Ice Hockey
TV2 Norway renews domestic ice hockey rights
DAZN lands Pro14 rights, Italian launch line-up revealed
Eleven Sports signs US-focused partnership with FloSports
FreeSports to show domestic ice hockey league
Match TV takes control of KHL TV
Lagardère finds home for KHL in Germany with DAZN deal
Lagardère Sports last month secured coverage in Germany and Austria for the Kontinental Hockey League following years without a partner.
Discovery strikes Telia deal for SM-Liiga rights
The Discovery Networks Finland division of US media company Discovery has struck a sublicensing agreement with Finnish telco Telia for rights to SM-Liiga, the top division of domestic ice hockey.
IIHF strikes long-term Russian rights deal for World Championship
Russian state-controlled commercial broadcaster Channel One has agreed a six-year deal with the International Ice Hockey Federation for rights to its annual World Championship.
DAZN adds KHL to ice hockey portfolio
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports-media company Perform, has bolstered its ice hockey content in Germany and Austria by acquiring rights to Russian competition the Kontinental Hockey League.
MTG lands Ice Hockey World Championship rights in Norway
Swedish media company Modern Times Group has acquired rights in Norway to the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship.
O2 TV secures blanket coverage of Czech ice hockey league
Pay-television broadcaster O2 TV has acquired rights in the Czech Republic to the country’s top-tier ice hockey league, the Extraliga.
CBC extends key NHL airtime sublicensing deal with Rogers
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has renewed its National Hockey League sublicensing deal on more favourable terms, TV Sports Markets understands.
Spengler Cup broadens reach as Chinese rights deal signed
Ice hockey’s Spengler Cup will be broadcast in China, the UK, Ireland and Georgia for the first time when its 2017 edition takes place later this month.
CBC extends NHL coverage deal with Rogers
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has sealed a sublicensing deal with Rogers Media to continue showing the Hockey Night in Canada programme and the Stanley Cup playoffs – the conclusion of the NHL North American ice hockey season.
FuboTV signs NESN carriage deal
US OTT streaming service FuboTV has agreed a multi-year deal to carry programming from regional sports network NESN.
DEL furthers exposure in US with extended Superswiss deal
Superswiss, which provides pay-television channels in the US, has expanded its partnership with the DEL, the top division of ice hockey in Germany.
NHL Network pens USA Hockey extension
Pay-television broadcaster NHL Network has extended a rights partnership with USA Hockey.
Eurosport Gold to offer NHL on Rostelecom
Eurosport Gold, a new channel containing programming from the international sports broadcaster’s Eurosport 2 channel, has launched on telecommunications platform Rostelecom in Russia.