He outright stated, live from Montreal, that the world is moving away from cable television, that Amazon reaches more people than traditional television, and he seemed ready to turn his back on Pierre Karl Péladeau and TVA Sports for the next TV contract.
However, as Maxime Truman points out, the numbers clearly show that the NHL commissioner was wrong.
Maxime Truman managed to get his hands on some very interesting data.
As he mentions, it's actually three times less than what Sportsnet typically does. That says a lot.
Could this change? Absolutely, but for now, Gary Bettman has no solid data to back up such claims.
Personally, I believe Amazon Prime Video still has a long way to go before it can "match" what RDS, TVA Sports and Sportsnet are currently doing.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how this will turn out. I'm eager to see the final picture in 2026-2027, but Bettman seems determined to continue the experiment with Amazon Prime Video.
We'll conclude with a very relevant message that Marc Denis (RDS) shared before Monday's game between the Penguins and the Canadiens.
We truly hope for a positive outcome.
Whether it's Pierre Karl Péladeau and TVA Sports or the excellent team at RDS, I really wish for some form of status quo in the coming years, because they're doing a great job.
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