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The TUESDAY INTERVIEW: Live games, more HD, VOD and less talk. LeafsTV/RaptorsTV’s John Shannon


THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS are the most valuable, most talked about, most loved sports team in English Canada. Launching a TV channel that’s all Leafs, all the time, was a no-brainer for team brass back in 2001. But without any games, LeafsTV left a little something to be desired, say viewers, and says executive producer and vice-president programming John Shannon (right). That changes this season (and was supposed to last year, but for the NHL lockout) as LeafsTV will have a total of 21 Toronto Maple Leaf games – eight pre-season matchups and 13 regular season tilts – to go...