Benjamin Kepple

An Open Letter to the Canadian Football League

TO: Commissioner Mark Cohon

FR: Benjamin Kepple

RE: U.S. Broadcasting Schedules

Dear Commissioner Cohon,

In your open letter to fans of the Canadian Football League on Friday, you made a point of saying the league would "focus on our other efforts to continue the strong momentum of our business and our game" following the collapse of talks to extend a cooperation agreement with the National Football League. I am confident these efforts are progressing well and I look forward to this year's season, as well as the future establishment of CFL teams in Ottawa and Halifax.

I would, however, note these efforts would be bolstered if the CFL were to enter into a wide-ranging broadcast agreement with American cable channels so the entirety of the league's games could be widely broadcast in the United States. Unfortunately, since I live in Manchester, N.H., I have traditionally only been able to watch live broadcasts during the first half of the season, along with the Grey Cup. It would really be cool if I could watch CFL games during the entirety of the year, as I root for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and would like to follow the squad closely all year if I could.

Which reminds me: your season starts in less than three weeks, and yet the CFL's Web site has not yet published the U.S/International broadcast schedule. Why is this? How can I plan to watch the Roughriders if I don't know when they are going to air? This greatly concerns me, as the Canadian Football League is an integral part of my strategy to survive the horrible seven-month drought without regular football broadcasts. As a result, I hope the CFL will announce the schedules soon.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Kepple
Manchester, N.H.

P.S. Je peux t'envoyer une copie de cette lettre en français pour vos dossiers, si vous avez besoin d'un.

Posted by Benjamin Kepple at June 7, 2008 09:31 PM | TrackBack