- Live coverage includes every regular season game, as well as post season and other marquee events
- Streaming platform to launch in UK in second half of 2022
Viaplay, the Nordic Entertainment Group-owned (Nent) streaming service, has added the National Hockey League (NHL) to its UK content offering.
Viaplay is due to launch in the UK in the second half of 2022 and the streaming platform will show up to 1,400 games from the NHL every year until the end of the 2026/2027 season, having signed a five-year rights deal.
The NHL agreement includes live coverage of all regular season games, as well as the Stanley Cup playoffs and Stanley Cup final. Other marquee events included are the Winter Classic, All-Star Game, Stadium Series, Heritage Classic and Global Series.
The agreement extends Viaplay and the NHL’s partnership to ten European markets. Regions covered include the Baltics, after the pair signed a deal in March 2021 that runs until 2026.
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