CBC Sports
Division of | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Key people | Greg Stremlaw, Executive Director |
Headquarters | Canadian Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
Major broadcasting contracts |
Hockey Night in Canada (controlled by Rogers Media beginning 2014) Olympics IAAF Golden League Capital One Grand Slam of Curling on CBC Rogers Cup |
Official website |
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CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television, CBCSports.ca, and CBC Radio One. (The CBC's French-language Radio-Canada network also produces sports programming.)
Once the country's dominant sports broadcaster, in recent years it has lost many of its past signature properties – such as the Canadian Football League, Toronto Blue Jays baseball, Canadian Curling Association championships, the Olympic Games for a period, the FIFA World Cup, and the National Hockey League – to the cable specialty channels TSN and Sportsnet. As of 2015, CBC's sports coverage is now largely restricted to Olympic sports and the Olympics proper, other amateur events, as well as the Calgary Stampede and show jumping from Spruce Meadows. CBC has maintained partial rights to the NHL as part of a sub-licensing agreement with current rightsholder Rogers Communications (maintaining the Saturday-night Hockey Night in Canada and playoff coverage), although this coverage is produced by Sportsnet, as opposed to the CBC itself as was the case in the past. The majority of CBC's sports coverage is broadcast by CBC Television on weekends under the blanket title Road to the Olympic Games (formerly CBC's Wide World Of Sports).[1]
On August 20, 2008, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to create an all-sports category 2[2] digital TV channel, tentatively known as CBC SportsPlus. Although apparently intended to start in 2009, its launch has since been put on hold indefinitely. As a result of funding reductions from the federal government and decreased revenues, in April 2014 CBC announced it would no longer bid for professional sport broadcasting rights.[3]
Former Curling Canada CEO Greg Stremlaw has been the head of CBC Sports since April 10, 2015.[4][1]
Sports properties
Current / upcoming
Olympics and Pan Am
Hockey
- National Hockey League - Hockey Night in Canada (1952–2026)
- Series outsourced to Rogers Media under the NHL on Sportsnet series since 2014
- Weekly Saturday night doubleheader and at least one playoff game each night a playoff game is played
Alpine Skiing
- FIS World Cup races
Baseball
Track & Field
IAAF Golden League events
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships and other International Skating Union competitions
Curling
- Capital One Grand Slam of Curling on CBC - 2007–present
Rodeo and show jumping
Rugby
- Toronto Wolfpack[6](streaming)
Past properties
Hockey
- AHL on CBC – 10 games during the 2010/11 season
Horse racing
Soccer
- Major League Soccer - Toronto FC and MLS Cup (2007–2010)
- 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA World Cup (1954-2014)
- CONCACAF Canadian Championship (2008) - Most games show live on bold, then on tape delay on CBC.
Baseball
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Baseball on CBC - (1953-2000)
- Montreal Expos - 1969–2004
Multi-sports competitions
- Olympics on CBC
- Summer Olympics - 1956–2008, 2016
- Winter Olympics - 1956–2006, 2014, 2018
- 1999 Pan American Games - (sublicenced to TSN)
- 2015 Pan American Games / 2015 Parapan American Games - (soccer sublicensed to Sportsnet)
- 2017 North American Indigenous Games[7]
Basketball
- National Basketball Association
- 1994 FIBA World Championship
Football
- College Football on CBC - (1966-2005)
- Canadian Football League (CFL on CBC) - (1952–2007)
- Monday Night Football - (1970-2005)
- Pro Bowl - (1970-2005)
- ESPN Sunday Night Football / NFL on TNT - (1987-2005)
- Vanier Cup - (1965-1976)
- ESPN Sunday Night Football / NFL on TNT - (1987-2005)
- Pro Bowl - (1970-2005)
- Monday Night Football - (1970-2005)
Figure Skating
Curling
- Cross Canada Curling - 1961–1965
- CBC Championship Curling - 1966–1972
- CBC Curling Classic - 1973–1979
- Canadian Curling Association - 1961–2008
Canoe Sprint
Tennis
- Rogers Cup (Semi-finals and finals through 2015)[9]
Notable personalities (past and present)
- Ernie Afaganis
- Steve Armitage
- David Archer
- Leo Cahill
- Cassie Campbell-Pascall
- Don Chevrier
- Don Cherry
- Bob Cole
- Ward Cornell
- James Curry
- Chris Cuthbert
- Keith Dancy
- John Davidson
- Jason de Vos
- Gary Dornhoefer
- Steve Douglas
- Don Duguid
- Terry Evanshen
- Darren Flutie
- Greg Frers
- Elliotte Friedman
- Tom Harrington
- Foster Hewitt
- Kelly Hrudey
- Joe Galat
- Danny Gallivan
- Bob Goldham
- Mike Harris
- Bill Hewitt
- Dave Hodge
- Jim Hughson
- Dick Irvin, Jr.
- Brenda Irving
- Russ Jackson
- Colleen Jones
- Khari Jones
- Dan Kelly
- Danny Kepley
- Ron Lancaster
- Mark Lee
- Ron MacLean
- Jeff Marek
- Norm Marshall
- Doug Maxwell
- Joan McCusker
- Brian McFarlane
- Wes McKnight
- Mike Milbury
- Greg Millen
- Gord Miller
- Sean Millington
- Howie Meeker
- Harry Neale
- Scott Oake
- Mitch Peacock
- Andi Petrillo
- Bruce Rainnie
- Mickey Redmond
- Chico Resch
- Ted Reynolds
- Frank Rigney
- Jim Robson
- Paul Romanuk
- Scott Russell
- Sandra Schmirler
- Craig Simpson
- P.J. Stock
- Glen Suitor
- Eric Tillman
- Alex Trebek
- Chris Walby
- Jack Wells
- John Wells
- Brian Williams
- Don Wittman
Directors
- Ron Devion (1980–1982)
- Denis Harvey (1982–1983)
- Don MacPherson (1983–1988)[10]
- Arthur Smith (1988–1990)
- Alan Clark (1990 – December 8, 1999)
- Nancy Lee (December 9, 1999 – February 28, 2007)[11]
- Scott Moore (March 1, 2007 – April 3, 2011)[12]
- Jeffrey Orridge (April 4, 2011 – April 9, 2015)
- Greg Stremlaw (April 10, 2015 – present)
Hall of Fame
CBC Sports Hall of Fame recognizes those broadcasters of CBC Sports who have made a unique and lasting contribution to CBC and to the sports broadcasting industry.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 "CBC Sports launches Road to the Olympic Games". CBC Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ ARCHIVED - Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-192
- ↑ "CBC to cut 657 jobs, will no longer compete for professional sports rights". CBC News. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Greg Stremlaw Appointed CBC's Head of Sports". CBC.ca. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "CBC Sports to showcase Canada's Little League Baseball". CBC Sports. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ↑ "CBC Sports, Toronto Wolfpack announce broadcast agreement". CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "CBC/Radio-Canada premier media partner of 2017 North American Indigenous Games". CBC Sports. January 20, 2017.
- ↑ "CBC Sports signs broadcast deal with Raptors". CBC News. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ↑ "Rogers extends sponsorship of Rogers Cup". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Smith appointed new chief of CBC Television Sports". The Globe and Mail. July 22, 1988.
- ↑ "Nancy Lee Appointed COO of Olympic Broadcast Services". Broadcaster. November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Kennedy, Brendan (November 10, 2010). "Shakeup in sports broadcasting". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "CBC Sports Hall of Fame adds 4 members". CBC News. September 27, 2010.