David Proper

THE NHL’S SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP, MEDIA AND INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY, TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BROADCAST IN CANADA, THE U.S. TV DEALS AND THE NHL’S INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY

WITH W. GRAEME ROUSTAN

AGE: 55 / TOP 100: 34 NHL SENIOR EXECUTIVE VP W. GRAEME ROUSTAN: Could you talk a little bit about the Canadian rights deal that’s coming up in two years? What does the future look like in two years from now? DAVID PROPER: I think the future with the media in general is very unclear. Whether you’re in Canada, the U.S., Europe or anywhere else, there are a lot of changes and a lot of disruption that you’re seeing. Certainly, you’re seeing the streamers get very involved…Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google. We’re in the early stages of just evaluating the market. It’s very different than it was when we did our deal approximately 10 years ago with Rogers. We’ve kept good relationships with Bell, and good relationships with Rogers, obviously. And there’s…

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