The Score kicks Premier soccer away from Sportsnet

TORONTO – The Score has signed a three-season, $3.15 million contract for the exclusive Canadian TV rights to English Premier League soccer. Broadcasts will start in the fall of 2007. “We are thrilled to win the rights to such an incredible property, and to be able bring the EPL back to The Score” said John Levy, chairman and CEO of Score Media Inc., in a release. “EPL soccer is a great fit with The Score’s young and increasingly international audience.” It's also a blow to Rogers Sportsnet, which has carried the EPL for a number of years, with games anchoring...