Rogers, Quebecor agree to 12-year NHL French-language sub-licensing agreement
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MONTREAL – The NHL announced a new 12-year French-language broadcast arrangement in Canada, with TVA Sports securing rights through a sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc.
The agreement was announced on Thursday, less than a month before the 2025-26 season begins.
Under the agreement, TVA Sports and TVA Sports Direct will air up to 350 regular-season games per season including 32 of the Montreal Canadiens’ contests, up from 22 last season, while retaining the exclusive French-language rights for Habs playoff games.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Amazon’s Prime Video will stream seven Canadiens regular-season games in French next season, Amazon and the NHL announced Thursday.
Bell Media’s RDS will air the remaining 45 regular-season contests, down from 60 last season, as the NHL shifts to an 84-game calendar.
The agreement comes after Rogers signed a 12-year, $11-billion contract to extend its national broadcast rights last year.
The deal allowed the telecommunications giant to sub-license portions of its package, including national French-language broadcast rights.
The Rogers-NHL agreement is worth more than double the original rights deal between the two sides, which cost $5.2 billion over 12 years and expired last season.
Quebecor at the time paid more than $700 million over 12 years to become the NHL’s official French-language broadcaster in Canada through TVA Sports.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2026.