TSN multiplex a license breach, says Commission

OTTAWA – Distributing separate feeds simultaneously is currently a no-no for national sports service The Sports Network, the CRTC said today. In January, the CBC complained to the Commission that CTV Specialty's TSN had breached the conditions of its licence by broadcasting NHL hockey games using two simultaneous, national feeds on at least three occasions between October 2005 and December 2005. These games were distributed by cable companies (BDUs) on an analog as well as a digital basis. The Commission agreed with CBC and found that TSN's use of two simultaneous national feeds when broadcasting a pair of games runs...