The prospect of a full NHL season with fans in the stands is buoying hopes for a significant — and needed — financial boost next year, but league executives are raising concerns over a vital driver of revenue: season tickets. Despite a new national TV deal in the U.S. and
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‘In-game betting but on steroids’: Sinclair’s sports broadcast of the future
Could some NBA, NHL and MLB games next year be served up akin to a Las Vegas sportsbook screen, with changing odds and heavy gamblers comped the subscription to the service? That is the vision at least outlined Wednesday by Chris Ripley, CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose Bally Sports
Q&A: ESPN analyst Rick DiPietro on NHL buyouts, Simone Biles, and the story behind his Twitter handle
On a midsummer afternoon, far from any arena or radio studio, Rick DiPietro was just a father dealing with some broken marine equipment. It was a jet-ski that was the problem. “Decided to kick the bucket,” he said “It was a mess.” They had to tow it to shore to
EA Sports has new titles coming amid sustained demand for next-gen consoles and games
EA Sports unquestionably dominates the sports video game market, having sold hundreds of millions of its FIFA and Madden and other franchises over the decades. The pandemic accelerated video-game play and sales of games and consoles globally, and the Electronic Arts sports division was among the industry’s major beneficiaries. While
NHL business notebook: Florida Panthers to make unusual NCAA foray, Mike Gillis’ possible path with NHLPA
Within the next few weeks, the Florida Panthers are planning on signing a handful of prominent college athletes — but none will be hockey players. Instead, the Panthers are focused on finding the most influential athletes in South Florida to become official Florida Panthers athletes as part of the NCAA’s
This is how it ends for the NHL on NBC — a small ratings bump for the Stanley Cup Final
The numbers are in, and this is how it ends for the duo of NBC and hockey. The network, which surrenders its National Hockey League broadcast rights to ESPN/ABC and Turner Sports next season, said Friday that the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Game 5 Stanley Cup Final clincher over the visiting
‘No topics off-limits’: Ron MacLean says it was his call not to ask Gary Bettman about Chicago allegations
Over a span of five-and-a-half minutes on Monday night, “Hockey Night in Canada” host Ron MacLean asked NHL commissioner Gary Bettman six direct questions. He asked about officiating, rule changes, fans returning to the rink and, finally, three questions about Olympic participation. MacLean also spent a few moments discussing a
How ESPN built its NHL broadcasting team, programming expectations and what about Gary Thorne?
TAMPA, Fla. — ESPN formally announced the majority of its NHL broadcasting team Tuesday, rolling out a group featuring a mix of established names and newer voices to the hockey broadcasting space. ESPN, which starts a seven-year run in July as the A package rights holder in the United States,
Sports on TV: NBC begins NHL goodbye with least-watched Stanley Cup Final Game 1 since 2007
NBC’s National Hockey League and Stanley Cup swan song began on Monday. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s title defense began with a 5-1 thumping of the visiting Montreal Canadiens, which is making its first finals appearance since winning an NHL-record 24th championship in 1993. NBC said the game averaged 1.66 million
NHL missed out on nearly $3.6 billion in revenue in 2020-21 because of limited attendance
The National Hockey League missed out on almost $3.6 billion in revenue this season from ticket sales and in-arena purchases because of attendance restrictions. League and team executives wouldn’t confirm or share financial impacts specifically, but when The Athletic went over our math on how we reached that number, we