UPDATED: Seeking IP-resilient content, Sportsnet buys Grand Slam of Curling

TORONTO – Sportsnet confirmed Thursday that it bought the Grand Slam of Curling from sports media and entertainment company Insight Sports, as Cartt.ca reported on Wednesday. Part of the World Curling Tour, the elite series of men's and women's curling events will feature teams from across Canada and from around the world. Sportsnet will own and operate the series through a newly created in-house events division, and will share broadcasting duties of the tour with CBC via a sub-licensing agreement. The tour itself has been around in one form or another since 2001 and Rogers has designs on making this...