Sportsnet shows off massive new $4.5M NHL studio

TORONTO – With just over a week until the puck drops on the 2014-2015 NHL season, Sportsnet unveiled its new hockey studio Monday, billed as the largest, most innovative sports studio in the country. And with a $4.5 million price tag, it’s probably the most expensive, too.Located in the CBC headquarters in downtown Toronto, the Hockey Central Studio is 11,000 square feet with nine separate sets and 52 monitors, including a massive 11 x 38 ft. ultra-high-resolution monitor that executives referred to as ‘Goliath’. It also includes a rotating main anchor desk with a 360° open environment allowing cameras to...