Ice Hockey
Eurosport rising from the ashes of tough Russian market
Eurosport continued its gradual rise from a basic-tier to a premium pay-television broadcaster this month in Russia, following deals for National Hockey League and Wimbledon tennis rights.
IIHF World Championship takes to the ice in new markets
The Infront Sports & Media agency has brokered rights deals in new markets for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2016 World Championship, which commences in Russia today (Friday).
Match TV picks up Stanley Cup playoff rights in Russia
Russian sports media platform Match TV has acquired rights to the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, the concluding part of the season for North American ice hockey league the NHL.
O2 Sport moves into Czech ice hockey, plans channel launches
O2 Sport, a subscription sports channel operated by telecommunications company O2 in the Czech Republic, has sealed broadcast rights agreements with two Extraliga clubs and is in talks with further teams from the top division of domestic ice hockey.
Sky returns to Austrian ice hockey league, Servus extends deal
Austria’s Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in the country, has agreed rights deals with pay-television broadcaster Sky Österreich and Servus TV, the German commercial broadcaster owned by energy drinks brand Red Bull.
Sport1 seals free-to-air rights for DEL
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with telco Deutsche Telekom for rights to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in the country.
Yahoo secures landmark NHL partnership
Internet company Yahoo has struck a deal to show live coverage of out-of-market games from the North American NHL ice hockey league in the US.
Infront nets new CHL rights partners ahead of season finale
The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured new broadcast rights deals for the Champions Hockey League in Latin America, Israel, Latvia and France ahead of the finale of the second season of the pan-European club ice hockey competition.
DEL secures small increase
Germany’s top ice hockey league last week secured a small increase in the value of its media rights following a deal with telco Deutsche Telekom.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 21 to February 3
Media rights clips from January 21 to February 3
Deutsche Telekom seals German ice hockey league deal
German telco Deutsche Telekom has acquired rights for the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the top division of ice hockey in the country.
NHL, NHLPA extend GoPro content deal
The NHL North American ice hockey league and the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) have extended a video content deal with US camera manufacturer GoPro.
Premier Sports to cover GB ice hockey’s Olympics qualifying bid
UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights to an ice hockey pre-qualifying tournament for the 2018 winter Olympic Games.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 17 to January 20
Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20
One World Sports nets rights to IIHF World Championship
North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has agreed a sublicensing deal with the NBC Sports Group division of US media group NBCUniversal for rights to the 2016 World Ice Hockey Championships in the American market.
Rogers steps up 4K plans with NHL first
Canadian communications and media company Rogers has unveiled a raft of NHL games it will broadcast in 4K ultra-high definition, marking a first for the North American ice hockey league.
One World Sports to broadcast Harvard ice hockey
North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has secured a deal with Harvard University’s athletics department to broadcast coverage of matches featuring the US college’s ice hockey teams.
Spengler Cup engages Infront to broaden global reach
The Infront Sports & Media agency has agreed a three-year deal to become the international media rights partner of annual invitational ice hockey competition the Spengler Cup.