The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that Quebecor's Pierre Karl Péladeau is in talks with the NHL and Rogers to renew a broadcast deal for French-language hockey games. The Globe's Irene Galea and Simon Houpt write that the stakes are higher for both companies going into these negotiations, as Quebecor contends with declining broadcast revenues from its TVA Sports channel, while Rogers is bearing the costs of a more expensive rights deal with the NHL. It is the latest case of a sports broadcaster finding itself squeezed as leagues command more for the rights to show their games. "We're negotiating to figure out if we can continue the structure that we established 12 years ago," Mr. Péladeau said Wednesday, referring to the companies' previous deal. In 2025, Rogers renewed its deal with the NHL for exclusive national broadcast rights for its games over 12 years, including the right to sublicense French-language rights to other companies. It is paying $11-billion for the rights, more than double what it paid for its previous deal signed in 2013. Last year, Mr. Péladeau told analysts Quebecor did not "have the means or the business model to pay the exorbitant amount to the NHL" that the league was demanding.