Two-year agreement among Rogers, Amazon and
the NHL brings live games to more fans across more
devices
TORONTO, April 25,
2024 /CNW/ - Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Rogers
Communications, and the National Hockey League (NHL) today
announced a milestone two-year agreement in Canada to bring hockey fans Monday night NHL
hockey exclusively on Prime Video.
Prime Monday Night Hockey
Prime Monday Night Hockey will stream all national
regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the 2024/25
and 2025/26 NHL seasons. The deal is the NHL's first exclusive
national broadcast package with a digital-only streaming service in
Canada. The Prime Monday Night Hockey package, produced
by Prime Video, will feature a new broadcast team offering in-depth
analysis and play-by-play coverage, and stream live
exclusively to Prime members in Canada.
"Rogers' partnership with the NHL has been incredibly successful
and integral to Sportsnet's leadership as the number one sports
media brand in Canada," said
Colette Watson, President, Rogers
Sports & Media. "Today's content ecosystem is evolving, and
we're really pleased to work with Amazon to continue to grow the
game and help hockey fans watch games when and where they
want."
"With Prime Monday Night Hockey, we're offering our
customers even more from their Prime membership," said Magda Grace, head of Prime Video, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand. "We're committed to driving more innovation for
fans as we bring the NHL into more Canadian homes and across more
devices on Monday nights than ever before. We're thrilled to be
offering Prime Monday Night Hockey as part of our one-stop
entertainment destination, which includes add-on channels like
Sportsnet for even more hockey and sports content, the latest
movies to rent or buy, popular and award-winning Amazon Originals
to stream with Prime, and so much more."
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Amazon and Rogers on this
project. Amazon has a strong track record of presenting sports on
Prime Video in a highly innovative and viewer-friendly manner,"
said David Proper, NHL Senior
Executive Vice President, Media & International Strategy. "We
are committed to serving hockey fans and reaching new audiences
with our robust content distribution strategy that brings viewers
exciting NHL content to a multitude of streaming services. With
this groundbreaking partnership, we are continuing to stay true to
that goal."
At the beginning of the 2023/24 hockey season, Sportsnet
launched on Prime Video Channels in Canada. Today's announcement builds on the
12-year landmark agreement between Rogers and the NHL that was
announced in November 2013. Since
2021, the NHL has worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver
new in-game analytics and video highlights to enhance fan
experiences.
More information, including talent and production details, will
be announced at a later date. Prime Monday Night Hockey will
join the thousands of TV shows and movies in the Prime Video
catalogue, Amazon Original series such as Saving Sakic,
All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, Chosen One:
Alexandre Daigle, other live
events including ONE Championship and the NWSL, and award-winning
and critically acclaimed global Amazon Original series including
Reacher, The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, and
The Boys, all on Prime Video, which is available at no extra
cost for Prime members.
SOURCE Amazon Canada