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The Nashville Predators are taking greater control of their local-media distribution, partnering with ViewLift to launch a team-owned direct-to-consumer streaming service ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. The multi-year agreement
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The Columbus Blue Jackets will simulcast all game broadcasts across television and radio beginning with the 2026-27 NHL season. Under the new format, the television broadcast audio feed will carry
Global sports streaming platform DAZN has entered a landmark agreement to become the exclusive digital home for MSG Networks and YES Network during the 2026-27 NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons.
Prime Video and Rogers Communications have announced a 12-year agreement for Prime Video in Canada to exclusively broadcast Wednesday night regular-season national NHL games in English and French, beginning with
FloSports has acquired the exclusive U.S. media rights to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championship under a new four-year agreement that begins with the 2027 tournament. Brokered
Presidio and the National Hockey League have announced a multiyear renewal of their North American partnership. Presidio will remain an Official Technology Innovation Partner of the NHL, continuing to support
The NHL will no longer air on CBC after the pulic broadcasters and national rights-holder Rogers Sportsnet were unable to come to agreement. “After a successful 12-year partnership,” said the
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ABC and ESPN deliver the largest
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ESPN delivers the most-viewed Stanley Cup
California studio, two production trucks, global distribution system are combined to produce NBA, WNBA, NWSL, and, in Canada, NHL Monday Night Hockey Amazon Prime Video has spent the past decade
For the first time, an aerial camera permitted to operate directly over the ice during a Stanley Cup Final With sky-high ratings for the Stanley Cup Playoffs thus far, two
NHL Network’s 2026 Stanley Cup Final coverage began June 1 with NHL Tonight: Stanley Cup Final Media Day from the Carolina Hurricanes’ Lenovo Center at 1 p.m. ET. Jason Demers,
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals closed
Company webinar RF Over Fiber discusses the expanding use of wireless comms in a time of constrained spectrum NBA and NHL finals in June. The MLB All-Star Game right around
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, the most-watched college softball regular season
To date, NHL Productions has produced 19 broadcasts with commentary in American Sign Language NHL in ASL (American Sign Language) may be just one show, but the productions convey a
While the invisible hand of the market tirelessly goes about its business of flipping the bird at the beleaguered RSN model, the rise of streaming has ensured that local sports consumption remains as massive as it was during pay-TV’s heyday. Per Nielsen Station Index data, in-market NHL deliveries…
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, Manchester-Arsenal on NBC Sports’ is most
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, ‘Inside Out Classic’ animated NHL game
