Curling TV and streaming feeds shut down, forcing viewers to scramble for alternatives

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With the WinSport Arena closed to media and the world women’s curling championship no longer on TV, details have become scarce in the spectator-free bubble

Team Canada lead Briane Meilleur, left, and second Shannon Birchard look on as Estonia makes a shot at the Women's World Curling Championship in Calgary on May 5, 2021.The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage – television and streaming – have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person access.

“My eyes are blurry and my fingers, I think I have carpal tunnel,” said CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux. “I have way too many webpages open at once and I’m toggling between all of it. It’s like a puzzle because you’re trying to piece together what’s going on.” The earliest potential return of television/streaming coverage is Friday afternoon. TSN is the domestic rights-holder and World Curling TV is used for international feeds.

The WCF and Curling Canada, who have staff members on site at the Markin MacPhail Centre, have tried to provide as much detail as possible given the circumstances. “We’ve been trying not only to give as much information on the Team Canada games as possible, but also to give those who don’t understand about what’s going on with the broadcasting situation the context of why they’re not able to watch right now,” Curling Canada said in an e-mailed statement.

Since bubble play began with the Canadian women’s championship last February, media members have been able to access a private static overhead feed of the houses on each sheet to help with coverage.

 

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