Sportsnet Announces Two-Year Agreement with FIS for International Alpine Skiing Events

– Multiplatform agreement includes 25 World Cup Alpine races per year, more coverage than any other Canadian broadcaster –

TORONTO (November 23, 2011) – Sportsnet today announced a two-year broadcast agreement with FIS (International Ski Federation) for Alpine skiing events, featuring 25 World Cup races each season. The deal, which begins this season and runs through the 2012-13 campaign, includes exclusive television, mobile and online rights.

The races will air on Sportsnet ONE every weekend throughout the season and will include slalom, giant slalom, downhill and super-combined races. Complementing the race coverage will be 30-minute magazine shows on news and stories from snowboard and freestyle skiing.

This agreement is an extension of a long-standing 13-year partnership between Sportsnet and FIS. Sportsnet has been televising FIS events since the network’s inception in 1998.

Coverage gets underway this weekend with the World Cup Ladies Giant Slalom from Aspen, Colorado. Brad Fay will handle the play-by-play alongside four-time Canadian Olympian and three-time World Cup medalist Brian Stemmle as analyst.

“With this new agreement we have created destination viewing every weekend for Alpine skiing," said Navaid Mansuri, Vice-President of Finance & Sports Programming, Rogers Media. “Our viewers now have a home for some of the best ski races in the world.”

About Sportsnet

Sportsnet connects Canadian sports fans to their favourite teams and athletes, using five platforms: TV, Radio, Print, Online and Mobile. Sportsnet is Fuelled By Fans, and delivers storytelling on a local, regional, national and global level. The multiplatform brand consists of Sportsnet, sportsnet.ca, Sportsnet 590 The FAN, Sportsnet 960 The FAN, Sportsnet magazine, Sportsnet Mobile and the Sportsnet iPad app. Sportsnet is the Canadian leader in NHL and MLB television broadcasts and is home to 162 Toronto Blue Jays games, plus MLB Playoffs and the World Series. Sportsnet is an official broadcaster of the London 2012 Olympic Games, and also offers an exciting sports lineup including the NFL, the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, the Memorial Cup, and soccer programming with UEFA Champions League, Barclays Premier League, MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and Canadian national team matches for men and women. Sportsnet Connected is the network’s nightly news program, providing regional and national coverage of the day’s events in the world of sports.

Social Media Links:

Twitter: @RogersSportsnet

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Sportsnet

-END-