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All games live... which ones will Vic Reuter (sp?) get?Ottawa Sun said:'Net, TSN fill up 2006 Cup
Rogers Sportsnet and TSN are teaming up to show the 2006 World Cup of soccer.
CTV will show the tournament final from Germany on July 9, 2006, but the other 63 games will be split between the two rival sports channels, the networks announced yesterday.
Rogers Sportsnet was the World Cup rights-holder in Canada, but struck a deal with TSN to evenly split coverage. The agreement will allow live coverage of all the games for the first time.
Previously, some games had to be shown tape-delayed because of simultaneous kickoff times.
Sportsnet and TSN will repeat games in prime time.
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The tournament will mark the first collaboration between the rival networks, although Bell Globemedia, which owns CTV and TSN, and Rogers are joining forces for coverage of the 2010 and 2012 Olympics.
"It was best for the viewership to look for the sub-licence (with TSN)," said David Akande, Sportsnet's senior VP of programming, adding that placing the final on CTV "makes the most sense" because of its wider reach.
Each network will have its own studio presence, but production and ad sales groups are likely to be shared.
CBC and TSN split the last World Cup TV coverage in Canada. The World Cup, which begins June 9, features 32 teams competing in 12 German cities including Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin, the host venue for the final.