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Viaplay reveals UK sports line-up

Viaplay has announced it will offer a number of live sports in its UK content line-up when it rolls out in the region in the second half of 2022. The company said it will initially focus on sports with an established Nordic connection and has secured long-term exclusive UK rights to IIHF ice hockey, ISU […]

March 24, 2022By Nik Roseveare

STN Video extends NHL deal

STN Video has announced a multi-year extension of its video content distribution partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) for US publishers. With the renewal, STN Video continues to represent the NHL as their exclusive online video distribution platform for local and national publishers. STN’s online video platform (OVP) allows publishers unfettered access to premium […]

March 11, 2022

CH Media, Sunrise UPC partnership

CH Media and Sunrise UPC are entering into a long-term strategic partnership to drive the expansion of Swiss streaming service, oneplus, from CH Media and to enhance the portfolio and the customer offering of Sunrise UPC. As part of the new partnership, oneplus will become an integral component of the Sunrise product range in the […]

March 4, 2022

NHL suspends Russian relationships

The NHL – the US National Hockey League – has issued the following statement regarding the situation in Ukraine: “The National Hockey League condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urges a peaceful resolution as quickly as possible. Effective immediately, we are suspending our relationships with our business partners in Russia and we are pausing our […]

March 1, 2022

Aferian delivers double digit growth

Aferian, the B2B video streaming solutions company, has announced its results for the year ended November 30th 2021. The company reports double digit growth across the majority of key performance metrics with significantly improved quality of earnings and revenue visibility with an exit run rate ARR up 43 per cent on the previous year. The […]

February 10, 2022

Telstra’s GMN to distribute NHL

Telstra and the National Hockey League (NHL) have signed a five-year agreement to distribute up to 1,400 games per year to viewers around the world using Telstra’s Global Media Network (GMN). The deal will see Telstra deliver NHL games to rights-holders in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with plans to expand to other markets […]

February 2, 2022

Extreme Networks partners with NHL

Extreme Networks has announced a multi-year partnership with the National Hockey League to become the Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider and an Official Wi-Fi Partner of the NHL. The NHL and Extreme will work together to create a more personalised and memorable gameday experience for fans. Several teams in the NHL currently leverage Extreme’s wired and […]

January 27, 2022

Russia: Yandex renews NHL rights

Yandex has entered into a multiyear renewal agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to continue to broadcast all regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs games in Russia through the 2023-24 season. As part of the deal, Yandex will deliver NHL games live and on-demand as part of its Yandex Plus subscription via the Kinopoisk […]

January 26, 2022

Survey: More viewers to watch Winter Olympics via highlights

Ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, GWI, an audience insights company, surveyed a total of 10,266 consumers. Aged 16-64 across nine markets (UK, US, France, Germany, Italy, India, Brazil, Japan and China). The research, which used a mixture of GWI Zeitgeist from this month and GWI Sports datasets, revealed: Appetite for the Winter Olympics […]

January 25, 2022

NHL, Interwetten agree multiyear partnership

The National Hockey League (NHL) has welcomed Interwetten as an Official Partner of the NHL in Austria and Germany. Founded in Vienna, the online sports betting pioneer will leverage its NHL partnership to increase brand awareness, establish individualised entertainment experiences and provide secure betting products for fans. “As a reliable sports betting provider, we focus […]

January 25, 2022