WNBA Announces Historic Canadian Media Rights Agreement with Bell Media

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Bell Media today announced a multiyear agreement to broadcast and stream WNBA games in Canada beginning with the upcoming 2026 season.

As part of the agreement, Bell Media becomes the official media partner of the Toronto Tempo, as TSN delivers live coverage of the team, additional regular-season matchups from across the league, and the majority of marquee events such as WNBA All-Star, WNBA Playoffs, WNBA Finals, and WNBA Draft. A select number of Tempo games will also air on CTV and stream on Crave through the live CTV channel, with the schedule to be announced later this season.

The WNBA schedule on TSN is available here.

The momentum around the WNBA in Canada is at an all-time high, and this partnership represents an important step in providing fans in Canada with unprecedented access to their favorite teams and players at a historic time of the first ever Canadian team in the WNBA, says WNBA Chief Growth Officer Colie Edison. TSN shares our commitment to providing fans with best-in-class coverage that will elevate the WNBA and women's basketball in Canada.

With a generation of exciting new stars, the growth of the WNBA continues to be simply phenomenal. It's an honour for TSN to showcase the country's first WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo, for years to come, says Shawn Redmond, Vice President, Bell Media Sports. As the home of basketball in Canada with a wide-ranging portfolio of women's sports coverage, this partnership is an ideal fit for the TSN audience. We can't wait to shine the national spotlight on the incredible athletes taking flight in the WNBA.

Canadian viewership of the 2026 WNBA Draft (April 13) on TSN was up 172% vs. the 2025 WNBA Draft. The WNBA has hosted two sold-out preseason games (Toronto, 2023 and Edmonton, 2024) and hosted the first regular season game held outside of the U.S. (Vancouver, 2025). Canada is home to the first WNBA team based outside the U.S., the Toronto Tempo, tipping on Friday, May 8th. Prime Video's slate of Tempo and additional WNBA games available in Canada were previously announced.

The WNBA's 30th regular season will tip off on Friday, May 8 and conclude on Thursday, September 24, with each team playing 44 games. The WNBA Playoffs presented by Google will begin on Sunday, September 27, culminating with the best-of-seven WNBA Finals.

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