Sportsnet hammers out 10-year deal to have Curling Championships aired nationally

TORONTO - Curling is going mobile and national. The Provincial Curling Championships for the first time will be delivered nationally across Canada after Sportsnet announced a 10-year multiplatform agreement for exclusive Canadian coverage of the B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario Provincial Curling Championships. Under terms of the agreement, Sportsnet will partner with the four provincial governing bodies - Curl B.C, Alberta Curling Federation, CurlManitoba, and Ontario Curling Association - to deliver the men's and women's championship events on television, online and mobile platforms. Coverage begins in January 2013 with the Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario women's events, followed by the men's...