NHL, Rogers Communications and Media of Canada
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“Sports content, live sports, is the most valuable content,” Bettman said, speaking from a Rogers studio in Toronto.
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The new agreement is worth $11 billion Canadian and starts in 2026-27, after the current 12-year, $4.5 billion Canadian deal with Rogers ends.
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Rogers Communications has inked a roughly $7.7 billion deal to secure the Canadian TV rights to National Hockey League games for another dozen years.
The NHL has reached an agreement with Rogers Communications on a 12-year, $7.7 US billion media rights agreement in Canada, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced.
Canada's Rogers Communications announced on Wednesday a new 12-year agreement worth C$11 billion ($7.68 billion) to secure media rights for the National Hockey League (NHL) games across all platforms in Canada.
According to information reported by Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico, Rogers has agreed with the NHL on the terms of a new 12-year contract for television rights in Canada.
The NHL has reached an agreement with Rogers Communications on a 12-year, $7.7 US billion media rights agreement in Canada, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The ...
Renews highly coveted and valuable hockey rights long termWill deliver more national games and fewer blackouts to hockey fansRogers is proud to
Shares in Rogers Communications fell after a report said that it was close to signing a $7.7 billion, 12-year agreement to renew television rights with the NHL, nearly double the value of its current deal set to expire next summer.