CBC Sports has signed a four-year multimedia rights deal with Skate Canada, starting with the 2007/08 season. The deal includes the BMO Canadian Championships and the HomeSense Skate Canada International.

The season begins in Quebec City with the HomeSense Skate Canada International on Nov. 3-4. The pubcaster will unveil a detailed schedule in the coming weeks. CBC Country Canada will also file reports, while CBCSports.ca will stream all events live, along with on-demand special features and reports.

The 2007 BMO Canadian Championships, broadcast by CTV and TSN in January, attracted sizable audiences. The Jan. 20 evening broadcast reached a total viewership of 713,000. The afternoon broadcast that day attracted 265,000 viewers. About 315,000 viewers tuned in for the Jan. 19 primetime broadcast on TSN. The free dance competition on Sunday, Jan. 21 recorded 444,000 viewers.

From Media in Canada