It’s the Internet age, which means fans shouldn’t have to wait.
So good on the CBC for making the decision to offer figure skating fans the opportunity to watch the world championships in Tokyo live — if they’ve got the week off work or happen to live in Vancouver, that is.
CBC Country Canada, a digital TV channel the public broadcaster owns, is offering live coverage of all the events from Japan. If you happen to own a digital cable box, just call your cable or satellite provider and order up the channel. If you don’t have a box, they’re easy (and quick) enough to buy or rent. The price is rather cheap these days, too.
For those unable to watch live, the CBC is offering a prime-time show through Friday (8 p.m. ET) with everything replayed on tape.
"We want people to be able to see it when they want to see it," CBC Sports executive producer Chris Irwin said. “You can choose to watch it (live), or you can ... wait for it."
The live and taped schedules can be found through a sports TV blog I write for the Ottawa Sun. The address is blog.canoe.ca/remotecontrol. Look for the post titled ‘Live From Tokyo’ and follow the link contained within it.
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