 Despite its dormancy, the CRTC continued to issue interim license renewals for the service through August 2013

Breakaway was not affiliated with a similar pay-per-view package of Ottawa Senators games, branded as "Sens TV", which was offered over roughly the same timeframe.Instead, the Senators distributed these games through the main incumbent PPV provider serving each cable or satellite provider (namely Viewers Choice, Vu!, or Shaw PPV).It too was discontinued in favour of a deal with Sportsnet One in 2010.