CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for sports broadcasting. The highest rated televised segment on the CBC Television network comes from the CBC Sports presentation of Hockey Night in Canada. CBC Sports also holds the rights to Toronto Blue Jays baseball Games, the 2008 Olympics, Toronto Raptors basketball games and Major League Soccer on CBC (specifically Toronto FC and the playoffs).
On August 1, 2007, CBC Sports officially announced that it will broadcast 10 Toronto Raptors games for the 2007/2008 and 20 games for the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 seasons.[1]
The current director of CBC Sports is Scott Moore, who was appointed on March 5, 2007. He succeeded Nancy Lee, who resigned in October 2006 to organize the broadcast of the 2010 Winter Olympics. David Masse was interim director before Moore.
On August 20, 2008, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to create an all-sports digital tv channel, tentatively known as CBC SportsPlus. Launch date is unknown.
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Sports aired by CBC
Hockey
- National Hockey League - Hockey Night in Canada (1952/1953-2013/2014 season)
Horse Racing
Soccer
- Major League Soccer - Toronto FC and MLS Cup (2007-present)
- 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA World Cup (1986, 2010, 2014)
- CONCACAF Canadian Championship (2008) - Most games show live on bold, then on tape delay on CBC.
Baseball
- Major League Baseball
- Toronto Blue Jays - 1977-1980, 1992-2003 and 2007-2008
- Montreal Expos - 1969-1989
Olympics
- Olympics on CBC
- Summer Olympics - 1956-1988, 1996-2008
- Winter Olympics - 1956-1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1998-2006
Basketball
- National Basketball Association
- Toronto Raptors - (2007/2008-2009/2010 season)[1]
Football
- Canadian Football League
- CFL on CBC (1952-2007)
Alpine Skiing
- FIS World Cup races through 2011
Track & Field
- IAAF Golden League events
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships - through 2009
- Skate Canada International and Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Curling
- Curling on CBC
- Capital One Grand Slam of Curling on CBC - 2007-Present
- Cross Canada Curling - 1961-1965
- CBC Championship Curling - 1966-1972
- CBC Curling Classic - 1973-1979
- Canadian Curling Association - 1961-2008
Canoe Sprint
Notable personalities (past and present)
References
- ^ a b "CBC Sports signs broadcast deal with Raptors". 1 August 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2007/08/01/raptors-cbc-deal.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
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