Canada

Canadian French-language broadcasters TVA Sports and RDS have both seen a significant financial impact from the first year of the new rights cycle for North American ice hockey league the NHL, according to the Financial Post.

The Infront Sports & Media agency signed off relatively lucrative long-term deals for ice hockey’s World Championship in three markets last month.

Fight Network, a multi-platform channel dedicated to combat sports, has acquired rights for events operated by New Japan Pro Wrestling.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has brokered long-term rights deals with broadcasters in Canada, Denmark and Germany for a number of leading ice hockey events.

Cricket Australia has opened a tender process for rights to a number of the country’s national team and domestic league properties in the US, Canada and the Caribbean for the five-year period covering the 2016-17 to 2020-21 seasons.

Canadian telecommunications company Bell Media has acquired exclusive rights in the country for the 2017 Invictus Games.

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has expanded its rights partnership with Canada Soccer, the governing body of the sport in the country.

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has secured rights for this year’s edition of the International Canoe Federation’s Canoe Sprint World Cup.

Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications has started offering its top sports channels online today (Friday) to viewers who do not have a cable-television subscription.

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired rights for events operated by the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has agreed a partnership with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky to enhance its coverage of the Formula One motor racing championship.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in North America for the MotoGP world championship and renewed a deal for fellow motorcycle-racing series WorldSBK.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured rights to Europe’s Ski Classics long-distance cross-country skiing competition in the United States and Canada.

The premier men’s and women’s tennis tours struck new media rights deals in Canada last month, both earning decent rights-fee increases.

Canadian communications and media company Rogers has unveiled a raft of NHL games it will broadcast in 4K ultra-high definition, marking a first for the North American ice hockey league.

North American basketball league the NBA has teamed up with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and Canadian communications and media company Rogers to deliver an NBA game in 4K ultra-high definition to the public for the first time.