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NHL to begin 2021-22 season with nearly all players vaccinated
Continued encouragement, Canadian border protocols aid vaccination rate
NHL secures deal to allow players to participate in 2022 Winter Olympics
National Hockey League players will take part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after a deal was finally struck between the league, NHL Players Association, International Ice Hockey Federation, and International…
Whoop adds to tracking capabilities with Push acquisition
Deal closely follows completion of $200m Series F funding round
Mediapro’s OneSoccer added to fuboTV as linear channel in Canada
The Canadian arm of the Mediapro rights agency and production group has reached an agreement with fuboTV to include its OneSoccer streaming service on the sports-focused streaming platform
Sportsnet to simulcast OneSoccer’s Canada 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers
Canada's final qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar will gain a far greater domestic audience after a deal was struck for Sportsnet to simulcast OneSoccer's coverage of the matches on linear…
Luge World Cup events moved from US, Canada to Russia due to Covid
The International Luge Federation (FIL) has announced that upcoming World Cup races in the US and Canada will now be held as a double-header event in the Russian city of Sochi due to ongoing Covid-19 travel…
NHL ensures teams will have full flexibility to maximize jersey sponsorships
Keith Wachtel, the NHL’s chief business officer and senior executive vice president, speaks to SportBusiness about the strategy and decision-making process behind the much-anticipated revenue-generating initiative.
FuboTV picks up Canadian rights to Serie A, Coppa Italia
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has acquired multi-year rights in Canada to Serie A, the top tier of club football in Italy, as well as the Coppa Italia cup competition
NHL to allow sports betting adverts on helmets, jerseys from 2022-23 season
The National Hockey League will allow teams to sell advertising space on both their helmets and jerseys to sports betting companies from the 2022-23 season, it has emerged.
TSN posts record profit amid Covid sports cancellations
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN posted a record pre-tax profit of C$118.6m ($94m/€80.2m) for the 2020 broadcast year, despite the difficulties posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Genius Sports hires former ESPN, NFL executive Bornstein
Highly accomplished figure to serve as company president of North America
NHL approves jersey sponsorships for 2022-23 season
The National Hockey League will add jersey sponsorship patches from the 2022-23 season following a vote to approve the initiative by the league's board of governors, according to multiple reports
Ujiri signs ‘significant’ deal to remain Toronto Raptors president
Masai Ujiri has signed a "significant" deal to remain president of the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors
CFL strikes sports gaming partnership with BetRegal
The Canadian Football League has announced a multiyear partnership with online sportsbook and casino brand BetRegal, which has been designated the league's official sports gaming partner
British Columbia Lottery Corp. strikes Genius Sports data partnership
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has secured a multiyear partnership with data and technology company Genius Sports to support its sportsbook operations as Canada legalizes single-event…
NHL creates two versions of 2021-22 schedule
Lack of an agreement for 2022 Beijing Olympics participation presents uncertainty
Amazon Prime to offer CBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverage in Canada
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has struck an agreement for Amazon Prime Video, the OTT subscription platform of internet retail giant Amazon, to show its coverage of the summer Olympic Games in…