TORONTO (May 28, 2026) \u2013 Reaffirming a partnership that has defined Canadian sports broadcasting since 1986, the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Bell Media announced today a new, landmark rights agreement that solidifies Bell Media as the home of Canadian football across leading properties TSN, RDS, CTV, and Crave. Bell Media and the CFL extend a longstanding strategic collaboration through the new six-year agreement, with TSN delivering English-language broadcasts as the majority partner, and RDS continuing as the French-language broadcast and streaming partner of the CFL.<\/p>\n
The multi-year agreement secures an elite lineup of 60 games for TSN, featuring three weekly regular-season matchups, including the key Thursday and Friday Night Football windows, that are staples for Canadian fans. The excitement extends into the postseason, with TSN broadcasting the majority of playoff clashes with six of the eight games.<\/p>\n
As part of the new agreement, Bell Media remains the exclusive home of the\u00a0Grey Cup, Canada\u2019s largest annual single-day sporting event, and the Grey Cup Halftime Show, the country\u2019s largest annual televised concert. The championship will reach audiences across the full spectrum of Bell Media platforms, including TSN, RDS, CTV, and the leading Canadian-owned streaming service, Crave. Allowing Canadians to enjoy the CFL where and how they want, Bell Media continues to evolve and elevate its broadcast and production around the league to engage with fans across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting moment for the CFL, and this agreement reinforces Bell Media\u2019s position as the league\u2019s majority broadcast and streaming partner, ensuring fans across Canada have unmatched access to the game on TSN, RDS, CTV, and Crave,\u201d said Shawn Redmond, Vice President, Bell Media Sports. \u201cBy combining expanded rights with the full reach of Bell Media, we\u2019re bringing the CFL closer to fans than ever before \u2013 serving our viewers and subscribers with more access, more choice and more ways to connect with the game across every platform, while continuing our proud legacy as the home of the Grey Cup. Building on more than 40 years of partnership, we\u2019re carrying that momentum forward by creating new ways for fans to experience the CFL in an evolving media landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a transformative agreement for the future of the CFL in Canada. Our league would not be where it is today without our long history of partnership and support with Bell Media. With their unrivaled scale and reach, we have delivered the game to fans from across Canada, igniting a burning passion for Canadian football. We look forward to building upon these foundations to reach new heights together,\u201d said CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston.<\/p>\n