Sportsnet and TSN kick off multi-year deals with Barclays Premier League

TORONTO - TSN and Sportsnet have both reached an agreement with the Barclays Premier League to secure the media rights to a comprehensive soccer package over the next three seasons. Beginning in the 2013-14 season, the agreement gives TSN, Sportsnet and French-language broadcaster RDS media rights to half of all Barclays Premier League games through to the 2015-2016 season – approximately 190 games per season. TSN said they will broadcast across its platforms including TSN, TSN2, TSN.ca and TSN Mobile TV. TSN is also the national broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS), the Canadian home of EURO 2016, and the...