Breakaway PPV
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Breakaway PPV is a Canadian English language
regional pay-per-view
television
provider in Western Canada
and the territories. Breakaway is jointly owned by the parent companies of the Vancouver Canucks
, Calgary Flames
, and Edmonton Oilers
at 33.33% each.
Licensed in 2000, its sole offerings have been regional pay-per-view broadcasts of National Hockey League
games involving the aforementioned teams which are not available through other broadcast or cable channels. Although Breakaway is the corporate and licensee name, it is never used on air, only the individual service names including Canucks TV, Oilers PPV and Flames PPV.
The service is not presently operating – Rogers Sportsnet One
has secured long-term deals for the packages of Canucks, Oilers, and Flames regional broadcasts previously allocated to Breakaway, beginning with the 2010-11 NHL season. The service's licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has not yet been revoked, although Breakaway is not expected to resume operations before the said licence expires on August 31, 2012.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
regional pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
provider in Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
and the territories. Breakaway is jointly owned by the parent companies of the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
, and Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
at 33.33% each.
Licensed in 2000, its sole offerings have been regional pay-per-view broadcasts of National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
games involving the aforementioned teams which are not available through other broadcast or cable channels. Although Breakaway is the corporate and licensee name, it is never used on air, only the individual service names including Canucks TV, Oilers PPV and Flames PPV.
The service is not presently operating – Rogers Sportsnet One
Rogers Sportsnet One
Sportsnet One is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel owned by Rogers Media.Sportsnet One is a national sports channel serving as a complementary service to Sportsnet, a regional sports network also owned by Rogers Media. The channel broadcasts in standard and high-definition...
has secured long-term deals for the packages of Canucks, Oilers, and Flames regional broadcasts previously allocated to Breakaway, beginning with the 2010-11 NHL season. The service's licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has not yet been revoked, although Breakaway is not expected to resume operations before the said licence expires on August 31, 2012.