Canadiens video games will stay on TSN and RDS for a number of extra years, although probably fewer on RDS beginning subsequent season.
On Friday,
Bell Media introduced
the renewal of regional tv rights offers in English and French for the franchise “for years to return.” The precise size of the deal was not disclosed, nor had been any monetary particulars of the deal.
“We’ve been lucky to depend TSN and RDS as valued companions for a few years, and we’re thrilled to formally lengthen this collaboration for years to return,” France Margaret Bélanger, president of Groupe CH Sports activities and Leisure, stated in a press release.
Below the settlement, TSN will proceed to broadcast 50 regular-season Canadiens video games every year, however RDS will see its share drop to 45 from the present 60 as of 2026, regardless of the variety of video games going as much as 84 a season.
Within the spring,
Rogers introduced it had renewed its nationwide rights cope with the NHL
, initially signed in 2013 for $5.2 billion, for one more 12 years for $11 billion, so the remaining 34 video games in English will likely be on Sportsnet or different Rogers-controlled channels. Rogers resold French-language nationwide rights to TVA Sports activities for 2014-2026, however no announcement has been made for French nationwide NHL rights past 2026.
Friday’s announcement doesn’t have an effect on radio rights. Cogeco, which owns 98.5 FM in Montreal and different speak stations in Quebec, introduced a multi-year extension in 2023. TSN 690 broadcasts all Canadiens video games in English and faces little competitors, since CJAD 800 can also be owned by Bell.
Bell Media proprietor BCE owns 18 per cent of the Canadiens’ father or mother firm.
