Ice Hockey
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.
CHL signs extensive partnership with SendtoNews
The Canadian Hockey League, which operates ice hockey competitions in the country, has entered into a partnership with digital sports news agency SendtoNews.
German ice hockey league secures Latvian platform
Latvian pay-television broadcaster Best4Sport has acquired rights for the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).
NWHL confirms ESPN as streaming partner
US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a deal to stream live coverage of domestic ice hockey competition the National Women’s Hockey League.
NWHL scores first broadcast partner with NESN deal
US ice hockey competition the National Women’s Hockey League has secured its first broadcast deal through an agreement with regional cable-television broadcaster New England Sports Network.
Dinamo Riga claims KHL first with Lattelecom partnership
Latvian Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey club Dinamo Riga has claimed a first with the launch of a new television channel.
KHL furthers global reach with TeRus partnership
Pan-European club ice hockey competition the Kontinental Hockey League has expanded the global reach of its KHL-TV channel through an agreement with new Russian-language satellite television service TeRus.