Canada

Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster TVA Sports has agreed a three-year deal to become the exclusive French-language broadcaster of Formula E in Canada
Boxing

Digital pay-per-view platform Fite has acquired exclusive digital rights to Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Jr. in the US and Canada, buying the rights from short-form video app Triller
Multi-sport

DAZN Media North America, the sales and advertising division of the subscription sports streaming service, has brought all media sales operations in-house in Canada
Football

Canadian broadcaster CBC Sports has secured a deal with Mediapro Canada, an arm of the international production and media-rights agency, to become the exclusive linear television broadcaster of the 2020 …
Multi-sport

Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has extended its Olympic Games content deal with social media platform Twitter
Multi-sport

CBC Gem, the OTT platform of Canadian public service broadcaster CBC, has signed a carriage with the International Olympic Committee to carry the body’s Olympic Channel TV.
Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League has unveiled a series of in-game innovations for its expanded Stanley Cup playoffs, which are being held in the Canadian markets of Toronto and Edmonton in the wake of the global…
Football

OneSoccer, Mediapro’s over-the-top sports streaming service in Canada, has extended its media rights agreement with LigaMX for two further seasons, through the 2021-22 season.
Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League is partnering with cloud video editing platform Blackbird for support on remote content production during its return to play plan
Multi-sport

Hamilton 2026, the bid committee for the Canadian city’s tilt at hosting the Commonwealth Games, has engaged experienced media executive Scott Moore to aid its efforts in capturing the multi-sport event.
Basketball

The Canadian-arm of production and rights agency Mediapro has announced that it will produce every game of the 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series tournament
Football

OneSoccer, Mediapro’s over-the-top sports streaming service in Canada, has secured exclusive broadcast rights in the country for the semi-finals and final of the DFB-Pokal, German soccer's knockout cup c…
Football

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured exclusive rights across multiple international territories to tonight’s final of the ÖFB Cup, the national knockout clubs tournament in Austria.
Motorsport

Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has agreed a one-year media-rights deal in Canada with French-language channel RDS
Ice Hockey

HockeyTV, the subscription streaming arm of the ice hockey technology and analytics company HockeyTech, has acquired exclusive rights in North America to top-tier ice hockey leagues in four European countries…
Bull Riding

Professional Bull Riders Canada has extended its domestic broadcast agreement with TSN for 2020
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its reach in Canada by agreeing to make its beIN Sports Xtra channel available via Samsung TV Plus
Motorsport

Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder of Formula One, has rounded out a successful North American rights cycle by increasing its fees in Canada by roughly a fifth, while also earning a healthy rights fee in the US.