Ice Hockey
Swiss ice hockey league rights value falls in tough market conditions
The value of Swiss top-tier ice hockey league rights will fall by about 20 per cent following UPC’s new deal starting in 2022-23, however a more drastic drop was avoided by the league’s offer of increased pay-television exclusivity.
Gretzky set to join Turner Sports as a lead NHL analyst
Turner Sports has prevailed in a high-stakes push to land hockey icon Wayne Gretzky as a lead analyst for its forthcoming National Hockey League coverage, according to industry sources and multiple reports,…
UPC retains Swiss ice hockey rights for further five years
Telecoms operator UPC has renewed domestic broadcast rights to Switzerland’s top-tier ice hockey league for a further five years.
Sport TV secures IIHF World Championship rights in Portuguese first
Pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has acquired rights to show ice hockey's IIHF World Championship for the first time in Portugal
NHL sees Turner Sports rights deal as key fan development tool
Ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky famously said that as a player, he skated “to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”
NHL sees Turner Sports rights deal as key fan development tool
Bleacher Report, House of Highlights form critical elements of new rights agreement
NHL poised to bring in Turner Sports as secondary US broadcast partner in $1.6bn deal
The National Hockey League is poised to bring in Turner Sports as its secondary broadcast partner in the United States in a seven-year deal worth approximately $1.6bn (€1.3
Finland becomes Sportway’s second-biggest market in domestic ice hockey deal
Sportway, the Stockholm-based automated production and live streaming firm, is to install artificial intelligence camera production infrastructure in 70 ice hockey arenas across Finland in a deal with…
TV4 Media retains Swedish Women’s ice hockey league rights
Media group TV4 Media has extended its domestic rights deal for the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) until 2024-25
Setanta Sports secures four-year NHL rights extension in Ukraine, Eurasia
Setanta Sports has secured a four-year extension of National Hockey League rights in Ukraine and the Eurasia region, from the 2022-23 season through 2025-26
Landmark NHL deal amplifies strategic shift for ESPN, Disney
The NHL has secured a 33-per-cent increase in its US media rights income from the sale of its 'A' package alone.
Sportway to add 68 arenas to ‘Northern Europe’s largest AI production network’
Sportway, the automated production and live streaming firm, is to add another 68 Swedish arenas and stadiums to the list of venues that it provides its production systems for
Nent adds NHL rights to growing Baltic offering
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the National Hockey League for rights across the Baltic region for five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
NHL, ESPN ‘believed to have reached’ seven-year US media-rights deal
The National Hockey League and ESPN are reportedly close to agreeing a seven-year media rights deal in the United States
David Proper, senior EVP of international & media strategy, NHL
David Proper, senior EVP of international and media strategy at the NHL, discusses the league's new media-rights deals in Germany and Austria, and how the NHL has worked with its broadcast partners in Europe to improve engagement.
NHL grows short-term rights value in DACH but strives for more
The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.
NHL Lake Tahoe games prove ratings success despite weather-induced delays
The National Hockey League's outdoor games in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, proved a ratings success despite both of the weekend's games suffering severe delays due to poor ice conditions in the intense sunshine
PWHPA secures NHL Network, Sportsnet distribution for Dream Gap Tour
The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has extended its broadcast reach by securing agreements with the NHL Network and Sportsnet to air the first 2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour game this weekend in…