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Rogers agrees to 12-year, $11 billion extension on NHL broadcast rights

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Rogers Communications has reached agreement on a new 12-year deal with the National Hockey League for television rights that will begin in the 2026-2027 season .

The deal is for a whopping $7.7 billion US , or $11 billion Cdn. That contract is a hefty jump from the current Rogers deal, which was signed in 2013 .

It’s just the latest move by Rogers to tighten its stranglehold on the Canadian sports scene.

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