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NBA Stars Align on TSN and TSN2 with NBA All-Star Weekend, Feb 12-14

February 11th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– NBA ALL-STAR GAME airs live Sunday on TSN at 8 p.m. ET– 

Toronto, ON (February 11, 2010) – The stars will align this weekend when the NBA’s hottest players arrive in Dallas for NBA All-Star Weekend, and TSN and TSN2 are on location in the Lone Star State, providing hoops fans with live Canadian coverage of the entire star-studded weekend.  The 2010 NBA All-Star Game takes center stage on TSN on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, with an anticipated crowd of over 85,000 fans, the largest audience ever to watch a live NBA game. 

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TSN’s Scotties Final is the Most-Watched Ever

February 9th, 2010 catalaj No comments

- A Record 1.2 million viewers tune into TSN for the Final on Sunday -

Toronto, ON (February 9, 2010) – It was a sweep for TSN with Sunday’s SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS Final delivering the highest television audience ever recorded in the tournament’s history*. Preliminary overnight data from BBM Canada confirms an average audience of 1.2 million viewers watched Team Canada’s Jennifer Jones win her fourth Scotties title in a dramatic final against the impressive young team from Prince Edward Island. 

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Super Coverage Across the Board for SUPER BOWL XLIV

February 3rd, 2010 catalaj No comments

– CTV’s exclusive coverage of SUPER BOWL XLIV airs Feb. 7 starting at 12 noon ET –

– TSN delivers extensive Pre-Game and Post-Game coverage live from Miami –

– ETALK, CANADA AM, CTV NEWS, ESPN Classic, MuchMusic, MTV and CHUM Radio cover the game from all angles –

Toronto, ON (February 3, 2010) – Down… Set…Watch! With CTV home to the biggest party in North America on SUPER BOWL Sunday, the network’s family of sports, news, entertainment, radio and online properties touch down in Miami to deliver a comprehensive line-up of SUPER BOWL programming across the board.   Read more…

It’s Super Sunday on CTV with SUPER BOWL XLIV

February 1st, 2010 catalaj No comments

– Six-hour pre-game marathon kicks off day-long SUPER BOWL Sunday festivities on Feb. 7 –

– CTV sells out all available advertising time during the Super Bowl Broadcast –

Toronto, ON (February 1, 2010) – The biggest party in North America hits CTV as the SUPER BOWL takes centre stage this Sunday. CTV’s exclusive Canadian coverage of SUPER BOWL XLIV, featuring the Indianapolis Colts taking on the New Orleans Saints, airs nationally on Sunday, Feb. 7 in High Definition from Miami. Super Bowl Sunday begins on CTV with six hours of pre-game programming starting at 12 noon ET before the kick-off show begins at 6 p.m. ET (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

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Exclusive Live Basketball and Hockey Match-Ups Highlight TSN2’s Broadcast Schedule in February

January 29th, 2010 catalaj No comments

– Exclusive schedule includes live NHL, NBA, NASCAR, PGA TOUR,

NCAA Basketball, NLL and Boxing match-ups –

 

Toronto, ON (January 28, 2010) – TSN2 has a full slate of exclusive live action from across the sporting world in February.  The month gets started with back-to-back nights of NHL action on TSN2 then continues with 10 NBA games and NBA All-Star Weekend, three races each from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series as well as 13 marquee NCAA Basketball match-ups and live PGA TOUR, NLL and boxing events throughout the month.  Read more…