected to dominate the field in the final (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Road Cycling: Women’s Individual Time Trial – Clara Hughes returns to the track on a quest to become Canada’s most decorated Olympian (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Road Cycling: Men’s Individual Time Trial – Ryder Hesjedal has a podium-finish in sight; reigning Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins competes for a seventh medal to become cycling’s most decorated Olympian (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Swimming:
• Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Canadian medal hopeful Scott Dickens* battles Japanese swimming force Kosuke Kitajima*, the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medallist (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s 100m Freestyle – 2011 world silver medallist Brent Hayden* swims in one the biggest races of his career against world record holder Cesar Cielo* of Brazil and 2011 World Champion James Magnussen* of Australia (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s 200m Butterfly – Quebec’s Audrey Lacroix* takes on world record holder Liu Zige* of China (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Team Canada*, featuring Barbara Jardin, Samantha Cheverton, Brittany MacLean and Amanda Reason, hit the pool to outlast the competition from the United States*, Australia* and China* (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

• Weightlifting: Men’s 77kg – In this highly anticipated showdown, weightlifting powerhouse China takes on South Korea (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams gives Canadians a complete rundown of Day 5 highlights and results. During the recap of Brent Hayden’s big night in the pool, Dr. Greg Wells joins Williams in studio to examine the inner workings of a swimmer’s body in Superbodies. Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean also joins Williams in studio to review the men’s eights final. Additional recaps include looks at men’s gymnastics, track cycling, men’s 3m synchronized platform, and women’s basketball results. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN:OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 5 highlights, including extended looks at women’s judo, soccer, women’s volleyball, and track cycling competitions from earlier in the day. Dutchyshen also recaps Brent Hayden’s swimming results and Team Canada’s performance in the men’s eights final including a profile on coxswain Brian Price (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: On Day 5, OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, hosted by Brad Fay, reviews swimmer Brent Hayden’s attempt to pick up a medal for Canada in the 100m freestyle final. Plus, in the latest Superbodies feature, Dr. Greg Wells examines the impact of weightlifting on the human body. The show also looks at Canadian judoka Kelita Zupancic’s story of finding strength through friendships in Japan following last year’s tragic tsunami in Difference Makers with Rick Hansen. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 5 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

Next will be the Day 5 schedule for the networks of NBCUniversal. Keep it here.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 4 of the 2012 Olympics

Let’s post the programming schedule for the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium for Day 4 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad in London.

Day 4 Highlights: Tuesday, July 31 – Canada Set to Make History in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics; Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion Take Flight in Diving; Brent Hayden is Canada’s Best Bet in the Pool

DAY 4 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 noon ET

• Rowing: Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Canadian duo Patricia Obee and Lindsay Jennerich – the 2011 world silver medallists – look to punch their ticket to the final (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Rowing: Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Canada’s Morgan Jarvis and Doug Vandor look to channel their recent fourth place finish at the 2012 Lucerne World Cup into a spot in the final (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Equestrian: Eventing – New Zealand’s Mark Todd – the most decorated individual eventer in Olympic history – competes in his seventh Games; Canadian contenders include Peter Barry, Rebecca Howard, Michele Mueller, and Jessica Pheonix (OLN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s 10m Synchronized Platform – Fresh off a silver medal performance at the 2012 World Cup, Canada’s Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion – best friends and synchro partners – are poised for the podium (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Weightlifting: Women’s 63kg – Canada’s Christine Girard aims to lift her way to glory past 2011 World Champion Svetlana Tsarukaeva of Russia, Kazakhstan’s Maya Maneza and China’s Ouxyan Xiaofang (TSN, ATN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Women’s – Canada squares off against Sweden in this must-win match for Canada led by captain Christine Sinclair (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 – 6 p.m. ET

• Gymnastics – Artistic: Women’s – For the first time in Olympic history, Canada has qualified a team in the women’s artistic gymnastics team final. Team Canada goes for a best ever finish in the company of long standing gymnastics powerhouses Russia, United States, and Romania (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Soccer: Women’s – Back-to-back coverage of women’s soccer match-ups featuring United States vs. North Korea from Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester and Great Britain vs. Brazil from Wembley Stadium (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Men’s – Day 4’s hardcourt showdown features France vs. Argentina (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming:

• Men’s 100m Freestyle – 2011 world silver medallist Brent Hayden* of Canada goes stroke-for-stroke against world record holder Cesar Cielo* of Brazil and 2011 World Champion James Magnussen* of Australia (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s 200m Freestyle Final – Italy’s Federica Pellegrini* and the United States’ teenaged wunderkind Missy Franklin* continue their duel in the pool (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s 200m Butterfly Final – Michael Phelps* competes in his signature event against Takeshi Matsuda of Japan and Wu Peng of China (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – France* and China* chase the United States* – the 2011 World Champions and world record holders – in this thrilling quest for gold (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: Brian Williams hosts OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV with a rundown of Day 4 highlights and results, including a focus on how Team Canada fared in the women’s artistic gymnastics final. The four-hour show also reviews the Canada vs. Sweden match-up in women’s soccer as well as Christine Girard’s performance in weightlifting, including a Superbodies segment on the sport with Dr. Greg Wells. Along with a review of Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion’s performance, OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV recaps the day’s rowing events with Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN:OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 4 highlights, including extended looks at women’s soccer, men’s water polo and beach volleyball competitions from earlier in the day. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, hosted by Brad Fay, will recap women’s diving as Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion perform in the synchronized 10m platform. Also, how tough it is to be a table tennis expert? The Toronto Blue Jays’ J.P. Arencibia and Brett Lawrie give the fast-paced sport a try in the special Consortium feature The Experts. Plus, Fay looks back at Michael Phelps attempt to make history with an opportunity to win two more medals at London 2012 in the men’s 200m butterfly and the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from Day 4 of London 2012 competition. (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s top highlights. (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

That’s it.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 3 of 2012 Olympics

Now let’s move to the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium’s programming schedule for Monday. Lots of stuff on CTV, Sportsnet, TSN, RDS, V and others.

Day 3 Highlights: Monday, July 30 Canada Takes on Great Britain in Women’s Basketball; British Diving Phenom Tom Daley Set to Make a Splash; USA’s Ryan Lochte Goes for More Gold

DAY 3 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

• Rowing: Men’s Eights – Led by Beijing 2008 gold medallists Malcolm Howard, Andrew Byrnes and coxswain Brian Price, Canada’s men’s eights team vies for a spot in the final after a disappointing qualifying heat performance (CTV, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Weightlifting: Women’s 58kg – Canada’s Annie Moniqui competes in a tight field, where wins can be separated by a single kilo, alongside 2011 World Champion Nastassia Novikava of Belarus and China’s Li Xueying and Deng Wei (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Men’s 10m Synchronized Platform – Britain holds its breath as phenom Tom Daley and partner Peter Waterfield trade twist and tucks against 2011 World Champions Qui Bo and Huo Liang of China and Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein of Germany (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET

• Basketball: Women’s – Canada and Great Britain battle on the hard-court in this preliminary round match-up (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Beach Volleyball: Men’s – Great Britain and Brazil hit the sand in this preliminary round match-up (TSN, V, ATN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Gymnastics – Artistic: Men’s – Superstar Kohei Uchumura looks to lead Japan to the top of the podium, taking on USA and veteran Jonathan Horton, Germany and two-time World all-around silver medallist Philipp Boy, and Great Britain’s Louis Smith and Daniel Purvis. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Swimming:o Men’s 200m Freestyle – 2011 World Champion Ryan Lochte* goes for his second gold medal against world record holder Paul Biedermann* of Germany and Beijing 2008 silver medallist Park Tae-Hwan* of Korea. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

 

• Men’s 200m Butterfly – David Sharpe* makes his Olympic debut as the first swimmer from Atlantic Canada to qualify for the Games since 1984; world record holder Michael Phelps* competes in his signature event against Takeshi Matsuda* of Japan and Wu Peng of China. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Canadians Jillian Tyler* and Tera Van Beilen* take on a field of veteran swimmers including Rebecca Soni* who finished second at Beijing 2008 in this event to defending Olympic champion Leisel of Australia. (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: Brian Williams hosts OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV with a rundown of Day 3 highlights and results, including looks at swimming, men’s gymnastics and women’s basketball: Canada vs. Great Britain. The show starts with a look at the men’s 10m synchronized platform competition, including a feature on British phenom Tom Daley and a Superbodies segment with Dr. Greg Wells. Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean gives a recap of Canada’s men’s eights, men’s pair, and men’s four results. Viewers can also watch the debut of Consortium features, including The Experts w here Toronto Blue Jays’ Brett Lawrie and J.P. Arencibia take on table tennis, and Difference Makers with Rick Hansen with swimmer Brent Hayden (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 3 highlights, including extended looks at beach volleyball, men’s boxing, and swimming competitions from earlier in the day. Dutchyshen also brings fans highlights from women’s weightlifting with a focus on Canada’s Annie Moniqui. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, hosted by Brad Fay, features extensive coverage from tennis, judo, women’s volleyball and fencing. Sportsnet also updates viewers on the Day 3 action from the pool and rowing. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from the third day of London 2012 competition (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s daily highlights (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification

That’s it.

Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming for Day 2 of the 2012 Olympics

Canadians will have plenty of action to watch on Sunday. Clara Hughes is back in the Summer Olympics cycling for the first time since 2000. In women’s diving, the Maple Leaf has two medal chances.

Take a look at what the Olympic Broadcast Consortium has in store for Canadians on Sunday.

Day 2 Highlights: Sunday, July 29 – Clara Hughes Looks for Gold and Glory; Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel Aim for the Podium; Americans Phelps and Lochte Tag-Team in the Men’s 4×100

DAY 2 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

• Road Cycling: Women’s – Clara Hughes makes her return to Olympic cycling for the first time since Sydney 2000 in her attempt to become Canada’s single most decorated Olympian (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Diving: Women’s – Reigning World Cup silver medallists Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel of Québec look to topple the competition and make it to the podium (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Basketball: Men’s – NBA’s Kobe Bryant and LeBron James lead Team USA on their quest for gold in their opening game against France (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca).
• Gymnastics – Artistic: Women’s – Team USA stars Jordyn Wieber and Gabby Douglas make their debut against a re-invigorated Russian squad and the powerhouse team from China (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

 

• Rowing: Heats –

• Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Canadian duo Patricia Obee and Lindsay Jennerich – the 2011 World silver medallists – go up against Australia, Great Britain, and Greece (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls – Winnipeg’s Morgan Jarvis and Quebec’s Doug Vandor have the podium in sight after a strong showing at this year’s Lucerne World Cup (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s Eights – Canadian coxswain Lesley Thompson-Willie is poised to set several records with a medal performance in this expected USA vs. Canada showdown (CTV, TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET

• Swimming:

• Women’s 400m Freestyle – 2011 World Junior Champion Brittany MacLean* of Canada goes stroke-for-stroke against world record holder Federica Pellegrini* of Italy and British medal hopeful Rebecca Adlington* (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Pending a medal earned in Day 1 competition, Michael Phelps* could tie the all-time Olympic medal record of 18 as Team USA looks to conquer Team Australia and its rising star James Magnussen* in this promising thriller (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: Brian Williams hosts OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV with a complete rundown of Day 2 highlights and results. During a focus on rowing, Williams is joined in studio by Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean and Dr. Greg Wells, who tees up a Superbodies segment on Canada’s women’s eights team. The four-hour show also includes features on cyclist Clara Hughes, divers Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel, swimmers Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps, and Brittany Rogers in a Difference Makers with Rick Hansen segment (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: Host Darren Dutchyshen takes sports fans through Day 2 during OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN, including extended looks at men’s boxing, beach volleyball and weightlifting. Dutchyshen also brings fans highlights from women’s road cycling with a focus on Clara Hughes. (TSN, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET, hosted by Brad Fay, features the U.S. men’s basketball team as they begin their highly-anticipated quest for gold against France. Sportsnet also goes Upclose with American swimmer Ryan Lochte – Michael Phelps’s biggest rival – while Canadian divers Émilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel look to hit the podium in the women’s synchronized three-metre springboard event. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS

• Host Chantal Machabée presents the highlights from the second day of London 2012 competition (RDS, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s daily highlights (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca and on the CTV Olympics London 2012 and RDS olympiques pour Londres 2012 Apps for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification earlier in the day

That is all.

Canadian Olympic Broadcast Consortium Programming For Day 1 of the 2012 Olympics

Let’s take a look at what Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Consortium of CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, RDS and V will show on Day 1 of the 2012 Olympic Games. Kind of surreal that after all of the hype, the Games are finally here. CTV will have Rowing, Swimming, Wome’s Basketball and Women’s Soccer.

TSN will carry Men’s Road Cycling and show tennis at night. Sportsnet will take the Men’s Gymnastics Team competition.

Lots of live action and plenty of highlights shown in primetime on the networks that comprise the Canadian Olympic Broadcat Consortium. This will be the last year for this unique partnership as Sportsnet has announced it won’t be part of the 2014/2016 Games, and the home of the next set of Games is up in the air.

Here is the press release.

Day 1 Highlights: Saturday, July 28 – Canadian Cyclist Ryder Hesjedal Rides for Gold; American Swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte

DAY 1 – SCHEDULED SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

OLYMPIC MORNING/ LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 4 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

• Rowing: Men’s Eights, Men’s Pair – Canada’s men’s eights team, reigning Olympic champions, and the men’s pair team hit the water to secure their spots in the next round (CTV, OLN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Cycling Road: Men’s – Ryder Hesjedal, who became the first Canadian to ever win the prestigious Giro D’Italia earlier this year, chases gold along the streets of London (TSN, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Gymnastics: Men’s – Follow Japan’s three-time World all-around champion Kohei Uchimura as he demonstrates his jaw-dropping athleticism to the crowd (Sportsnet, V, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s Basketball – Canada and Russia face off in this preliminary game in hopes of advancing to the next round and meeting their next competitor on the hard court (CTV, V CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s Soccer – It’s Canada vs. Republic of South Africa on the pitch as each team goes after a win in this qualifying round group match (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC DAYTIME / LONDRES À RDS, LONDRES À V
Airing 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET

• Swimming:
• Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Americans Michael Phelps* and Ryan Lochte* face off in their first of two showdowns (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Men’s 400m Freestyle – Canadian Ryan Cochrane* dives in head first for a chance to step onto the podium (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Team Canada’s Samantha Cheverton*, Heather MacLean*, Victoria Poon*, Julia Wilkinson* go for gold in the pool; American teenager Missy Franklin* competes in her first of seven possible medal events (CTV, RDS, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

OLYMPIC PRIME TIME
Airing 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET/CT/MT/PT

• CTV: Along with taking Canadians through the best of Day 1 events – including swimming, gymnastics, rowing, and cycling – OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON CTV host Brian Williams is joined in studio by Rowing Prime Time Studio Analyst Marnie McBean and also gives viewers an in-depth look at cyclist Ryder Hesjedal. (CTV, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• TSN: OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON TSN host Darren Dutchyshen kicks off four hours of highlights including a look at tennis superstars Roger Federer and Serena Williams, Canadian swimming sensation Ryan Cochrane, American swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, as well as beach volleyball, women’s weightlifting, men’s cycling and more (TSN2, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)
• Sportsnet: Day 1 of OLYMPIC PRIME TIME ON SPORTSNET coverage features a look at Canada’s women’s soccer team following its match against the Republic of South Africa. Sportsnet also heads to the pool as Michael Phelps’ chase for Olympic Games history begins, while Canada’s men’s eights hit the water for the first day of rowing heats. (Sportsnet, CTVOlympics.ca, RDSolympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR RDS:

• Host Chantal Machabée reviews the top highlights from the first day of competition from London 2012 (RDS, RDSOlympiques.ca)

AUJOURD’HUI À LONDRES SUR V

• Host Jean Pagé examines the day’s highlights (V, RDSolympiques.ca)

All programming is subject to change; visit the Bell Viewers’ Guide on CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca for up-to-the minute schedules and listings.

*Pending qualification earlier in the day

There you have it.

The Pre-Olympic Linkage

The Olympics get started tomorrow with women’s soccer action and while the Games don’t officially begin until Friday with the Opening Ceremony (live in most countries except the United States), today is really the calm before the Olympic storm. Starting tomorrow and going through August 12, this site will be awash in Olympics sports media coverage as it was in 2008 for Beijing and 2010 in Vancouver. While I’ll be covering other sports media news, I’ll be focusing on NBC’s coverage, the business of the Olympics and other news out of London. I hope you’ll continue to visit.

Ok, let’s do the linkage. It’s time to bring it back. I was doing so well last week, six straight days of links, then last Friday, I got bogged down with family stuff and wasn’t able to do what I wanted to. Sometimes that happens. Time to take life back now.

Starting with the great Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated, he has his Media Power List for July.

Ed Sherman of the Sherman Report talks with Big Ten Network’s President about doing an about-face and covering the Penn State story wall-to-wall on Monday.

Ed talks with NBC Olympics Executive Producer Jim Bell who takes the reins from his mentor, former NBC Sports Emperor Dick Ebersol, for London.

Sports Business Journal interviews the President of the Jacksonville Jaguars about stadium technology and the NFL Blackout policy.

Daniel Frankel of paidContent says the next sports network carriage dispute will be between the Pac-12 Networks and the two major satellite TV providers.

Michael Hiestand of USA Today says NBC will provide an Olympics “Red Zone Channel” that will be online-only.

Shira Ovide of the Wall Street Journal says NBC will delay the Olympics Opening Ceremony and it won’t be seen live on cable or online.

The Big Lead says ESPN lured Brett McMurphy away from CBSSports.com to become one of its college football insiders.

Gabriel Beltone of Adweek looks at some of the best Olympic ads thus far.

Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News says CBS Sports Network will piggyback on CBS’ coverage of the PGA Championship and US Open tennis.

Rich Thomaselli of Advertising Age writes that the Penn State scandal could hurt the school’s marketability down the road.

David Goetzl at MediaPost says McDonald’s has begun its Olympic marketing campaign.

Steve McClellan at MediaPost writes that the Olympics help brand awareness.

Evan Weiner of Examiner.com says the International Olympic Committee should honor the Israeli athletes who were massacred during the 1972 Munich Games.

Sports Video Group notes that the MLB At Bat mobile and tablet app had its 5 millionth download.

Merrill Knox of TVSpy says a former Washington DC sports anchor returns home to the Bay Area.

Excellent story from Jason Schwartz of Boston Magazine on the hard fall of Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios. Nothing to do with sports media, but very good reporting.

The Boston Bruins announced Monday that it has signed an extension with radio flagship WBZ-FM.

The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir says you’ll be able to see all of NBC’s live Olympics streams, provided you sign up.

Newsday’s Neil Best talks about Sports Illustrated coming to TV.

Pete Dougherty at the Albany Times Union says the Open Championship received its highest overnight rating in four years.

Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record writes that NBC’s Olympic specialty channels will be picked up locally.

Bob Fernandez of the Philadelphia Inquirer says Comcast will be all over the Olympics on its cable platforms.

David Selig of the Baltimore Sun says an Orioles pitching prospect will be featured on tonight’s premiere of Sports Illustrated on NBC Sports Network.

Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog notes that the area’s sports radio stations are getting ready for the Robert Griffin III era in DC.

Dan notes that Maryland’s field hockey coach Missy Meharg who will be an Olympics analyst for NBC.

Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci who will be a part of the magazine’s TV premiere tonight.

KSAT-TV in San Antonio named Jessica Ghawi an honorary member of its sports department. She was one of the 12 victims killed in the Aurora, CO movie theater massacre.

Jerry Garcia of the San Antonio Express-News writes about the KSAT honor for Jessica.

Paul M. Banks of Chicago Sports Media Watch says MLB Advanced Media is bad for baseball.

Dusty Saunders of the Denver Post says NBC’s Olympic coverage begins and ends with the Holy Diminutive One, Bob Costas.

Ben Fong-Torres of the San Francisco Chronicle profiles Ron Barr and his Sports Byline USA network which keeps plugging along from the Bay Area in a world dominated by ESPN Radio.

Joe Lucia at Awful Announcing says Big Ten Network got the job done in covering the Penn State sanctions on Monday.

Sports Media Watch has some various ratings news and notes.

Steve Lepore at Puck The Media says ESPN should air TSN’s SportsCentre to gain street cred with hockey fans.

Tony Manfred of the Business Insider’s Sports page notes that the Olympics helped to transform one of London’s seedier neighborhoods into a showcase.

And that’s going to do it.

Let’s Do The Friday Megalinks

Time for Friday linkage.

The Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment suggestions. Let’s get cracking.

National

Michael Hiestand from USA Today looks at TNT’s plans to go mostly split-screen during breaks for Saturday’s NASCAR race.

Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal reports that the one Wimbledon souvenir the players want is the towel.

Alex Sherman at Bloomberg Businessweek talks with NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus about the Olympics.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk says enhancing the NFL fan experience might bring more people to games.

Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report is happy to learn that Jeremy Schaap’s ESPN Radio show is now available as a podcast.

Bob Pockrass at The Sporting News says NASCAR hopes that NBC Sports will be a bidder for the sport’s TV rights.

Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says ESPN Deportes scored with the EURO 2012 Final last Sunday.

Mike says Golf Channel has selected the venue for the next season of “Big Break”.

Christopher Heine of Adweek says MLB’s allowing Twitter votes for the All-Star Game for the first time may have had a hand in deciding which league hosts the World Series.

Jason Del Ray of Advertising Age says the impending Turner Sports purchase of Bleacher Report makes sense.

Wayne Friedman at MediaPost says the NFL easing requirements on local TV blackouts shows the league wants to reach the casual fan.

Dan Daley at Sports Video Group says ESPN will be utilizing plenty of microphones at the MLB Home Run Derby.

Awful Announcing’s Matt Yoder has a screengrab of a Canadian TV station messing up the Steve Nash trade to the Lakers.

And Matt has found an episode of Judge Sapp. Yes, that’s Warren Sapp.

The Big Lead soaked up the latest Twitter battle between ESPN’s Darren Rovell and Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch.

MediaRantz looks at the top 5 ESPN plagiarism scandals.

Nick Bromberg of Yahoo’s From the Marbles blog wonders what is the big deal with the TNT/truTV simulcast of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup race on Saturday.

Joe Favorito likes how MLS has adopted “Food Week” to get fans to explore its markets’ restaurants.

East and Mid-Atlantic

At SB Nation Boston, Bruce Allen says it was time for Erin Andrews to leave the ESPN Mothership.

Jerry Barmsah of Fishbowl NY says CBS Radio’s WFAN could be headed to FM and could take the Yankees with it.

Yes, Phil Mushnick of the New York Post, we know you hate ESPN.

Justin Terranova of the Post has five questions for ESPN tennis analyst Brad Gilbert.

Ken McMillan from the Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record says the MLB Extra Innings pay per view package will be free next week.

Don Laible of the Utica (NY) Observer-Dispatch talks with the NHL on NBC’s Dave Strader about calling Olympic basketball.

Ken says a local minor league baseball team has found a new radio home.

Dave Sottile of the Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News says there are no plans to bring Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic to the local area.

Tim Richardson in Press Box looks at the differences between the Washington Nationals and MASN over the team’s TV rights fee.

Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner talks with MLB Network’s Chris Rose.

South

Kyle Veazey of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal says a popular local sports radio host is changing stations.

At the Houston Chronicle, David Barron writes that the new Comcast SportsNet Houston will air Conference USA football featuring the University of Houston.

Midwest

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says MLB feels it has restored integrity to the All-Star Game. It’s an exhibition game!

Paul M. Banks of the Chicago Sports Media Watch wonders who had the best mock NBA Draft?

Paul Christian at the Rochester (MN) Post-Bulletin says the new TV voice of the Minnesota Wild will have an exciting team to call this season.

Dan Caesar from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch talks about Erin Andrews making her Fox debut next week.

Dan writes that Blues analyst Darren Pang turned down a full-time offer from TSN and will remain in St. Louis.

West

Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has this harsh takedown of Erin Andrews.

Here’s Tom’s column which has a little more on the last post.

Tom also links to reaction to his Erin Andrews column.

Matt Rudnitsky of SportsGrid replies point-by-point to Hoffarth.

John Maffei of the North County Times writes about Erin Andrews joining Fox.

Jim Carlisle of the Ventura County Star talks with Fox’s Joe Buck on the challenges of calling the MLB All-Star Game.

Jim has his Weekend Viewing Picks.

Matthew T. Hall at the San Diego Union-Tribune wonders where’s the fan outrage in the Fox Sports San Diego-Time Warner Cable dispute leaving Padres games off TV.

Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News tries to clear up some confusion over the Pac-12 Network.

And that will conclude our links for today.

Your Tuesday Linkage

Let’s do some Tuesday links.

We’ll start with Matt Hayes of AOL Sporting News and he writes that the BCS is looking for a $5 billion TV deal over a decade for its new college football playoff.

In the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Michael Bradley says the new college football playoff still can be improved.

Eric Fisher and John Ourand of Sports Business Journal write that the Washington Nationals and MASN continue to be at odds over what the team’s TV rights are worth.

Maury Brown in Baseball Prospectus goes inside the Nats/MASN TV rights dispute.

Mark Buteau and Alex Duff of Bloomberg report that NBC has signed a long-term extension to lock in the Tour de France.

Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter says CBC and CTV are dropping their joint bidfor the 2014/2016 Olympic Games.

Charlie Warzel of Adweek says the PGA and Turner Sports are parting ways as the golf association will handle its digital rights in-house and no longer outsource it to Turner.

Tim Baysinger from Broadcasting & Cable writes that Ion will provide the WWE with a third night of programming.

In Multichannel News, Tim has an article about NFL Network’s NFL AM show.

Media Life Magazine notes that a Spanish language ad ran during ABC’s NBA Finals broadcasts.

Ty Duffy at The Big Lead says CBS’ Jim Nantz is now pimping his own wine label. Surprised it’s not called “Hello, Friends.”

Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing has the amazing video of Mike Tyson on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption giving a preview of his new one-man Broadway play.

Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo’s Puck Daddy notes that the KHL has officially announced plans to play in the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn while trashing New York’s Madison Square Garden in the process.

The ESPN Front Row blog fires a shot at the new upstarts CBS Sports Radio and NBC Sports Radio Network on behalf of ESPN Radio.

Ben Lee at Digital Spy UK says Wimbledon’s primetime coverage on BBC2 drew over a million viewers.

Tara Pringle Jefferson at Loop 21 has six questions for ESPN’s Sage Steele.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell says NBA Draft prospect Anthony Davis has trademarked his unibrow.

Darren wonders if US Olympic 100 meter sprinter Justin Gatlin can be marketable once again after sitting out a four year ban for steroids.

Sports Video Group notes that NESN has signedanother content sharing agreement with a third New England TV station, this time in Vermont.

All Access interviews a radio industry analyst who feels the new CBS Sports Radio will do well for the parent company.

Ian Bethune at Sox & Dawgs has the funny video of NESN’s Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy entertaining the viewers during a Red Sox rain delay last night.

Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston writes about the Red Sox being in no rush to replace their late public address announcer Carl Beane.

Claire Atkinson of the New York Post reports that a positive FCC ruling for Tennis Channel in its carriage dispute against Comcast could lead to more viewers for the network and make it more attractive to potential buyers.

Bob’s Blitz has WFAN’s schedule for Sunday when it celebrates 25 years as the Nation’s first sports radio station.

Kimberly A. Martin of Newsday notes that E! will air a special on New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.

Neil Best of Newsday looks at ESPN’s start-to-finish coverage of Wimbledon.

Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union has MLB Network’s live game schedule through the end of July.

Keith Groller of the Allentown (PA) Morning Call profiles a former local sports anchor who’s making his mark in Detroit.

Laura Nachman says a part-timer at Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia is now part of the regional sports network’s starting team.

Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog notes that Washingtonian magazine readers aren’t enamored with the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin.

Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times chastises readers who complained about weather alerts about Tropical Storm Debby that cut into sports action.

At the Miami Herald, Barry Jackson looks at anti-Heat media comments almost a week after the team won the NBA Championship.

Marc Weiszer of the Athens (GA) Banner-Herald writes that ESPN is producing a documentary on the 2008 SEC Tournament game between Alabama and Mississippi State that was interrupted by a tornado that ripped through Atlanta.

Jimmy Smith of the New Orleans Times Picayune reports that the Hornets will have the soon-to-be Fox Sports New Orleans to call their home. Fox Sports NO will replace Cox Sports which is getting out of the pro sports business.

Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says NFL Network will air clips of a Brett Favre interview all week long.

Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business says the local Comcast SportsNet affiliate will launch a new trivia game show.

Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News has a clip of Frank Deford’s appearance on last night’s Colbert Report.

Simon Houpt and Steve Ladurantaye of the Toronto Globe and Mail look at CBC and CTV ending their joint bid for the 2014/16 Olympics after two prices were rejected.

Ann Dempsey from the Toronto Star also has a story on the CBC/CTV disbanding.

Bill Harris in the Toronto Sun says Olympic viewing in Canada after this year is up in the air.

Monika Warzecha of Toronto Life wonders if Canadians will be stuck watching NBC for the 2014/16 Olympics.

The Canadian Sports Media Blog notes TSN did well in showing the NHL Draft and EURO 2012.

Sports Media Watch has some various ratings news and notes.

Emmett Jones at Sports Business Digest says NBC and Shazam have teamed up to provide interactive coverage of the London Olympics.

And that’s going do it for our linkage.