Rogers, Quebecor Agree to 12-Year NHL French-Language Sub-Licensing Agreement
TVA Sports will air up to 350 regular-season games a season, including 32 Montreal Canadiens games, under a sub-licensing deal with Rogers and Quebecor.
- On Thursday, the NHL secured a new 12-year French-language broadcast deal in Canada, granting TVA Sports exclusive rights through a sub-licensing arrangement with Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc.
- Rogers signed a 12-year, $11-billion national broadcast contract last year, positioning this French-language arrangement as worth more than double the previous $5.2-billion deal that expired last season.
- Under the agreement, TVA Sports and TVA Sports Direct will broadcast up to 350 regular-season games annually, including 32 Montreal Canadiens contests, while Bell Media's RDS airs 45 games under the NHL's new 84-game calendar.
- Amazon's Prime Video will stream seven Canadiens regular-season games in French next season, the Amazon and the NHL announced on Wednesday, adding a digital dimension to French-language coverage.
- TVA Sports retains exclusive French-language playoff rights for the Habs, cementing Quebecor's long-term investment after paying more than $700 million over 12 years to establish itself as Canada's official French-language NHL broadcaster.
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Quebecor obtained the national broadcast rights of the Canadiens matches, in French, after entering into a 12-year agreement with Rogers Communications.
The Toronto Star
Rogers, Quebecor agree to 12-year NHL French-language sub-licensing agreement
MONTREAL - The NHL announced a new 12-year French-language broadcast arrangement in Canada, with TVA Sports securing rights through a sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc.
Better late than never: less than four weeks from the beginning of the 2026-2027 season, the Montreal Canadiens finally had a national Francophone broadcaster. Québecor announced this Thursday that it had entered into a 12-year agreement with Rogers Communications to present NHL matches in French.
Cambridge Times
Rogers and Quebecor Agree to New 12-Year Sublicensing Deal for National NHL Games in French
TVA Sports to broadcast up to 350 regular-season NHL games
TVA Sports Just Locked in 12 More Years of NHL Hockey in French
Quebecor just locked in another 12 years of French-language NHL hockey, inking a sublicensing deal with Rogers that keeps TVA Sports as the main place to watch the league in French from the 2026-27 season through 2037-38. That sits beside the 12-year Prime Video Wednesday Night Hockey pact Rogers handed Amazon in July, which already
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