MOOSE JAW — TSN and RDS will continue to be the exclusive English and French broadcasters of Curling Canada Season of Champions events for eight more years. The deal extension was announced during TSN’s Curling Day in Canada broadcast during the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Sask.
The agreement, which includes both broadcast and digital media rights, takes effect in the 2020-21 curling season and will carry through the 2027-28 season. Season of Champions curling is available to TSN, RDS, TSN Direct and RDS Direct subscribers, and at TSN.ca, RDS.ca and via the TSN and RDS apps.
“No other broadcast platform offers this kind of access to our sport, with TSN and RDS showing more than 300 hours of championship-level curling over the course of the season,” said Katherine Henderson, CEO of Curling Canada, in the news release.
“We’re thrilled to announce this long-term extension of our great partnership with Curling Canada, through which we will continue working together to showcase the sport of curling to Canadian viewers for many years to come,” added Shawn Redmond, vice-president, TSN and Discovery.
Curling Canada’s Season of Champions series includes the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Tim Hortons Brier, the Home Hardware Canada Cup, the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, the Road to the Roar Pre-Trials, the OK Tire & BKT Tires Continental Cup, as well as the World Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships.
TSN first began broadcasting curling events in 1984, and has been the exclusive broadcaster of Season of Champions events since 2006.
