TORONTO – The Canadian Football League will be available in eight of the top 10 U.S. television markets via seven Comcast regional sports networks, plus New England Sports Network (NESN), the league has announced.
Overall, more than 70 million U.S. homes will have access to CFL football each week of the 2006 season, which begins this Friday, June 16th and concludes on November 19th with the 94th Grey Cup in Winnipeg.
The CFL’s complete 77 game schedule will be available nationally in the U.S. in both high definition and standard definition broadcasts. Comcast RSNs and systems, plus NESN in Boston, Altitude Sports & Entertainment in Denver, and other regional sports networks (RSNs) will carry a total of 51 games in standard definition. All standard definition games will be carried live on America One Television, which serves standard broadcast stations coast-to-coast. Every Friday night, a game will be televised exclusively in high definition on DISH Network via VOOM’s World Sport HD Network
"We are seeing a tremendous rise in interest in the CFL in the U.S. and are pleased to be working with our broadcast partners to increase the League’s presence and popularity even further,” said CFL Commissioner Tom Wright. “U.S. media coverage of the League and our teams has helped showcase our exciting games and highly skilled athletes. We are looking forward to an excellent 2006 season.”
