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by Paul on 06/17/08 at 07:03 AM ET
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from William Houston of the Globe and Mail,
The Hockey Night in Canada theme song filled the air with more controversy yesterday.
Scott Moore, the head of CBC Sports, charged that CTV deliberately interfered with the CBC’s negotiations for the famous song, suggesting it was a publicity stunt to embarrass the network.
“CTV management characterized their actions as ‘saving the song,’ ” Moore wrote on a CBC blog. “But they knew the negotiation hadn’t run its course. I firmly believe that if they hadn’t inserted themselves into the negotiation, the result would have been different.”
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Scott Moore sounds like a small child. It’s everyone’s fault but his, clearly.
Posted by Doogie2K from Calgary, AB on 06/17/08 at 12:12 PM ET
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Judging from all the crap CBC pulled throughout this year, the song was fair game after their rights to the song expired. Since CTV “inserted themselves” after CBC went ahead with a contest to acquire a new theme for HNIC and after the rights expired, this gentleman from the CBC has no right to complain.
Posted by Alan from Atlanta on 06/17/08 at 09:22 AM ET