Gary Bettman further backtracks on desire to complete NHL TV deals before NFL
After suggesting in March that the NHL may attempt to beat the NFL to market for new media…
Sean McDonough on feeling ‘inadequate’ calling NHL for ESPN
Sean McDonough has delivered some of the best calls of this Stanley Cup Final, was named the 2025…
Stanley Cup Final opens with highest rated, most-watched Game 1 since ’19
Continuing a months-long hot streak, the NHL Stanley Cup Final opened with its largest U.S. audience in seven…
Stanley Cup viewership remains at high entering Final
Despite lacking the usual marquee teams, the Stanley Cup playoff viewership momentum carried into a fairly lopsided conference…
Gary Bettman updates NHL media rights negotiations with ESPN, TNT
Earlier this year, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman reportedly approached the league’s current media rights partners, ESPN and TNT,…
Stanley Cup Game 1 starts with no broadcast audio in Indianapolis
Technical difficulties during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes…
NHL viewership maintains post-Olympic glow through conference finals
The NHL is maintaining its strong viewership pace heading into the Stanley Cup Final. Viewership for each of…
Canadiens-Sabres scores top audiences of resurgent Stanley Cup Playoffs
Despite pairing the league’s smallest U.S. market against a Canadian team, Canadiens-Sabres delivered the two largest audiences of…
Doc Emrick recalls Barry Melrose as ‘least predictable’ broadcast partner
Barry Melrose warned Doc Emrick before they ever called a game together. “You’ve never worked with anyone like…
NHL sees huge viewership increase during first round
The good times keep rolling for the NHL. After posting major viewership gains throughout the regular season, the…
NHL regular-season viewership rebounds in big way, posts 14-year high
After posting the worst viewership under its current broadcast deals last season, the NHL had a major rebound…
Gary Bettman endorses mixed approach for NHL local rights, no plans to centralize like MLB, NBA
To say the current outlook for local sports broadcast rights is uncertain would be an understatement. As Main…