Canada

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series has awarded rights in Canada to pay-television broadcasters TSN, RDS and Fight Network.

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister network RDS, along with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports Canada, have acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.

US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights to the Canadian Curling Association’s Season of Champions events for the 2014-15 season.

The international skiing federation this week welcomed the European Broadcasting Union’s deal in the US for Austrian World Cup skiing events.

The breadth and depth of coverage the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games will achieve in Canada is seen by the International Olympic Committee as an acceptable trade-off for a minimal increase in media-rights income.

Canadian public-service broadcaster the CBC has acquired rights for the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games in partnership with telecommunications company Rogers Communications and media company BCE, which operates Bell Media.

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has agreed a new partnership with College Hockey Inc, the commercial rights-holder of NCAA Division I men’s college ice hockey, to deliver expanded live coverage of the 2014-15 season.

Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Communications’ acquisition of the English-language regional rights to Montreal Canadiens games this month was driven by its desire to offer the full complement of Canadiens games in English on mobile and online platforms.

Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications plans to stream live coverage of 1,000 NHL ice hockey games for free to its wireless and broadband internet subscribers during the 2014-15 season.

Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet has acquired the English-language regional rights for games featuring the Montreal Canadiens NHL ice hockey team.

Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications has agreed an exclusive 10-year rights and distribution deal, from 2014-15 to 2023-24, with the WWE wrestling organisation.

Canadian broadcast group Asian Television Network has acquired rights to the inaugural season of the Pro-Kabaddi League.

Digital sports video agency SendtoNews has entered into a media partnership with Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC for its coverage of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event.

Formula One has earned a significant increase in its rights value in Canada thanks to intense competition between pay-television broadcasters.

The United States Golf Association has extended its long-term partnership for Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister network RDS to broadcast the US Open and other tournaments under the USGA umbrella through to 2022.

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister network RDS have agreed a multi-year extension through to 2019 for their exclusive rights to the Formula One motor-racing championship.