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==== Canadian Football League ====
On July 1, 2010, NFL Network began airing live [[Canadian Football League]] games simulcast from Canadian sports network [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. NFL Network aired the league's Thursday games, three Saturday games during the month of July, and then Friday night games beginning in September (after [[ArenaBowl XXIII]]). NFL Network did not air CFL games during August as it carried a heavy amount of NFL preseason game broadcasts.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454382-NFL_Network_Going_Canadian.php NFL Network Going Canadian – CFL games begin airing on network July 1] ''Broadcasting & Cable'' July 1, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-air-on-nfl-network CFL to air on NFL Network] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304062718/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-air-on-NFL-network |date=March 4, 2014 }} CFL Official Site June 30, 2010</ref> In addition, NFL Network did not carry any playoff games, including the [[Grey Cup]] championship, as those games are all played on Sundays opposite NFL regular season games. Those games were instead broadcast on the [[ESPN3]] online service (ESPN owns a 20% interest in TSN, in a [[joint venture]] with majority parent [[Bell Media]]). On May 25, 2012, NFL Network announced it would not renew its contract with the CFL.<ref>McMillan, Ken (May 25, 2012). [http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-sports-tv/2012/05/25/no-cfl-on-nfln-eh/ No CFL on NFLN, eh?]. ''HudsonValley.com''. Retrieved June 14, 2012.</ref> The package was subsequently acquired by the [[NBC Sports Network]], then by the [[ESPN Inc.|ESPN networks]].

NFL Network expressed interest in picking up CFL games again beginning in the 2019 season after its previous deal with ESPN expired. To accommodate this, the NFL insisted that the CFL move its schedule over a month earlier than it currently runs, so that the network can use the league to fill air time between the [[NFL draft]] and [[National Football League training camp|training camp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-in-october-tv-deal-with-nfl-cfl-commish-speaks|first=Tim|last=Baines|title=Grey Cup in October? NFL Network TV deal could follow for CFL|work=Sun Media|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> As such a change would require a rework of the league's collective bargaining agreement, it was unable to fulfill that request<ref name="CBA talks">{{Cite web | publisher=cbc.ca | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-collective-bargaining-solomon-elimimian-1.4591209 | title=CFL players search for unified voice as CBA talks loom | date=March 23, 2018 | access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> and instead renewed its agreement with ESPN.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/2019/01/14/cfl-espn-espn-networks-multi-year-agreement/ CFL TO BE ON ESPN+ AND ESPN NETWORKS IN MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT]. Retrieved January 14, 2019.</ref>