Ice Hockey
Infront set to extend Champions Hockey League contract
The Infront Sports & Media agency will pay about double its current outlay for Champions Hockey League media and marketing rights in a bid to have greater control over the competition, TV Sports Markets understands.
Canal Plus renews NHL rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights deal for the NHL North American ice hockey league.
Teleclub scores NHL rights
Swiss pay-television broadcaster Teleclub has acquired rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL.
CHL takes to the ice with new partners for third season
Organisers of the Champions Hockey League have said media rights for the 2016-17 season of the pan-European ice hockey competition have been sold to 17 broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide, with new partners included in the roster.
CHL deals extended in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 and online platform Laola1.tv have sealed rights extensions for the Champions Hockey League, the pan-European ice hockey competition.
Deutsche Telekom to launch new DEL platform
A new platform dedicated to coverage of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in Germany, will be launched by telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom ahead of the start of the new season.
Premier Sports set for five-season NHL renewal in the UK
Pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports is close to renewing its deal for National Hockey League rights in the UK for which it will pay an increase of about 25 per cent, TV Sports Markets understands.
Sport1 nets rights to World Cup of Hockey
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to this year’s edition of ice hockey’s World Cup of Hockey national team event.
Fox Sports lands in-market streaming deal with NHL
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed a multi-year live streaming partnership with North American ice hockey league the NHL.
Twitter adds MLB and NHL games to major league portfolio
Social media platform Twitter has secured live streaming rights to Major League Baseball and National Hockey League games under a deal with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and internet arm of the North American baseball league.
L’Équipe 21 extends deal with French Ice Hockey Federation
French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG).
UPC to begin ‘new era’ in Swiss TV market
Telco UPC this week told TV Sports Markets its deal for media rights to the top Swiss ice hockey league would bring “a breath of fresh air to the market”.
Tencent pips LeSports to NHL streaming rights
Chinese internet company Tencent has agreed a six-season deal for digital rights to North America’s National Hockey League.
UPC unveils MySports plans after SIHF rights deal
Swiss telecommunications company UPC has unveiled plans for a new sports broadcast platform which it says will “breathe new life” into the media market in Switzerland.
Swiss Ice Hockey Federation signs UPC as new main rights partner
The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has awarded its media rights for the five seasons from 2017-18 to 2021-22, with telecommunications company UPC and public-service broadcaster SRG SSR clinching contracts.
Canadian broadcasters count cost of new NHL rights cycle
Canadian French-language broadcasters TVA Sports and RDS have both seen a significant financial impact from the first year of the new rights cycle for North American ice hockey league the NHL, according to the Financial Post.
Infront grows IIHF value as it aims for free-to-air deals
The Infront Sports & Media agency signed off relatively lucrative long-term deals for ice hockey’s World Championship in three markets last month.
MSG Networks snatches Sabres extension
The parent company of North American NHL ice hockey franchise the Buffalo Sabres has signed a multi-year extension to its local rights deal with MSG Networks, the pay-television channel owned by Madison Square Garden Company.