Ice Hockey
IIHF World Championship rights to switch from TV4 to SVT in Sweden
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has secured a rights agreement for International Ice Hockey Federation events including the annual IIHF World Championship.
Medge problems raise questions about NHL rights
Medge Consulting Sports has ceased to exist as a media rights agency, and its rights to the National Hockey League have reverted to the league after it missed payments, TV Sports Markets understands.
Infront revamps Nordic business operations
The Infront Sports & Media agency has said it will reorganise its Nordic business operations by the end of this year, with a new company being formed.
C More snatches Allsvenskan, hopes to profit from ppv
The Swedish second-tier ice hockey league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, will earn a decent increase in the value of its media rights in the next cycle, following a deal with C More last month.
Stefan Bengtsson, managing director, HockeyAllsvenskan
Interview with Stefan Bengtsson, managing director of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan, about the league’s new media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster C More.
US judge rules against classwide damages in sports blackout case
A federal judge has ruled US sports fans accusing Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and broadcasters of illegally restricting their ability to watch their favourite teams on television cannot claim damages as a class.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From April 16 to 29
Media rights clips from April 16 to 29
New rights partners boost reach of Ice Hockey World Championships
The Infront Sports & Media agency has said the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2015 World Championship will be broadcast in close to 160 territories and is expected to surpass the audience figures for last year’s event.
NBC Sports retains IIHF Worlds rights, signs Roku and Apple TV deals
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has acquired rights to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2015 World Championship, while it has also expanded the reach of its live streaming product NBC Sports Live Extra.
Broadcasters sign up for Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Broadcast platforms from Italy, Canada, Japan, Russia and Germany have agreed deals to provide coverage of the International Paralympic Committee’s 2015 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
KHL launches wide-ranging media and commercial rights tender
The Kontinental Hockey League has launched an invitation to tender for commercial and media rights to the pan-European club ice hockey competition.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 12 to 25
Media rights clips From March 12 to 25
USA Network to televise NHL Playoffs
US pay-television channel USA Network will reportedly broadcast coverage of the NHL ice hockey league’s 2015 Playoff competition.
Sportsman takes DEL play-offs to US
The Sportsman Media Group agency has reached an agreement with US media group EverSport to provide coverage in the United States of Germany’s Deutsche Eishockey Liga play-off games.
Fox Sports picks up NHL rights in Netherlands
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL in the Netherlands.
CRTC rejects Bell complaint over Rogers NHL app
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the country’s media regulator, has dismissed a complaint by Bell Media that rival telecommunications company Rogers is unfairly offering exclusive access to its GamePlus mobile application.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 26 to March 11
Media rights clips from February 26 to March 11
World Cup of Hockey rights deals confirmed in North America
The NHL North American ice hockey league and the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) has confirmed the award of media rights to US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN and Canadian media company Rogers Communications for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.