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Economics likely stunting growth of National Hockey League’s Centre Ice PPV package

News | 12/13/2002 5:00 am EST

A costly minimum monetary guarantee required by the National Hockey League for its NHL Centre Ice pay-per-view (PPV) package is likely the main reason why more distributors in Canada haven’t embraced it. Loosening carriage terms for the premium digital sports package would help at least one small cable operator compete for digital subscribers with heavyweight Bell ExpressVu LP.

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