TORONTO — Bell Media’s TSN and RDS announced today they have signed an extended, multi-year media rights agreement that continues to make the sports networks the exclusive English and French-language homes of the annual Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament.
“The rights extension sees extensive, multi-court coverage of the tournament on TSN and RDS, highlighted by simultaneous matches, post-match reports, analysis, news conferences, and highlights, as well as additional bonus court coverage available to stream throughout the fortnight,” reads a Bell Media press release.
“With unforgettable moments unfolding year-after-year on the historic grass courts of Wimbledon, we’re proud to continue to provide extensive, multi-court coverage of the tournament across our platforms,” said Nathalie Cook, vice-president of TSN and RDS, in the release.
In addition to live coverage on the TSN and RDS channels, Wimbledon coverage will be available to TSN, RDS, TSN Direct and RDS Direct subscribers for live streaming and on-demand viewing via TSN.ca, RDS.ca and the TSN and RDS apps.
Bell Media did not announce the number of years by which the exclusive rights agreement was extended.
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Photo of 2021 Wimbledon men’s champion Novak Djokovic courtesy of Bell Media.
