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TSN Becomes the New Home of ATP Tennis in Canada

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– TSN acquires Canadian media rights to comprehensive slate of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour 500 events –

– Marquee global tennis tournaments complement the network’s exclusive live coverage of all four Grand Slams –

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TORONTO (December 10, 2015) – TSN announced today it has reached a new, comprehensive rights agreement with ATP, securing Canadian media rights to an extensive slate of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournaments. The addition of ATP World Tour tournaments complements the network’s exclusive live Canadian coverage of all four tennis Grand Slams. The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (featuring events in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Cincinnati, Shanghai, and Paris) and ATP World Tour 500 (featuring events in Rotterdam, Rio, Acapulco, Dubai, Barcelona, Halle, London, Hamburg, Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, Basel, and Vienna) are world-class tournaments headlined by the biggest names in men’s tennis, including Canadian stars Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The new agreement gives TSN media rights to marquee men’s tennis events each season, excluding Canadian events, culminating with the BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS, live from The O2 in London. “We are delighted that TSN has acquired rights to ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour 500 events, along with our season finale, the BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS,” said Mark Webster, CEO, ATP Media. “We have no doubt that TSN will provide the passion and superb production values required to showcase the finest male tennis players competing in the world’s most exciting venues.” “With even more matches on TSN showcasing the biggest stars in men’s tennis, this new agreement is a winner for tennis fans across the country,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President of Programming, TSN. “The addition of ATP World Tour events to our schedule means TSN will deliver more world-class tennis across our expanded suite of five national feeds, and it’s a perfect complement to our exclusive multi-court coverage of all four tennis Grand Slams.” Beginning February 2016, TSN will deliver live coverage of select matches from ATP’s slate of marquee tournaments across TSN’s expanded suite of five national feeds and TSN GO. Tennis on TSN As the undisputed Canadian home of the biggest events on the tennis calendar, TSN serves up more than 1000 hours of exclusive live coverage of all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments each season, including the AUSTRALIAN OPEN, FRENCH OPEN, WIMBLEDON, and US OPEN.

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About the ATP

The ATP is the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuits – the ATP World Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. With 62 tournaments in 31 countries, the ATP World Tour showcases the finest male athletes competing in the world’s most exciting venues. From Australia to Europe and the Americas to Asia, the stars of the 2015 ATP World Tour will battle for prestigious titles and Emirates ATP Rankings points at ATP World Tour Masters 1000, 500 and 250 events, as well as Grand Slams (non ATP events). At the end of the season only the world’s top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams will qualify to compete for the last title of the season at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Held at The O2 in London, the event will officially crown the 2015 ATP World Tour No.1 presented by Emirates. For more information, please visit www.ATPWorldTour.com.

 

About ATP Media

ATP Media is the broadcast arm of ATP World Tour. It manages the production, distribution and commercial exploitation of the broadcast rights of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals plus the 13 ATP World Tour 500 events. Global distribution of ATP Media’s programming spans 6 continents and over 200 territories generating 125,000 hours of global broadcast coverage to a cumulative global audience of over 750 million annually. ATP Media also distributes ATP World Tour Uncovered, the magazine show of the ATP World Tour, with a worldwide reach of 172 territories and 30 broadcasters. www.ATPMedia.tv

 

About TSN

TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and #1 specialty network. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN.ca, TSN GO, and TSN Radio stations across the country. With more championship events than any broadcaster in the country, TSN’s roster of live sports programming includes the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada events, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLS, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Season of Champions Curling, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, MLB, Barclays Premier League, Golf’s Majors, NASCAR, F1, Grand Slam Tennis, NCAA March Madness, and Skate Canada and Rugby 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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