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NHL announces animated programming

The National Hockey League has announced a variety of animated programmes for the rest of the 2024-25 regular season, featuring numerous formats, content types and distribution partners. NHL HOCKEYVERSE animated data visualizations represent a continuation of the NHL’s global efforts to feature innovative applications of NHL technology, such as NHL EDGE Positional Data, and deliver […]

March 6, 2025

Max drops plans for sports tier in US

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that the sports and news content within the Max streaming platform will remain available at no additional cost to Standard and Premium tier subscribers in the US. It was originally announced that a B/R Sports add-on would become available to Max subscribers at an additional cost. “This path will […]

February 27, 2025

Prime Video renews FACEOFF: Inside the NHL docuseries

Prime Video has greenlit a second season of the sports docuseries FACEOFF: Inside the NHL, produced by Box To Box and NHL Productions. Offering an unprecedented look into the world of the National Hockey League, the series returns with six episodes in 2025 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. […]

December 19, 2024

IMG extends digital partnership with NHL

IMG has renewed its partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) to manage its international social media strategy. The extended agreement will see IMG continue to manage and deliver end-to-end content production, publishing and reporting for the NHL’s 28 international social media channels across eight markets. These include dedicated channels for audiences in Australia, Czech […]

December 2, 2024

NHL releases This Is Hockey series

The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced the release of This Is Hockey, an original series featuring the growth of hockey in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, seven unexpected places where hockey is thriving. All episodes are now available to watch globally, in multiple languages. Viewers can stream in Canada on […]

November 19, 2024

Victory+ chooses Amagi to deliver FAST channels

Amagi, a specilaist in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced a partnership with A Parent Media Co (APMC), the owner of the newly launched Victory+, a free direct-to-consumer streaming service created for fans. The arrangement brings over 60 Amagi-delivered FAST channels (targeted to launch thi autumn), monetised by Amagi ADS […]

November 6, 2024

NHL announces 2024-25 NHL Saturday and NHL Sunday broadcast schedule

The National Hockey League (NHL) and its international media partners will once again bring live game broadcasts in prime time to hockey fans in Europe for the seventh straight year. During the 2024-25 season, a record 46 NHL Saturday presented by Fastenal and NHL Sunday presented by Fastenal games will be delivered to fans in […]

October 10, 2024

Canada: TSN on Prime Video Channels

Bell Media has announced that its TSN service, featuring live sports, is now available on Prime Video Channels in Canada. The linear feeds and on demand content from TSN can now be added by Prime members to their Prime Video account. TSN joins Bell Media’s streaming service Crave, which became part of Prime Video Channels […]

September 6, 2024

Canada combats sports piracy with Friend MTS

Friend MTS, a provider of video content security solutions, has reported that numerous video service providers in Canada have uniformly chosen Friend MTS as their partner of choice to prevent piracy with Dynamic Delivery Server Blocking (DDSB). Forming an industry-first collaboration, these organisations have secured a nationwide court order to dynamically block access to any […]

September 4, 2024

Florida Panthers, Scripps Sports broadcast deal

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers have signed a multi-year agreement with Scripps Sports to locally broadcast Panthers hockey free for residents of Miami/Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. Specifically: In Miami/Fort Lauderdale, all locally produced games will air on WSFL-TV, channel 39. In West Palm Beach, all locally produced games will air […]

July 3, 2024