MUMBAI: Sportsnet, the multi-platform sports content provider in Canada, has reached a 10-year partnership extension with the Vancouver Canucks through the 2022/23 National Hockey League (NHL) season, continuing a 14-year network tradition as the regional television broadcaster of Canucks hockey.

The new agreement, which begins with the 2013/14 season, features a comprehensive suite of multimedia rights including television, online and mobile, delivering up to 60 regular season Vancouver Canucks games each season.

In addition, Canucks This Week, the 30-minute weekly show providing in-depth coverage of the team throughout the season, will also continue as part of the new multimedia package.

Sportsnet has been broadcasting Canucks games since the network?s inception in 1998.

"The Vancouver Canucks are a premium Canadian sports franchise and we are thrilled to continue this strong and important partnership," said Rogers Media President, Broadcast Scott Moore.

"This landmark agreement furthers our commitment to serving Canucks fans and connecting with our B.C. audience like never before, as well as providing a diverse portfolio of sports assets and content to our viewers. It also reinforces Rogers? and Sportsnet?s continued investment in sports to drive future growth."

"This is a significant partnership agreement for the Canucks and Sportsnet," said Canucks Sports & Entertainment COO and NHL Alternate Governor Victor de Bonis. "As a valued, long-term partner it was important for us to continue providing in-depth feature coverage, and quality game broadcasts to our fans through Sportsnet broadcasts."

This season, Sportsnet will deliver 34 regular season Canucks games on television - more than any other broadcaster - as well as more Canadian NHL team games on TV, in addition to coverage across radio, digital and print.

Sportsnet is the official regional television broadcast rights holder for the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames (including radio rights on Sportsnet 960 The Fan), Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs (including radio rights on Sportsnet 590 The Fan).

The National Hockey League (NHL) is professional ice Hockey league in Canada in North America comprising 30 franchised member clubs, of which seven are located in Canada and 23 in the United States.

MUMBAI: The Premier League said it has awarded Super Sports Media Group the exclusive live audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 English Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013/14-2018/19 in mainland China and Macau.

"We have worked with Super Sports Media Group for the last two years and are extremely pleased to extend our partnership until 2019," said Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore.

Super Sports Media Group board member Jianguang Li said: "The Premier League has developed a profound understanding of the sports broadcasting market in China and we are very pleased to have formed this long-term partnership with them. This agreement demonstrates the Premier League?s strong commitment towards China and Chinese football fans. It will further increase the Premier League?s profile in China and give them the opportunity to make it one of their fastest growing markets."

Recently, the Premier League has awarded rights to NBC Sports Group in USA, Sportsnet & TSN in Canada, International Media Content Ltd. (IMC) in Caribbean, SuperSport in South Africa, Nigeria, and Sub-Saharan Africa and BSkyB and BT in UK.

MUMBAI: Canada?s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium has announced its commitment to delivering Canadians the best Summer Games experience ever. The Consortium is bringing viewers more than 5,500 hours of coverage - the equivalent of more than 229 days of content or close to two thirds of a year - during the 17 days of London Olympic 2012, more than any other Games.

The Consortium?s plan includes 2,000+ hours of television coverage in 11 different languages and 3,500+ hours of digital coverage.

Additionally, the Consortium has confirmed the schedules for its conventional and dedicated sport channels which range between 15 - 22 hours of coverage per day. This plan ensures Canadians have as many options as possible to watch their favourite events.

Television: In total, more than 2,000 hours will be broadcast on Consortium television stations:

- English coverage on CTV, TSN, Sportsnet, and OLN - 1,114 hours

- French coverage on RDS and V - 704 hours

- Multi-lingual coverage on OMNI.1, OMNI.2, and ATN - 223 hours

- Languages include Bangla, Cantonese, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tamil, and Urdu

Digital: More than 3,500 hours of coverage will be available online and on mobile devices at CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca:

- Live streaming of coverage from CTV, RDS, TSN, Sportsnet, and V - 1,431 hours

- Live streaming of events from various Olympic venues - 2,100 hours

Canada?s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium president Adam Ashton said, "We are committed to bringing Canadians a robust Olympic Games experience, whether on television or digital platforms. With 26 sports, plus a sizeable time difference and so many people on the go during the Summer, it is important to provide Canadians with a choice on how, when, and where they want to consume London 2012 content."

In addition, 10 Rogers Radio stations will provide listeners with Olympic Games coverage, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, a daily hour-long highlights show, and updates three times an hour everyday during the Games.