The multiplex is not an account tier
Quebecor’s 2025 annual information form identifies TVA Sports 2 as a multiplex under the same licence as TVA Sports. That is a broadcasting relationship. The numeral 2 does not establish a more expensive digital subscription level or a universal two-hour delay.
Use the exact service when requesting a programme. Two columns can carry different items or present related content at different times. A household’s access to one position should not be inferred to include every related feed or streaming feature.
The guide includes more than games
The current publisher guide names JiC, Héroïnes,50 ans de sports and Avant-match LNH alongside event coverage. These are meaningful programme types. A pre-match programme, discussion and historical sports story do not contain the complete fixture merely because they mention the same teams.
Retain the show and subject if seeking an interview. For the event, keep competition, teams and session. A short commentary clip can correctly belong to TVA Sports without satisfying a request for the full game.
TVA Sports 3 is documented historically
A2019 CRTC decision names TVA Sports and multiplex services 2 and 3. That establishes a real historical third-service reference rather than an invented catalogue label. The current guide reviewed here presents two columns, and the current annual form explicitly names the second multiplex.
These sources do not establish a present full third schedule or its closure date. Saved TVA Sports 3 art is therefore retained in historical multiplex context. It is not counted as an independent current channel page, and absence from one guide is not treated as proof of a formal revocation.
A previous rights period needs its end date
The annual form describes an NHL French-language agreement spanning 2014–2015 through 2025–2026. That historical period must not be extended automatically into 2026–2027. Current event coverage requires current event-specific publisher evidence.
Likewise, RDS is another service family, identified separately in the regulator’s record. A shared language and sport do not establish one operator, guide or subscription. Do not replace a requested TVA Sports programme with an RDS item solely because both cover hockey.
Preserve edition and current access separately
For a viewing note, keep TVA Sports or TVA Sports 2, programme type, event or topic, and date. The numeral and the item label resolve different questions. An HD or horizontal logo is an artwork variant, not another editorial topic.
The sources establish service identity and the stated historical limits. They do not establish IPTV Canada inclusion, a national position or complete current league rights. Use the actual intended distributor after identifying the work, while retaining the uncertainty around historical third-feed records.
Sources and scope
Scope notes distinguish published documentation, supplied information and editorial methods. They do not report a hands-on service test.
- TVA Sports programme guide — Current two-column programme presentation and named show types; no copied permanent times.
- Quebecor2025 annual information form — TVASports2 same-licence multiplex and historicalNHLcontract ending2025–26; no extension inferred.
- CRTC2019-427 — HistoricalTVASports2/3 multiplex references and separateRDSfamily; no current third-guide claim.
