Asian Television Network International, Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the Indian Super League (ISL) to be held in India between 12 October and 20 December. ISL will air live on four ATN stations, namely CBN, ATN Cricket Plus, ATN Punjabi Plus and ATN Bangla. The league involving eight teams will feature 61 games. "We are very excited to bring this first ever Indian Super League to Canada on four of our channels.

We recently aired Pro-Kabaddi League on our channels which got a phenomenal response from our viewers and I am sure they will be excited to see this league as well," said ATN President and CEO Dr Shan Chandrasekar. ISL is India's unrivalled football championship, supported by All India Football Federation (AIFF), backed by India's Reliance Industries, sports management giant IMG and Rupert Murdoch's Star TV. ATN serves Canada's diverse cultural communities with 52 specialty television channels.

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