CBC Sports
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CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television
, with some additional broadcasts on bold, CBC.ca
, and occasionally CBC Radio One
. (The CBC's French-language Radio-Canada
network also produces some sports programming.)
Once the country's dominant sports broadcaster, in recent years it has lost many of its past signature properties (such as the Olympic Games
, the Canadian Football League
, Toronto Blue Jays
baseball, and Canadian Curling Association
championships) to sports specialty channels including TSN
and Rogers Sportsnet
.
CBC Sports' most significant current properties are its coverage of Saturday night and playoff NHL
hockey, titled Hockey Night in Canada
, as well as FIFA
soccer tournaments such as the quadrennial World Cup
. Otherwise, CBC's sports coverage is now largely restricted to various amateur sports properties.
The current director of CBC Sports is Jeffrey Orridge. He succeeded Scott Moore
, who resigned on November 9, 2010 to become president of broadcasting for Rogers Media
. David Masse served as interim director until April 4, 2011.
On August 20, 2008, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to create an all-sports category 2
digital TV channel, tentatively known as CBC SportsPlus. Although apparently intended to start in 2009, its launch has since been put on hold indefinitely.
Horse Racing
Soccer
Alpine Skiing
Track & Field
Figure Skating
Curling
Tennis
Rodeo
Equestrian Show Jumping
Baseball
Olympics
Basketball
Football
Curling
Canoe Sprint
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
, with some additional broadcasts on bold, CBC.ca
CBC.ca
CBC.ca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was introduced in 1996. Under its previous names, the CBC's online service first went live in 1993....
, and occasionally CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
. (The CBC's French-language Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
network also produces some sports programming.)
Once the country's dominant sports broadcaster, in recent years it has lost many of its past signature properties (such as the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
, Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
baseball, and Canadian Curling Association
Canadian Curling Association
The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
championships) to sports specialty channels including TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
and Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States...
.
CBC Sports' most significant current properties are its coverage of Saturday night and playoff NHL
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...
hockey, titled Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
, as well as FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
soccer tournaments such as the quadrennial World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
. Otherwise, CBC's sports coverage is now largely restricted to various amateur sports properties.
The current director of CBC Sports is Jeffrey Orridge. He succeeded Scott Moore
Scott Moore (television executive)
Scott Moore is a Canadian television executive. He is the former director of CBC Sports. He was appointed on March 1, 2007, succeeding Nancy Lee. On November 9, 2010 Moore left CBC and on November 10, 2010 he was named president of broadcasting for Rogers Media....
, who resigned on November 9, 2010 to become president of broadcasting for Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
. David Masse served as interim director until April 4, 2011.
On August 20, 2008, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to create an all-sports category 2
Category 2 specialty channel
A Category B service is a Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried, optionally, by all digital cable television and direct broadcast satellite providers.Unlike Category A services, Category B services...
digital TV channel, tentatively known as CBC SportsPlus. Although apparently intended to start in 2009, its launch has since been put on hold indefinitely.
Current / upcoming
Hockey- National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe 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...
- Hockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in CanadaHockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
(1952/1953-2013/2014 season) - AHL on CBCAHL on CBCThe AHL on CBC is a television broadcast of American Hockey League games in Canada produced by CBC Sports and shown on CBC Television and CBC.ca.-2010-2011 season:...
– 10 games during the 2010/11 season
Horse Racing
- Queen's PlateQueen's PlateThe Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1¼ miles for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. The race takes place each summer in June or July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke , Ontario...
Soccer
- FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
events through 2014, including the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup2014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
Alpine Skiing
- FISFISFIS may refer to:In English:* Faculty of Information Studies, now the University of Toronto Faculty of Information* Fairy Investigation Society* Far-Infrared Surveyor, an instrument on the AKARI space telescope* Federal Inspection Station of the U.S...
World Cup races through 2011
Track & Field
- IAAF Golden LeagueIAAF Golden LeagueThe IAAF Golden League was an annual series of track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations...
events
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
- Skate Canada InternationalSkate Canada InternationalThe Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...
and Canadian Figure Skating ChampionshipsCanadian Figure Skating ChampionshipsThe Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...
Curling
- Curling on CBCCurling on CBCCBC Sports coverage of Curling consists of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Previously, CBC's broadcasting rights have included the Canadian Curling Association, the Tim Hortons Brier, the CBC Curling Classic, the World Curling Championships, and Olympic Curling.-Capital One Grand Slam of...
- Capital One Grand Slam of Curling on CBC - 2007–Present
Tennis
- Rogers Cup (Semi Finals and Final)
Rodeo
- Calgary StampedeCalgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway,...
Equestrian Show Jumping
- Championship Show Jumping from Spruce MeadowsSpruce MeadowsSpruce Meadows is an equestrian facility in Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern Family and opened in 1976. The show jumping complex is in the foothills of the Alberta Rocky Mountains just south of the city and comprises...
Past properties
Soccer- Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
- Toronto FCToronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
and MLS CupMLS CupThe MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
(2007–2010) - 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup2007 FIFA U-20 World CupThe 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the title game by the score of 2–1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth...
- FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
(19861986 FIFA World CupThe 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
, 20022002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
, 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
) - CONCACAFCONCACAFThe Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
Canadian ChampionshipCanadian ChampionshipThe Canadian Championship—known as the Nutrilite Canadian Championship for sponsorship reasons—is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams...
(20082008 Canadian ChampionshipThe 2008 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament that took place in the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2008....
) - Most games show live on bold, then on tape delay on CBC.
Baseball
- Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
- Toronto Blue JaysToronto Blue JaysThe Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
- 1977-1980, 1992–2003 and 2007–2008 - Montreal ExposMontreal ExposThe Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
- 1969-1989
- Toronto Blue Jays
Olympics
- Olympics on CBCOlympics on CBCThe Olympics on CBC was a sports telecast that aired on CBC Sports. The last airing of the telecast was for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-History:...
- Summer Olympics - 1956-1988, 1996–2008
- Winter Olympics - 1956-1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1998–2006
Basketball
- National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
- Toronto RaptorsToronto RaptorsThe Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
- (2007/2008-2009/2010 seasons)
- Toronto Raptors
Football
- Canadian Football LeagueCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
- CFL on CBCCFL on CBCCFL on CBC was a presentation of Canadian Football League football aired on the CBC Television Network. CBC held broadcast rights for the CFL from 1952 to 2007...
(1952–2007)
- CFL on CBC
Curling
- Cross Canada Curling - 1961-1965
- CBC Championship Curling - 1966-1972
- CBC Curling Classic - 1973-1979
- Canadian Curling Association - 1961-2008
Canoe Sprint
- 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World ChampionshipsThe 2009 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997...
Directors
- George Retzlaff (1952–1971)
- Don Goodwin (1971–1975)
- Gordon Craig (1975–1977)
- John Hudson (1977–1982)
- Denis Harvey (1982–1983)
- Don MacPherson (1983–1988)
- Arthur Smith (1988–1990)
- Alan Clark (1990–December 9, 1999)
- Nancy LeeNancy Lee (producer)Nancy Lee is a Canadian broadcast sports journalist and producer. Formerly associated with CBC Sports, where she was appointed executive director in 2000, she resigned in 2006 to become the director of broadcast services for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Lee first joined the CBC in 1987,...
(December 9, 1999–October 17, 2006) - David Masse Acting (October 17, 2006–March 1, 2007)
- Scott MooreScott Moore (television executive)Scott Moore is a Canadian television executive. He is the former director of CBC Sports. He was appointed on March 1, 2007, succeeding Nancy Lee. On November 9, 2010 Moore left CBC and on November 10, 2010 he was named president of broadcasting for Rogers Media....
(March 1, 2007–November 9, 2010) - David Masse Acting (November 9, 2010–April 4, 2011)
- Jeffrey Orridge (April 4, 2011–present)