TORONTO — Bell’s CTV, TSN and RDS networks will be the exclusive Canadian home of FIFA World Cup soccer until 2026, thanks to an extension to Bell Media’s existing media rights agreement with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
In addition to the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, the extended broadcast rights agreement now includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Several other tournaments are also included in the broadcasting deal, such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 and 2025, FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 and 2025, FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 and 2026, and FIFA Confederations Cup 2025.
“We are delighted to extend our partnership with FIFA and are proud to be the Canadian home of FIFA tournaments for the next 12 years,” Phil King, president of CTV programming and sports, said in a news release. “This is another big win for Bell Media and for soccer fans in Canada. We are ready to welcome the world to this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 and are looking forward to showcasing the beautiful game for years to come.”
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 takes place in six cities across Canada beginning June 6 in Edmonton and culminating on July 5 in Vancouver.
For the next 12 years, CTV, TSN and RDS will deliver comprehensive live coverage of FIFA World Cup competitions in both English and French. Live coverage will also be available on CTV Go, TSN Go, TSN Radio and TSN.ca. French-language coverage will air exclusively on the RDS specialty channel, as well as its slate of platforms, including RDS2, RDS Go and RDS.ca.
In December 2014, TSN and RDS also announced a multi-year broadcast rights agreement with UEFA that makes the two Bell Media networks the primary (but not exclusive) Canadian broadcasters of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League beginning in 2015.
In addition to its FIFA World Cup and UEFA soccer packages, Bell Media’s TSN and RDS also have exclusive broadcast rights to Euro 2016 and are official broadcasters of Major League Soccer in Canada.
