Not Entirely Surprising…
CTV has bought the rights in perpetuity for the Hockey Night in Canada theme song. But like the guy from CBC says in the article: every time they play it on another network they’re promoting the CBC. I’m sure that’s going to be true for at least the next 15 years. I still call the arena where the Sens fuck up constantly play the Palladium.
It’ll be interesting to see how CTV uses the tune. I’m sure they’ll want to put a bit of their own spin on it (perhaps getting Timbaland involved in some capacity) or else risk having people think they’re watching the CBC. Something that’s probably bad for both networks. Especially CBC. But especially CTV.
I like the idea of using Stompin’ Tom’s Hockey Song as the new theme. Screw the contest. Tom deserves it and when his son says “he’s open to licensing” that means he needs the money… bad. How can the CBC turn a cold shoulder on a living legend like that?
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