Ice Hockey

National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman has intervened in talks over San Jose Sharks’ local broadcast rights deal amid fears the long-term agreement is seriously affecting the ice hockey team’s financial position, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Media rights to the Champions Hockey League ice hockey club competition were sold last month in Switzerland, with a rights fee and production costs included.

UK pay-television broadcaster Premier Sports has acquired rights for the Champions Hockey League European club ice hockey competition.

The International Ice Hockey Federation this week secured a strong increase in the value of the media and marketing rights to its World Championship, but some experts believe it could have earned even more.

Media rights clips from May 15 to May 28

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG and pay-television broadcaster Teleclub have acquired rights for the Champions Hockey League European club ice hockey competition.

The International Ice Hockey Federation, the sport’s global governing body, has confirmed a renewal of a media rights deal with the Infront Sports & Media agency.

The Infront Sports & Media agency is in advanced negotiations with the International Ice Hockey Federation to renew its media rights to the annual flagship World Championship, TV Sports Markets understands.

Pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired rights for the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship across South America and the Caribbean.

Sport1’s deal last week for the rights to the National Hockey League means the sports broadcaster now has exclusive rights to each of the four top North American sports leagues.

Media rights clips from May 1 to May 14

NHL ice hockey team Chicago Blackhawks has agreed a three-year extension to its partnership with local broadcast rights-holder WGN-TV.

The Infront Sport & Media agency has reached a deal for Mir TV to broadcast the 2014 Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship in six markets of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has agreed a late rights deal for the 2014 Men’s World Ice Hockey Championships, which gets underway in Belarus on Friday.

Sport1 US, the US-focused sports pay-television channel that is operated by German commercial broadcaster Sport1, has acquired rights for the North American NHL ice hockey league.

Media rights clips from April 10 to April 30