WINNIPEG — Bell Media’s TSN announced today it has secured a multi-year extension of its regional television rights agreement with True North Sports and Entertainment to continue broadcasting Winnipeg Jets regional regular season games.
“True North Sports and Entertainment is very excited to share with Winnipeg Jets fans that they will be able to enjoy the experience of watching Jets on TSN for years to come,” said Mark Chipman, executive chairman and governor of True North Sports and Entertainment and Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in the Bell Media press release. “With some of the best sports broadcasters in the business, outstanding live production, and significant reach throughout all their platforms, Jets fans will continue to receive the comprehensive high-quality coverage they’ve come to expect from Jets on TSN.”
The release did not mention financial terms nor say exactly how many years to come there will be.
“TSN is very proud to be the official regional broadcaster of the Winnipeg Jets, and we’re thrilled to extend this successful partnership for years to come,” said Stewart Johnston, president of media sales and marketing at Bell Media, and president of TSN. “The Jets boast a competitive roster of dynamic young players, and Jets on TSN games are an integral part of TSN’s hockey coverage, with regular season games broadcast regionally on TSN’s television and digital platforms.”
TSN’s regional Winnipeg Jets games will continue to be available on the TSN3 channel, TSN.ca and the TSN app to TSN and TSN Direct subscribers in the Jets’ designated broadcast region as defined by the NHL, which includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and parts of Northwestern Ontario including Kenora, Dryden and Thunder Bay.
In addition to TSN’s regional television rights for Winnipeg Jets games, TSN is also the regional English broadcaster for Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators games.
Rogers Sports and Media is the official broadcaster for the national NHL package of games in Canada, including regional broadcasts of Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks games. Rogers and Bell (who are part of the Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment ownership group) share regional rights for broadcasting Toronto Maple Leafs games.
