Canada
Ex-Sportsnet president Moore to aid Hamilton’s Commonwealth Games bid
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.
Mediapro Canada to produce CEBL using AI-driven AutomaticTV
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
OneSoccer acquires exclusive Canadian rights to German Cup
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…
BeIN lands exclusive rights to Austria’s ÖFB Cup final
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.
Extreme E enhances Canadian coverage with RDS deal
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has agreed a one-year media-rights deal in Canada with French-language channel RDS
HockeyTV adds European ice hockey rights in deal with Spring Media
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…
PBR Canada extends broadcast deal with TSN
Professional Bull Riders Canada has extended its domestic broadcast agreement with TSN for 2020
BeIN Sports Xtra added to Samsung TV Plus in Canada
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
Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
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.
Roku TV and Xumo bring beIN Sports Xtra to Canada
Streaming platforms Roku and Xumo have both signed distribution agreements in Canada with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, allowing them to add the beIN Sports Xtra streaming service to their respective…
F1 extends Canadian broadcast deal with TSN, RDS through 2024
Formula One has extended its broadcast deal in Canada with Bell Media's TSN and RDS through the end of the 2024 season
WTA nets additional Canadian exposure in TSN deal
Canadian pay-television broadcaster TSN has strengthened its tennis portfolio with the addition of rights to the WTA Tour and season-ending WTA Finals
TSN scores eight-year Curling Canada rights extension
Bell Media-owned pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has agreed an eight-year extension to its rights deal with Curling Canada
Deltatre recruits MLB broadcast executive Johnson
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Major League Baseball’s James Johnson to the role of vice-president, Americas business development within its Live division.
XFL to be broadcast on TSN in Canada
The revamped XFL is furthering its international reach by securing a deal with Canadian broadcaster TSN.
TSN will be covering all the regular-season games plus the play-offs during the 2020 season
Mediapro to produce Canadian Elite Basketball League matches
The Canadian Elite Basketball League has selected the Mediapro agency as its production partner for all matches that will be aired live by public-service broadcaster CBC during the 2020 season
CBC agrees deal with DAZN for Canada Women’s Fiba Olympic qualifiers
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has agreed a content-sharing deal with OTT platform DAZN to show the latter’s coverage of the national team’s matches at the Fiba Women's Olympic qualification tournament.
OneSoccer supplants TSN with Concacaf Gold Cup deal
OneSoccer, Mediapro’s OTT sports streaming service in Canada, has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the national team tournament for associations from N…