TORONTO – TSN and RDS have extended their multi-media rights agreement for exclusive coverage of the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) Ice Hockey World Championship through 2023.
The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will continue to be broadcast live across TSN’s five national feeds, with live streaming and on-demand viewing available to TSN subscribers through TSN GO. RDS will also deliver live coverage across its platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, and RDS GO.
The new agreement with Infront Sports & Media will also see TSN platforms air live coverage of the semi-finals and final from Europe’s preeminent club hockey competition, the Champions Hockey League, for the first time ever in Canada.
“Nothing unites fans across the country like cheering for Team Canada, and we are proud to deliver expanded coverage of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for years to come,” said TSN’s VP of programming Shawn Redmond, in the news release. “With many of hockey’s biggest stars competing on the international stage, viewers have connected with this marquee annual tournament, one of the biggest of the 60+ championship events that live on TSN.”
