Sportsnet will pull timandfriends from the air on April 11. Tim Micallef (tim_micallef) said he “knew from jump that all good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t make this any less bittersweet.” SeanFitz_Gerald details ⤵️
in the United States, but the issues also exist in Canada. Both Sportsnet and TSN are navigating a migration from cable — cutting into the fees they collect — as well as a decline in advertising.In 2015, TSN canceled “Off The Record,” a half-hour sports talk/debate/argument program that ran for 18 years.
Both networks have also been engaged in several rounds of cuts to the product. In 2021, Bell Media abruptly pivoted from all-sports radio formats in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton. It also severed ties with long-time television personalities such as Dan O’Toole,Sportsnet has overhauled its radio roster. Well-known host Bob McCown was pulled from his seat at The Fan in 2019.
Corte said Sportsnet will still carry sports-talk programming, but it will not be tailored specifically for television. Seaborn, the media analyst and digital competitor from Playmaker, said “Tim & Friends” was drawing an average audience of about 50,000 the week leading into the announcement. That number could also be larger on days the show led into a hockey or baseball game and, in either case, he said it was enough to be “a monetizeable audience.”“We are going to live sports, highlight shows and intermission,” said Seaborn. “And everything else will not exist on linear TV.
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