The Grand Slam of Curling season kicked off Tuesday with a new look and improved viewing options as The Curling Group made its presence felt right away at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.
Live online streaming was available for all Tier-1 games at the Bell Aliant Centre in Charlottetown, addressing a longtime complaint of curling fans eager to see the first two days of competition and non-feature games.
Sportsnet, which had owned the series since 2012, remains the domestic broadcaster of the series. It will continue with its traditional Thursday start at Slam events leading up to the finals on Sunday. "It has always been an ongoing challenge for as long as I can remember, to try to attract younger audiences to the events and to follow along. I think that's their primary focus."
One sheet had commentary while the other three did not. Live streaming was not available for the Tier-2 competition featuring lower-ranked teams.
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