Ice Hockey
Professional Women’s Hockey League targets reach in inaugural season
The Professional Women’s Hockey League, the new top-tier women’s league for ice hockey in North America, prioritised exposure in its media rights deals for 2024 as it seeks to develop strong viewership for forthcoming seasons.
NHL’s Coyotes launch D2C platform with Kiswe
The National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes have announced a direct-to-consumer platform with video technology provider Kiswe giving local fans another place to watch in-market games through the team's…
Latvian public broadcaster makes five-year IIHF rights commitment
Latvia’s public broadcaster has retained rights to ice hockey’s IIHF World Championship in a long-term agreement with the Infront agency.
PWHL strikes broadcast deals in time for season opener
The Professional Women’s Hockey League secured broadcast deals with TSN and Sporstnet, among others, in North America ahead of its inaugural season, which began yesterday (Monday).
NHL, Diamond Sports agree to keep 11 teams on Bally Sports RSNs
The National Hockey League and Diamond Sports Group (DSG) have reached an agreement to keep 11 NHL teams on Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs) through the end of the season
Deltatre adds NHL to major league portfolio
The National Hockey League (NHL) has become the fourth North American major sports league to align with Deltatre, with the sports technology company introducing a new digital experience.
CSM retains Finnish Ice Hockey Association advisory work
Commercial Sports Media (CSM) has retained its broadcast advisory work with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) in a deal that kicks in with the cycle beginning in 2026-27
Swiss court rules UPC abused position as domestic ice hockey rights-holder
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) has upheld a ruling by the country’s competition watchdog against telco UPC Switzerland for anti-competitive practices regarding its domestic broadcast distribution o…
NHL’s Coyotes seeks $18m from Diamond Sports Group
The National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes is seeking $17.9m (€16.8m) from Diamond Sports Group (DSG), the owners and operators of Bally Sports Network regional sports networks.
NHL’s Coyotes signs with Scripps after Diamond dumps team before new season
The National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes has agreed a multi-year deal with Scripps Sports to televise all locally broadcast Coyotes games after the Coyotes and Diamond Sports Group (DSG) ended the…
RTVS attacks Slovak Extraliga rights award after missing out on sublicence
Slovakian public broadcaster RTVS has criticised the award of rights to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league to TV Joj after failing to reach terms on a sublicensing deal with the commercial network.
Ice hockey’s Swiss League to be shown by Sky, CH Media
Switzerland’s second-tier ice hockey competition, the Swiss League, will be shown by pay-television broadcaster Sky and media group CH Media during the upcoming 2023-24 season.
NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights signs streaming deal with ViewLift
The National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights has agreed a multi-year deal with streaming distributer ViewLift for a streaming service for the team's local broadcasts
Sportway enters Baltic market with Latvian ice hockey deal
Sportway Media Group (SMG) has agreed a deal with the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF), the automated production and live streaming firm's first agreement in a Baltic country
O2, Spring Media and Tipsport among winners in Czech ice hockey tender
Telecoms operator O2 has secured the lion’s share of domestic broadcast rights to the Extraliga, the top ice hockey league in the Czech Republic, while Spring Media has retained the international rights a…
Polsat to broadcast Poland’s historic IIHF World Championship return
Polsat, the commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Poland to six editions of the annual IIHF World Championship, with ice hockey on the rise in the country
Scripps lands local broadcast deal with NHL’s Golden Knights
The National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights have signed a multi-year deal with Scripps to air games on local station KMCC-TV
ProSiebenSat.1 lands IIHF World Championship free-to-air rights
Commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired free-to-air rights in Germany to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship as part of a sublicensing agreement with Sportdeutschland.TV, SportBusiness understands.