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CFL Signs Six-Year Media Deal That Moves Many Games to Streaming

Shifting roughly a quarter of regular-season games to DAZN expands the CFL’s international streaming footprint.

Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Mario Alford lifts the Grey Cup on the balcony of Saskatchewan Legislative Building during a Grey Cup championship parade in Regina, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday to become Grey Cup champion for the fifth time in team’s history.
A football sits on the sidelines during opening day of training camp in Calgary, Sunday, May 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace speaks during a Grey Cup championship parade in Regina, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday to become Grey Cup champion for the fifth time in team’s history. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Overview

  • The CFL announced the six-year agreement on Thursday, May 28, 2026, keeping Bell Media as the league’s majority broadcast partner while adding DAZN as a Canadian and global rights holder and naming YouTube a premier platform partner.
  • Under the deal TSN will air 60 regular-season games, six playoff contests and the Grey Cup each year, while DAZN will have exclusive rights to 21 weekly 'Saturday Night Football' regular-season games and select Saturday playoff games.
  • DAZN will serve as the official global broadcaster for CFL games outside Canada and the United States and plans to build production capacity in Canada by hiring commentators, sideline reporters and behind-the-scenes crews.
  • YouTube will stream select preseason games, expanded CFL Combine coverage and an all-access unscripted series, providing on-demand archives and creator-driven content separate from TSN and DAZN game broadcasts.
  • The league called the package the largest media valuation in CFL history while withholding financial terms; a source told The Canadian Press the combined value is roughly $500 million, and Canadian fans may need new subscriptions to watch all games as the CFL modernizes its distribution after more than a decade of TSN exclusivity.