“Additionally, Bell Media has undertaken a review of its operations to ensure no additional potential “confusion” with CBC programming. Although similarities were found, Bell Media confirms it has no issue with CBC imitating its specialty channel ESPN Classic with the airing of classic hockey games on Saturday nights, as long as CBC is not concerned that viewers may interpret that Gretzky, Gilmour, and Lemieux have come out of retirement.

Bazinga.”

What a great official press-released reaction to such stupidity.

Posted by NathanBC on 10/12/12 at 01:19 PM ET

Holy shit, what a great response.

Posted by Garth on 10/12/12 at 01:23 PM ET

So does that mean no Canadian TV station can call anything “in Canada” lest viewers be confused between XYZ in Canada and Hockey Night in Canada?

Posted by phillyd from Southern New Jersey on 10/12/12 at 01:46 PM ET

so much for the HBO series “Hooker Night in Canada”

Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 10/12/12 at 02:13 PM ET

So does that mean no Canadian TV station can call anything “in Canada” lest viewers be confused between XYZ in Canada and Hockey Night in Canada?

Please don’t confuse us even more…

Posted by Garth on 10/12/12 at 02:35 PM ET

from the Globe and Mail,

The fight for Saturday night television viewers started with a Big Bang, but has ended with a whimper as the CBC backs away from a legal threat intended to stop rival CTV from using the phrase “Big Bang Night In Canada.”

continued

Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 10/12/12 at 03:38 PM ET