Ice Hockey
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
Infront lands contract for new European ice hockey event
The Infront Sports & Media agency has been appointed as the exclusive commercial partner for a new pan-European ice hockey club competition that is set to launch in August 2014.
NBCSN secures Notre Dame hockey rights
The NBC Sports Group division of US network NBC has agreed a three-year rights deal to annually broadcast 12 ice hockey home games featuring the Notre Dame college on pay-television broadcaster NBC Sports Network.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From September 26 to October 9
Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October
NHL’s Sabres make broadcast breakthrough with Bell deal
NHL ice hockey franchise the Buffalo Sabres have agreed a television rights deal with Canadian telecommunications company Bell, giving the team a major broadcast footprint in the Southern Ontario region for the first time.