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Jennifer Jones Leads Team Canada at the 2010 FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, Beginning March 20 on TSN

March 17th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– Live coverage includes all Team Canada games as well as Playoffs, Semifinal and Final –

– Coverage begins Saturday, March 20 with Canada vs. Sweden at 9 p.m. ET – 

Toronto, ON (March 17, 2010) – Three-time defending Canadian champion Jennifer Jones and her team from the St. Vital Curling Club in Winnipeg look to use home ice to their advantage and regain the title at the 2010 FORD WORLD WOMEN’S CULRING CHAMPIONSHIP in Swift Current, SK, live on TSN from March 20-28.  TSN’s exclusive live coverage includes all of Team Canada’s games as well as Page Playoffs, the Semifinal and Final.  Coverage begins Saturday, March 20 at 9 p.m. ET as Canada takes on Sweden. 

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Largest Audience Ever Watches Alberta’s Kevin Koe Win the 2010 TIM HORTONS BRIER on TSN

March 15th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– A record 1.6 million viewers tune into TSN for Sunday’s Ontario/Alberta Final –

– Audience levels peaked at 2.5 million viewers in the final minutes of the 10th end, leading up to the decisive extra end – 

Toronto, ON (March 15, 2010) – While Kevin Koe’s Team Alberta swept away the competition last night, TSN swept up a new audience record as the Final of the 2010 TIM HORTONS BRIER became the most-watched broadcast in tournament history*.  Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms an average audience of 1.6 million viewers watched Koe win his first BRIER championship against Glenn Howard’s previously undefeated Team Ontario in an exciting extra-end finish.   Read more…

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Gold Medallist Kevin Martin Confirmed for TSN CURLING SKINS GAME

March 14th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– The popular annual Curling Skins game will take place on Jan. 22-23, 2011 at Casino Rama –

– World Champion David Murdoch of Scotland returns to defend his TSN Skins title -

Toronto, ON (March 14, 2010) – TSN confirmed today that Olympic Gold Medallist Kevin Martin will attend the fan-favourite TSN Curling Skins Game in January.  Martin joins defending Skins champion David Murdoch of Scotland at the event which is confirmed to take place on the weekend of January 22 and 23, 2011 at Casino Rama, in Rama Ontario. 

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TSN and TSN2 Roll Out Complete Coverage of the IZOD IndyCar Series with the SAO PAULO INDY 300, Live Sunday

March 12th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– TSN and TSN2 have complete coverage of all 17 IndyCar races this season –

– Sao Paulo Indy 300 marks inaugural IndyCar race in Sao Paulo, Brazil – 

Toronto, ON (March 12, 2010) – TSN and TSN2 continue to put the pedal to the metal this weekend, as the networks kick off their complete coverage of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series with the first race of the season – the inaugural SAO PAULO INDY 300 –  live on Sunday, March 14 at 11:30 a.m. ET on TSN2Read more…

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TSN’s Formula 1 Coverage Goes Full Throttle in 2010 with Live Coverage of Every Race

March 12th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– TSN’s live Formula 1 coverage begins with qualifying for the BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX on Saturday at 5:55 a.m. ET followed by the race live on Sunday at 7:55 a.m. ET –

– CANADIAN GRAND PRIX returns to the Formula 1 schedule, airing June 12-13 on TSN –

Auto Racing 2010 – Formula 1

Toronto, ON (March 12, 2010) – Formula 1 will be burning up the track all season long on TSN with live coverage of all 19 races from the international auto racing series.  Coverage gets underway with the first race of the season, the BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX, this weekend with live qualifying on Saturday, March 13 at 5:55 a.m. ET and the race on Sunday, March 14 live at 7:55 a.m. ET (see attached for complete broadcast schedule).  Read more…