Thread by @WolfPackPackTO

So we have done some digging re the TV and broadcast deal.

In L1 and Championship there was a limited broadcast deal which allowed the TWP to pay for production and air games on both streaming services (cbc sports) and TV (Game TV)

However Super League is different.

Sky Sports owns broadcast rights to Super League until 2021. They must broadcast a minimum 70 games. BBC has rights for weekly highlights

Toronto and Catalans can have their home games broadcast as long as they have a domestic broadcaster willing to make a TV deal.

In Canada specifically Sportsnet World has the Super League contract to rebroadcast Sky Sports games but Toronto can find another broadcaster (current rumours are TSN) for home matches.

So what does this mean for Canadian fans?

We currently have no guarantees that we will be able to see all of our matches broadcast due to the way the UK deal was set up and this deal is in till 2021.

It's a complicated situation and we know the TWP staff are working on it but they are at the mercy of Sky and others.

Hopefully a solution is found as fans are hungry to watch our team. However it is not on the TWP and their staff but rather a complicated and let's be honest... archaic broadcast deal that SL signed with Sky.

Let's hope the next deal has all games broadcasted, no matter location

TLDR

Sky owns broadcast rights, but only needs to carry 70 games including playoffs

No guarantee WP games will be shown

Sportsnet World owns Cdn rebroadcast rights

TWP has to find a domestic broadcaster to make a deal with Sky to show home games.

#superleague #rugbyleague

And after all of that... looks like @TOwolfpack may have gotten a deal done at the 11th hour.

We just love the drama don't we.

Details to be released tomorrow.

Will update as soon as we get it!