Sports streaming service DAZN is making a play for the global hockey audience.
According to a report by Mollie Cahillane in Sports Business Journal, DAZN has reached a deal with the NHL to be the global home of NHL.tv, the service that grants international fans access to all of the league’s games. The service will be available as a standalone subscription or add-on package in almost 200 countries, not including the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, or Sweden — countries which already have active NHL media deals.
DAZN has inked similar global streaming deals for American sports leagues in the past. The streamer is currently the home of NFL Game Pass, which allows international viewers to access NFL broadcasts, and PGA Tour Pass, which provides similar access to the international audience.
Per SBJ, certain live games will be blacked out in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Those games will be available on demand when the game is over.
While DAZN has not generally focused on hockey, the streamer has held broadcast rights for Austria’s pro league and the KHL in Russia.
The streaming service continues to consolidate live sports rights globally, having recently concluded its global presentation of the FIFA Club World Cup.
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Drew Lerner is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and an aspiring cable subscriber. He previously covered sports media for Sports Media Watch. Future beat writer for the Oasis reunion tour.