TSN and RDS Become New Canadian Home of LaLiga, Kicking Off in August

– New English and French language rights agreement highlighted by exclusive Canadian coverage of LALIGA SANTANDER, the top division in Spanish soccer –

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TORONTO (July 7, 2021) – Bell Media sports networks TSN and RDS announced today they have become Canada’s new English and French language home of LaLiga. As recently announced by ESPN, TSN and RDS deliver live coverage of LaLiga beginning this August, with coverage and highlights also available on TSN’s SPORTSCENTRE and RDS’s SPORTS 30, as well as on the networks’ respective digital and social media platforms.

LALIGA SANTANDER, the top division in Spanish soccer, is one of the world’s marquee sports leagues, featuring 20 clubs, including perennial global powers FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Sevilla FC, and more.

“With many of the most famous teams and biggest stars in the beautiful game, LaLiga is a tremendous addition to our live sports schedule,” said Nathalie Cook, VP, TSN & RDS. “We’re very excited to deliver comprehensive coverage of LaLiga to Canada’s passionate soccer fan base in both English and French.” “As we continue to grow the LaLiga brand and soccer overall throughout North America, offering English and French speakers easy access to the league across Canada via TSN and RDS is a huge opportunity,” said Boris Gartner, LaLiga North America CEO. “We couldn’t be happier with our latest media rights deals as we build momentum ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.”

Expanding LaLiga’s media rights, particularly in North America, is part of the league’s commitment to international markets. In 2018, LaLiga and Relevent Sports Group created a first-of-its-kind joint venture to support the league’s growth in the region through consumer-related activities including content development, events and activations, marketing agreements, development of youth players and coaches.

LaLiga coverage is available for live streaming and on-demand viewing to TSN, RDS, TSN Direct and RDS Direct subscribers via TSN.ca, RDS.ca, and the TSN and RDS apps.

LaLiga joins Bell Media’s industry-leading slate of soccer programming, which also includes FIFA WORLD CUP™, UEFA EURO, MLS ON TSN, and COPA AMERICA.

About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN Direct, TSN.ca, TSN Radio stations, and the TSN app, now featuring 5G capabilities. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country. The network’s deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship, Spengler Cup, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup™, UEFA EURO, MLB, Golf’s Majors, Grand Slam Tennis, NASCAR, F1, UFC, and NCAA March Madness. TSN comes from Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about TSN is available at TSN.ca.

About RDS
RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS.ca and the RDS app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world. Official broadcaster of the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators, CFL and Grey Cup, NFL and Super Bowl, MLB and World Series, Olympic Games until 2024, FIFA World Cup until 2026, exclusive French-language broadcaster of the Montreal Alouettes, Laval Rocket, Formula 1, RDS’s slate of channels present more than 4,000 hours of live programming each year, including UFC, the IIHF World Championship and World Junior Championship, NASCAR, PGA Tour golf including all four majors, ATP tennis, all four Grand Slam tournaments, Season of Champions Curling and Skate Canada events. RDS comes from Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about RDS is available at RDS.ca.

About LaLiga
LaLiga is a global, innovative and socially responsible organization, a leader in the leisure and entertainment sector. It is a private sports association composed of the 20 clubs in LaLiga Santander and 22 in LaLiga SmartBank, responsible for the organization of these national professional football competitions. In the 2018/2019 season, LaLiga reached a cumulative audience of more than 2.7 billion people globally. With headquarters in Madrid (Spain), it is present in 41 countries through 11 offices and 44 delegates, covering 84 countries. The association carries out its social action through its Foundation and is the world’s first professional football league with a league for intellectually challenged footballers: LaLiga Genuine Santander.