Premier Sports signs IIHF Worlds deal

UK-pay television broadcaster Premier Sports has renewed a multi-platform rights deal for the Ice Hockey World Championship national team tournament.

The deal will run for four years, from 2014 to 2017.

Premier Sports will broadcast 15 games per edition of the annual tournament.

The broadcaster will also show all of the Great Britain team’s Division 1 Group A and B games.

Premier Sports agreed the deal with Infront Sports & Media, the official media and marketing agency of the International Ice Hockey Federation, which operates the tournament.