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Coyote
June 13th, 2006, 06:59 AM
I was watching the Carolina Edmonton game on TV last evening. There was a
SIRIUS
blue banner posted at rink side located at the Oilers Bench. No sign of XM!

Could it be sirius just works better in northern canada than dropout XM!

Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
games via
other networks like ESPN!
Coyote
June 13th, 2006, 06:59 AM
"Coyote" <noname@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>I was watching the Carolina Edmonton game on TV last evening. There was a
>SIRIUS
> blue banner posted at rink side located at the Oilers Bench. No sign of
> XM!
>
> Could it be sirius just works better in northern canada than dropout XM!
>
> Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
> games via
> other networks like ESPN!
>

I this link works you can see a small portion of the Sirius banner at the
Oilers bench...Page 8 of photos.

http://www.nhl.com/features/gallery/finals/gm3/page8.html
All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone
June 13th, 2006, 08:30 AM
>
> Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
> games via
> other networks like ESPN!

XM's rights to NHL are exclusive. Sirius will not be permitted to air the
games.
Coyote
June 13th, 2006, 08:30 AM
"All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone" <DeadShrimp@NOMail.com> wrote in message
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> >
>> Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
>> games via
>> other networks like ESPN!
>
> XM's rights to NHL are exclusive. Sirius will not be permitted to air the
> games.
>

Perhaps, however I think the stanly cup may have exceptions.
David
June 13th, 2006, 09:32 AM
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:40:27 GMT, "All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone"
<DeadShrimp@NOMail.com> wrote:

>>
>> Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
>> games via
>> other networks like ESPN!
>
>XM's rights to NHL are exclusive. Sirius will not be permitted to air the
>games.
>
Did they pay extree for that phenominal programming coup?
All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone
June 13th, 2006, 10:30 AM
> Did they pay extree for that phenominal programming coup?

The cost of this content for XM was minimal. XM Canada paid for most of it.
Dr. Droo
June 13th, 2006, 11:30 AM
Coyote wrote:
> Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
> games via
> other networks like ESPN!

ESPN will play alternative content like they do during MLB games on
Sirius.

--D
H Glazer
June 13th, 2006, 01:02 PM
All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone <DeadShrimp@NOMail.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Even though XM gets NHL next year Sirius will still be able to air many
> > games via
> > other networks like ESPN!
>
> XM's rights to NHL are exclusive. Sirius will not be permitted to air the
> games.
>
>

One more season of non-exclusivity. Exclusivity kicks in with the 2007-08
season, not the 2005-06.

H.
All My Shrimp Was Dead and Gone
June 13th, 2006, 02:00 PM
>
> One more season of non-exclusivity. Exclusivity kicks in with the 2007-08
> season, not the 2005-06.
>

You know, I hadn't thought of that. Thanks.