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David Proper, senior EVP of international and media strategy at the NHL, discusses the league's new media-rights deals in Germany and Austria, and how the NHL has worked with its broadcast partners in Europe to improve engagement.
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The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.
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The National Hockey League's outdoor games in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, proved a ratings success despite both of the weekend's games suffering severe delays due to poor ice conditions in the intense sunshine
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SAP, the Germany-based multinational enterprise software company, has extended its partnership with the National Hockey League to become the presenting sponsor of the NHL's European Game of the Week initiative
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German sports broadcaster Sport1 has renewed its rights to the National Hockey League ahead of the start of the 2020-21 season and will continue to share rights with OTT streaming service DAZN which has…
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The value of the National Hockey League’s rights in the Nordics will triple from 2021-22 in Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group’s five-season renewal of the property.
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Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the NHL to renew rights across the Nordic region for a further five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
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Both the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association returned to play after delays of more than four months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and generated strong ratings among American television…
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The National Hockey League and digital partner Disney Streaming Services have struck a partnership with Twitter to deliver live video look-ins of the upcoming league playoffs to the social media platform
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NBC Sports said its production for the upcoming National Hockey League playoffs will look to break new ground for televised coverage of ice hockey
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The National Hockey League has unveiled a series of in-game innovations for its expanded Stanley Cup playoffs, which are being held in the Canadian markets of Toronto and Edmonton in the wake of the global…
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The National Hockey League is partnering with cloud video editing platform Blackbird for support on remote content production during its return to play plan
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The National Hockey League is reaping the rewards of increased engagement of its international audience with a significant rise in traffic of its foreign-language digital platforms
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The National Hockey League is expanding its presence in the US sports betting landscape by announcing a streaming partnership with gambling and fantasy sports company FanDuel Group
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IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has expanded its deal with ice hockey’s NHL by securing rights to provide US sports betting operators with live streams of select out-of-market games.
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ESPN Player, the OTT platform of pay-television broadcaster ESPN, will broadcast NHL ice hockey in 61 nations across Europe and Africa thanks to a new rights agreement announced today (Tuesday)
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French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus faced little competition in renewing its NHL rights, SportBusiness Media understands.
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The National Hockey League is continuing its strategy to increase its European fanbase and revenue streams by scheduling more than 50 games in primetime for the continent for the second straight season