Ice Hockey
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 19 to January 15
Media rights clips from December 19 to January 15
TSN vows to fight back against Rogers
TSN will be “aggressive” in bidding for sports rights after it was outbid by telecommunications company Rogers Communications for NHL ice hockey rights in Canada, according to Phil King, the president of CTV programming and sports at the pay-television sports broadcaster’s parent company, Bell Media.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
TSN harnesses Twitter Amplify for IIHF Junior Championship
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has announced that it will utilise its broadcast coverage of ice hockey’s 2014 World Junior Championship to debut the first live sports usage of the Twitter Amplify platform in Canada.
Sport1 agrees Olympic ice hockey rights deal
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments during the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
NHL Network and NHL.com to show IIHF Junior Championships
North America’s NHL ice hockey league has agreed a US rights deal for the 2014 World Junior Championship, with games being broadcast through league-owned cable and satellite television channel NHL Network and official website NHL.com.
Sportradar boosts Betradar rights portfolio
Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has acquired media rights for the 2013 Spengler Cup ice hockey competition and the 2013-14 West Asian Football Federation men’s championship.
MEDIA RIGHTS: November 21 to December 4
Protecting the pay-TV model was behind Rogers’ record-breaking deal
Massive Rogers deal for NHL rights in Canada shows how much pay-TV fears the ‘cord-cutters’
NHL lands bumper rights deal with Rogers
North American ice hockey league the NHL has struck a 12-year broadcast and multimedia rights agreement, from 2014-15 to 2025-26, with Canadian telecommunications company Rogers Communications.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 7-20 November
Media rights clips from 7 to 20 November
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 24 to November 6
Media rights clips from 24 October 6 November
NHL’s Coyotes extend Fox Sports Arizona partnership
NHL ice hockey franchise the Phoenix Coyotes has agreed a multi-year extension to its regional rights deal with cable and satellite broadcaster Fox Sports Arizona.
Russians cool, but agencies hot for new pan-European tournament
Infront says new league is biggest development in European ice hockey 'for over 20 years'
Sport1 to show Deutschland Cup ice hockey
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights for the 2013 Deutschland Cup ice hockey competition, which starts today (Friday) and will run until Sunday.
Bruno Marty, executive director – winter sports, Infront Sports & Media
Interview with Bruno Marty, executive director of winter sports at Infront Sports & Media, on the agency's acquisition of the media and marketing rights to the new pan-European club competition, the European Club Competition
DEL secures highlights deal for anniversary season
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have secured highlights rights to the 2013-14 season of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL).
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 10 to October 23
Media rights clips from 10 October 23 October