EDMONTON – Super Channel and Showtime Sports have announced an exclusive deal that will make Super Channel the home of Showtime boxing events in Canada. Under the agreement Super Channel will air live Showtime Championship Boxing and ShoBox: The New Generation telecasts through 2014 to viewers in Canada.
“We are thrilled to be able to bring Showtime back to our viewers in Canada. Super Channel’s fight fans let us know just how much they missed these exclusive and exciting events and now we are able to consistently bring them all the Showtime boxing that they want to see, live,”said Sandy Perkins, Super Channel’s Vice President of Programming. “We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Showtime and proud that Super Channel continues to be a place where our viewers can go to see unique programming that can’t be seen anywhere else on television.”
“Super Channel has been a great partner for us over the years,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Showtime Sports. “The Canadian sports fan has shown a voracious appetite for boxing so we are very proud to present our slate of world-class fights to the nation. Not only does it increase the awareness of our brand throughout the country, it also gives the elite fighters competing on our network a broader stage on which to perform.”
