Ice Hockey
Infront retains IIHF business in deal worth over CHF500m
The Infront agency has signed a 10-year extension to its media and sponsorship rights sales agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation
Canal Plus NHL renewal deal in France looks done
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus appears to have renewed its broadcast deal in France for the NHL North American ice hockey league
AMC bolster ice hockey rights in Czech, Slovakia with SHL
Media group AMC Networks acquired rights to the Swedish Hockey League in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, bolstering its ice hockey portfolio
Yandex to build sports portfolio after winning NHL rights battle in Russia
Russian internet company Yandex will look to expand its sports-rights portfolio after acquiring exclusive rights to the National Hockey League in Russia amid fierce competition.
TV4 adds sports content to streaming service
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 has announced plans to add sports coverage to its TV4 Play streaming service
C More lands Swedish women’s ice hockey following landmark XVI Sports agreement
Swedish pay-TV broadcaster C More has acquired rights to 192 of the 225 matches from the top-tier women’s ice hockey league in Sweden, with public broadcaster STV picking up rights to the end-of-season f…
NWHL secures first media rights fee after signing Twitch streaming deal
The National Women's Hockey League is continuing to bounce back from a troubled off-season by announcing an exclusive live-streaming deal with the Amazon-owned Twitch
NHL signs exclusive multi-year streaming deal with Yandex in Russia
The National Hockey League has entered into a multi-year partnership with Russian internet company Yandex to exclusively broadcast games in Russia via its streaming platform.
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CHL targets broadcast deals in China and Russia
European ice hockey tournament the Champions Hockey League is keen to secure exposure in both China and Russia and has praised the “huge reach” of 26 broadcast deals covering 63 territories as it heads int…
Fanseat seals long-term renewal with French Ice Hockey Federation
Global sports streaming service Fanseat has renewed its production and distribution partnership with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) until 2024
DAZN linked to NHL partnership
OTT platform DAZN has reportedly held talks with North American ice hockey league the NHL about creating a whiparound show, furthering its interest in this type of content
Finnish Ice Hockey Association revenues rise in domestic deal with no hit to exposure
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association has increased the value of its domestic rights by about 60 per cent in a new deal with US media group Discovery, whilst retaining the same level of free-to-air exposure.
Finnish Ice Hockey Association finds new partner in Discovery
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association, the governing body of the sport in the country, has signed a six-season deal with media group Discovery for the rights to a host of national team matches from 2020-21,…
Bonnier boosts investment in HockeyAllsvenskan to avoid tender
Swedish media group Bonnier has significantly increased its investment in Sweden’s second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, to prevent a tender process that might have allowed a rival to swoop.
NHL furthers Chinese strategy with Dongtu launch
North American ice hockey league the NHL has stepped up its engagement with the Chinese market by agreeing a partnership with micro-content platform Dongtu
FloSports lands US rights to IIHF World Championship
Streaming service FloSports has secured rights in the US to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2019 Men’s World Championship.
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C More extends HockeyAllsvenskan domestic rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster C More has agreed a five-season extension with the HockeyAllsvenskan, Swedish ice hockey’s second-tier, for domestic rights to the league, running until 2025-26.