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STAFF REPORTERS
In a shock announcement just before 4 p.m. today, CTV announced the public-relations coup.
CTV and Copyright Music and Visuals, the company that controls use of the classic song composed by Dolores Claman, said that CTV had acquired all rights to the song in perpetuity.
The network said it will use the song on NHL broadcasts on TSN, RDS and during the broadcaster’s coverage of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
"The song has a long and storied history in Canadian sports and has become ingrained in the hearts and minds of hockey fans across the country, said Rick Brace, president of Revenue, Business Planning and Sports for CTV Inc.
"It is an iconic tune, embraced by Canadians everywhere, and we felt it was imperative to save it. We know we will be in hockey forever, so there’s no doubt this acquisition will create value for us," he said in a statement on TSN’s website.
"It’s an honour and a privilege to own such a cherished piece of Canadiana."
Composer Claman also released a statement.
"I am very moved by how so many Canadians have taken the hockey theme to heart," she said.
"We are so pleased the song has found a new home. Throughout our negotiations, CTV displayed a tremendous amount of respect for my family and the song. ’The Hockey Theme’ means so much to Canadians, and we know it’s in good hands with CTV."
CTV says it made an agreement in principle last Friday with Copyright Music and Visuals after CBC announced a contest to find a new theme song.
Last week, Copyright Music & Visuals announced that the contract for the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada to use the song had expired at the end of this year’s Stanley Cup final.
It said the song would not be used during next season’s broadcasts because a royalty deal could not be reached with CBC.
CBC has scrambled ever since to save face in reaction to an outraged public.
As early as this morning, CBC proposed mediation in what they said was a final attempt to make a new deal for the rights to the song.
The public broadcaster said it had asked sports lawyer Gord Kirke to step in after negotiations broke down last week between CBC and the company that owns the rights to the song.
"We feel this song is worth one last attempt to save," Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports, said in a statement earlier today. "Canadians are passionate about its association with Hockey Night in Canada."
Talks between CBC and Copyright Music & Visuals, which holds the rights to the song, ended Friday after the two sided failed to meet a 5 p.m. deadline.
CBC then announced that it would begin a national contest to find a replacement song, awarding $100,000 to whoever can come up with the best theme as decided by fans and experts.
It was then that CTV apparently sealed a deal.
Under terms of the now-expired contract, CBC reportedly paid about $500 per broadcast for the rights to the song.
Talks for a new deal with composer Claman had stalled over a lawsuit launched four years ago against the CBC, claiming breach of contract, particularly over the use of the song on cellphone ring tones.
Last week, Moore cited the lawsuit as an impediment to reaching a new royalty agreement.
Jeff Keay, spokesperson for the CBC, said today that the CBC is still pushing ahead with its national contest to select a new theme song.
He said Hockey Night in Canada will incorporate the new music into the show.
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