Canada

Ice Hockey
Media

The National Hockey League will be entering into rights negotiations with prospective broadcasters in Canada from a position of strength after the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Final drew record audiences…
Football
Finance & Law

Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) and the Mediapro Canada agency have claimed an end to their legal dispute that left the future of the Canadian Premier League hanging in the balance.
American Football
Media

Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports is bringing its augmented broadcast technology to the Canadian Football League, airing live streams exclusively on Bell Media's TSN+
Football
Media

Canada's new Northern Super League has a platform to help attract sponsorship deals after it was announced that all matches will be broadcast through a combination of Bell Media's TSN and RDS, plus public broadcasters CBC Sports and Radio-Canada.
Football
Events

Canada's professional women's football league has been unveiled as the Northern Super League, which will kick off in April 2025 with six founding member clubs during a challenging time for club football in the country.
Basketball
Governance

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is to expand into Canada for the first time in 2026, when Toronto joins as the 14th team
Ice Hockey
Media

The NHL has its first streaming only deal in Canada after Amazon reached a two-year rights deal with Rogers Communications to air Monday night games.
Ice Hockey

The Professional Women’s Hockey League, the new top-tier women’s league for ice hockey in North America, prioritised exposure in its media rights deals for 2024 as it seeks to develop strong viewership for forthcoming seasons.
Football
Finance & Law

Current and former members of the Canada Soccer board have been hit with a C$40m ($29.6m/€27.4m) lawsuit over approving the 2018 award of a long-term media and sponsorship rights contract to Canada Soccer Business.
American Football
Media

Record UK viewing figures on Sky Sports for Super Bowl LVIII were among strong performing ratings across a variety of the National Football League’s target international markets.
Football
Finance & Law

Mediapro’s football streaming service OneSoccer looks set to continue offering live coverage of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) during the 2024 season after conciliatory talks were held with Canadian S…
Football

Mediapro faces a legal claim from Canadian Soccer Business amounting to C$250m ($186m/€172m) over the premature end to the agency’s 10-year contract for the production, broadcast and distribution of Canadian football.
Football
Finance & Law

Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) and the Mediapro Canada agency are locked in a legal dispute that will result in rights to the domestic Canadian Premier League (CPL) and the men's and women's national teams…
Football
Media

DAZN has retained exclusive Uefa club competition broadcast rights in Canada for another three seasons in a renewed commitment to the market by the subscription streaming broadcaster
Ice Hockey
Media

The Professional Women’s Hockey League secured broadcast deals with TSN and Sporstnet, among others, in North America ahead of its inaugural season, which began yesterday (Monday).
Football
Media

Bell Media's TSN and RDS have acquired the exclusive media rights to the 2024 Copa América, making all matches available live on TSN, TSN+ and RDS platforms in Canada.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Pay-television broadcasters Sportsnet and TVA Sports have regained English-language and French-language rights, respectively, in Canada to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), while the mixed martial arts promotion has agreed a documentary series deal with US streaming service Roku.
Football
Media

Broadcast rights are on the market in Canada for Uefa club competitions across the 2024-27 cycle