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TORONTO and OTTAWA (August 18, 2014) – TSN and RDS, the official broadcasters of the Ottawa Senators, today announced their regional package of Senators games for the 2014-15 season. The announcement comes as part of Bell Media’s comprehensive 12-year partnership with the Senators reached earlier this year.
Beginning this season, 53 regular season Senators games plus pre-season matchups will be offered on TSN5 – part of TSN’s new expanded lineup of five national feeds branded TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5 that debut on Monday, August 25.
RDS’s suite of channels – including RDS, RDS2, and RDSInfo – delivers French-language coverage of 54 Ottawa Senators regular season games plus one pre-season matchup.
The networks’ regional Senators games will be available to TSN and RDS subscribers who live in the team’s designated broadcast region – which includes Eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada.
TSN subscribers with participating television service providers in the Sens’ broadcast region will receive TSN5.
“As the official broadcasters of the Ottawa Senators, we are proud to deliver comprehensive coverage of the team across eastern Canada,” said Stewart Johnston, President of TSN. “Our newly expanded suite of TSN channels allows us to fully leverage Bell Media’s long-term partnership with the Senators and serve Sens fans better than ever before with TSN and RDS’s world-class hockey production.”
“We are excited to begin this new partnership by introducing our regional broadcast schedule to Senators fans,” said Cyril Leeder, President of Ottawa Senators. “We know that depth of programming, in both English and in French, will offer the best in coverage of our team, bringing more games to our fans and helping us grow our viewership.”
“This extensive partnership marks the beginning of a new era for RDS, and we’re eager to take the regional coverage of the Ottawa Senators to the next level,” said Gerry Frappier, President of RDS. “As this agreement to broadcast more than 50 games a year demonstrates, our commitment to the team is stronger than ever.”
For TSN’s live game coverage, the network’s broadcast teams feature award-winning play-by-play announcers Gord Miller and Chris Cuthbert and game analysts Ray Ferraro and Jamie McLennan.
TSN Ottawa Bureau Reporter Brent Wallace will follow the Senators all season long to deliver news on the team across TSN’s slate of programs and platforms.
Along with regional Senators coverage, TSN5 and RDS will also feature a variety of world-class sports programming available nationwide – among them the World Juniors, Grey Cup, FIFA World Cup 2015-2022, Grand Slam tennis, all of golf’s majors, and much more.
TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa
For radio coverage of the Ottawa Senators, TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa brings fans live English-language coverage of every Senators game as the team’s official radio broadcaster. Live French-language coverage of all Senators games is available on 94.5 Unique FM.
Senators, Leafs, and Jets on TSN
In addition to broadcasting 53 regional Ottawa Senators games on TSN5, TSN also delivers live coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets as part of its package of 130+ regional NHL games.
TSN’s package of 26 Leafs games will be made available in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ designated broadcast region on TSN4.
TSN’s package of 60 Jets games will be made available in the Winnipeg Jets’ designated broadcast region on TSN3.
Broadcast Schedule
See below for the Ottawa Senators’ regional broadcast schedule on TSN and RDS.*
October
Thursday, Oct. 9 Ottawa @ Nashville 8 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Monday, Oct. 13 Ottawa @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDSInfo
Thursday, Oct. 16 Colorado @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Tuesday, Oct. 28 Ottawa @ Columbus 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Oct. 30 Chicago @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDSInfo
November
Tuesday, Nov. 4 Detroit @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Nov. 6 Minnesota @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Nov. 11 Ottawa @ Vancouver 10 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Nov. 13 Ottawa @ Edmonton 9:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Nov. 20 Nashville @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Saturday, Nov. 22 St. Louis @ Ottawa 3 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Monday, Nov. 24 Ottawa @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Nov. 25 Ottawa @ St. Louis 8 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Friday, Nov. 28 Ottawa @ Florida 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
December
Tuesday, Dec. 2 Ottawa @ NY Islanders 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Dec. 4 NY Islanders @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Saturday, Dec. 6 Ottawa @ Pittsburgh 1 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Dec. 11 Los Angeles @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Saturday, Dec. 13 Ottawa @ Boston 1 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Friday, Dec. 19 Anaheim @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Monday, Dec. 22 Ottawa @ Washington 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Monday, Dec. 29 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDSInfo
January
Saturday, Jan. 3 Ottawa @ Boston 1 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Ottawa @ Philadelphia 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Jan. 8 Ottawa @ Colorado 9 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Ottawa @ Dallas 8:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Jan. 15 Montreal @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5
Tuesday, Jan. 20 Ottawa @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Jan. 29 Dallas @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Saturday, Jan. 31 Arizona @ Ottawa 3 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
February
Tuesday, Feb. 3 Ottawa @ New Jersey 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Feb. 5 Washington @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Feb. 10 Ottawa @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Feb. 12 Pittsburgh @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Monday, Feb. 16 Carolina @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Wednesday, Feb 18 Montreal @ Ottawa 7 p.m. ET RDS
Friday, Feb. 20 Ottawa @ Buffalo 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Wednesday, Feb. 25 Ottawa @ Anaheim 10 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Feb. 26 Ottawa @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
March
Tuesday, Mar. 3 Ottawa @ Minnesota 8 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Friday, Mar. 6 Buffalo @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Mar. 10 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Mar. 12 Ottawa @ Montreal 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5
Friday, Mar. 13 Ottawa @ NY Islanders 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Mar. 17 Ottawa @ Carolina 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Thursday, Mar. 19 Boston @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Monday, Mar. 23 San Jose @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Mar. 26 NY Rangers @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Sunday, Mar. 29 Florida @ Ottawa 5 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Tuesday, Mar. 31 Ottawa @ Detroit 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
April
Thursday, Apr. 2 Tampa Bay @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Tuesday, Apr. 7 Pittsburgh @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS
Thursday, Apr. 9 Ottawa @ NY Rangers 7 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
Saturday, Apr. 11 Ottawa @ Philadelphia 12:30 p.m. ET TSN5 / RDS2
*Schedule subject to change
About RDS
RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader and Quebec’s #1 specialty network. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including the RDS, RDS2 and RDS Info channels, RDS.ca website, RDS Mobile, RDS Télé mobile and the RDS GO app, RDS offers the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world. Official broadcaster of the Montreal Canadiens, CFL and Grey Cup, NFL and Super Bowl, MLS and MLS Cup, MLB and World Series, FIFA World Cup soccer from 2015 to 2022 and Euro 2016 and exclusive French-language broadcaster of the Montreal Alouettes, F1®, and the Tour de France, RDS’s various channels present almost 4,000 hours of live programming each year, including Montreal Impact soccer, the IIHF World Junior Championship, NASCAR, PGA Tour golf including all four majors, ATP tennis including all four Grand Slam tournaments, Barclays Premier League soccer, NCAA March Madness basketball, Seasons of Champions Curling and Skate Canada International. RDS is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.
About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and #1 specialty network. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN currently delivers world-class content across industry-leading platforms including TSN2, TSN.ca, TSN GO, and TSN Radio. Official broadcaster of the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, TSN’s slate of live sports coverage includes NHL, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Season of Champions Curling, UEFA Euro 2016, MLB, Barclays Premier League, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Canadian Tire Series, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada events. TSN is a division of Bell Media, which is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company.
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