TSN and RDS home of 2007 Presidents Cup in Montreal

Oct. 13, 2006

TORONTO -- TSN and RDS have secured exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the most prestigious golf event ever in Canada -- the 2007 Presidents Cup from Montreal -- following a new four-year extension with the PGA TOUR for Canadian English and French-language rights to key events. The deal, which begins in 2007 and runs through 2010, includes The Presidents Cup, five PGA TOUR events including the Canadian Open, and four Challenge Season events. All PGA TOUR events will be televised in High Definition on TSN HD.

These events complement TSN’s and RDS’s golf broadcast package, which includes the four Majors (The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship) and the Ryder Cup, giving the networks the most prestigious golf schedule in the country (see schedule below).

“The Presidents Cup will undoubtedly be one of the biggest sports events of the year, and as industry leaders, this was a must-have for TSN and RDS. Our golf broadcast schedule is second-to-none with the biggest events of the season. We continue to take an aggressive approach to securing the most popular and high-profile events on the annual sports calendar,” said Phil King, President, TSN.

In addition to The Presidents Cup (2007 and 2009), TSN and RDS will have coverage of the Canadian Open, the second-oldest stop on the PGA TOUR and the third-oldest championship in the world. The deal also gives the networks annual coverage of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, FBR Open, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Barclays Classic, Merrill Lynch Shootout, Target World Challenge, Wendy’s Three Tour Challenge and ADT Skills Challenge.

“With this agreement, RDS cements its status as the home for golf for francophone viewers. We are particularly pleased that The Presidents Cup will be presented on RDS in 2007, when the best golfers in the world will be competing here in our own backyard,” said Gerry Frappier, President of Le Réseau des sports.

“The PGA TOUR is very pleased to continue our valuable partnership with TSN and RDS as we bring The Presidents Cup to Canada for the first time,” said Tim Leisure, PGA TOUR Vice President of International Television. “Moreover, we are embarking on a new era in golf in 2007 with the introduction of the season-long FedExCup points competition and our first-ever PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, which begins with the Barclays Classic. We are very excited to bring coverage of key events to Canadian golf fans through TSN and RDS.”

TSN and RDS will have live coverage of all four rounds of the 2007 Presidents Cup, which will be played September 27 to 30 at The Royal Montreal Golf Club, marking the first time the competition has been held in Canada. TSN will also televise opening ceremonies on September 27. A biennial event, The Presidents Cup features the 12 best players from the United States competing against the 12 best players from the rest of the world (excluding Europe) in competitive match play format. Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player will return in 2007 as Captains for the U.S. and International teams, respectively. The event attracts the biggest names in golf: those who participated in the 2005 Presidents Cup include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Fred Couples, Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Adam Scott, Stuart Appleby, Michael Campbell and Canadian Mike Weir. TSN and RDS will also have coverage of the 2009 Presidents Cup, to be held in the United States.

TSN’s and RDS’s golf coverage in 2007 is as follows:

February

• AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

• FBR Open

March

• World Golf Championships-CA Championship

April

• The Masters

May

• Senior PGA Championship

June

• U.S. Open

• U.S. Women’s Open

July

• British Open

• Canadian Open

• Senior British Open

• Senior U.S. Open

August

• PGA Championship

• Women’s British Open

• Barclays Classic

• U.S. Amateur

September

• The Presidents Cup

November

• Grand Slam of Golf

• U.S. Skins Game

• Merrill Lynch Shootout

December

• ADT Skills Challenge

• Wendy’s Three Tour Challenge

• Target World Challenge

Le Réseau des Sports (RDS) is the world’s only French language all-sports network. Since its launch 1989, RDS has been offering one of the largest selection of sports programming in the world, airing exclusive coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, NHL hockey including the NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final, CFL and NFL football (including the Grey Cup and Super Bowl), Formula 1, the World Series of baseball, PGA TOUR golf, all major tennis tournaments and, of course, the Olympic Games. In addition to these events, RDS also offers up-to-date sports news and information coverage via its Sports 30 newscasts, the only one of its kind in French. As well, with the 2004 launch of the digital service RIS Info-Sports, viewers now have access to round-the-clock sports coverage, seven days a week. Finally, the RDS.ca site has become the unrivalled leader in sports in French on the Web, with over one million visitors monthly.

TSN is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country.* TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including TSN Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Season of Champions Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; UEFA Champions League Soccer; HBO World Championship boxing; and Figure Skating including the national championships. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition. TSN is available in eight million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.