Turner Nets NHL Rights TV Deal That Includes HBO Max
Pro hockey will leave NBC Sports after this season
Tim Baysinger | April 27, 2021 @ 8:06 AM
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Turner has acquired the second half of the NHL’s TV rights package, beating out NBC Sports. The deal is for seven years, the same length as ESPN’s recently announced agreement.
NBC Sports, which has been the league’s sole national U.S. broadcast partner since the 2005-06 season, will no longer air professional hockey following this year’s Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL’s new deals with ESPN and Turner begin next season and will drastically change the sport’s look on TV.
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By Mollie Walker
Apr 26, 2021 12:48 PM
After reaching a historic seven-year deal with the Walt Disney Company and ESPN last month, the NHL’s new secondary broadcast partner is expected to be TNT, The Post’s Andrew Marchand confirmed. Turner will be getting rights to some Stanley Cup Finals as part of the deal. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the NHL will conduct… ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
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