MLS on TSN

In February 2011, the TSN family of networks (in which ESPN owns a 20% interest) announced a six-year deal for national MLS broadcast rights in Canada. TSN and TSN2 would broadcast 24 games during the 2011 season and air a minimum of 30 games per season during the subsequent five seasons, all featuring at least one Canadian team. French-language sister networks RDS and RDS2 had similar broadcast rights. The networks also carried the MLS Cup and select playoff games, the MLS All-Star Game, and additional games not involving Canadian teams.[1] GolTV Canada will also continue to carry selected all-U.S. MLS matchups.[2]

Toronto FC regional games were split between the TSN and Sportsnet families of networks (their parent companies, Rogers Communications and Bell Canada, jointly owned a stake in TFC's parent company). Sportsnet also aired Vancouver Whitecaps FC games (primarily on its Pacific feed and national network Sportsnet One),[3] and TVA Sports aired Montreal Impact games.[4]

In 2015, MLS and TSN announced a new broadcast agreement that included a five-year media rights extension[5]. Under this new partnership, TSN became the exclusive English-language broadcaster of MLS in Canada beginning in the 2017 season[6]. TSN currently delivers exclusive coverage of every MLS game featuring Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, a select number of Montreal Impact matches, a selection of matches featuring U.S. teams, as well as exclusive English-language coverage of the MLS All-Star Game, MLS Cup Playoffs, and MLS Cup[7].

The 2015 agreement also included a new five-year agreement with TVA Sports as the official French-language broadcaster in Canada[8].