HBO Max is getting live hockey, thanks to a new 7 year deal with NHL

[Armadilo]

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Live hockey is coming to HBO Max, thanks to a new seven-year deal between the National Hockey League and WarnerMedia's Turner Sports. The news may come as a bit of a surprise, as, only a few weeks ago, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said sports would not appear on HBO Max in 2021.

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Alongside HBO Max stepping into the sports streaming spotlight, Turner Sports also announced that TNT and TBS will air the Stanley Cup three out of the seven years outlined in the deal. (Specifically, WarnerMedia's channels will air the championship series in 2023, 2025, and 2027, according to the NHL.) The remaining years will be hosted by Disney's ESPN Plus and ABC, as part of the sports league's other major streaming deal, now that its contract with NBC is ending this year. WarnerMedia's various properties will also be able to broadcast:

• Half of the conference finals and half of the first two rounds of playoffs each season
• 72 regular-season games per season
• The NHL Winter Classic each season (exclusively)

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HBO Max is getting Live sports, crazy

 

[darkhunger]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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Disney has ESPN/Hulu bundle, which both already have live sports.

 

[darkhunger]

Disney has ESPN/Hulu bundle, which both already have live sports.

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Having two services is not the same as having everything in one service though.

 

[mreddie]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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Disney+ technically has ESPN+ via the package
Amazon picked up the TNF rights
Netflix I doubt will get anything

 

[Avitus]

Can we get 1080p60? Please?

 

[jwk94]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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Disney could give us live podracing

 

[BringBackSonics]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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Disney is the main partner for the NHL.

 

[Chippewa Barr]

Can we get 1080p60? Please?

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I'm in Canada so not sure how US hockey is broadcast but I will say 1080/60 is amazing for all sports, but especially hockey.

It's hard to watch anything less now lol

 

[Cotton McKnight]

I'm hopeful this new deal doesn't make streaming only more of a chore (it will) and make the cost increase hard to swallow (pretty likely it will).

 

[JS3DX]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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In Latin America (starting in June): Disney's Star+ will have ESPN included, and HBO Max seems seem to be aiming towards including TNT Sports at some point this year.

 

[Lkr]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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Disney carries the championship of 3 of the 4 major US sports now. not sure what they can respond with other than outbidding fox at the next MLB rights negotiations

 

[vhoanox]

So Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max all getting on that live sports game. Will be interesting to see what Disney/Netflix/Amazon do to react.

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There you go lol.

 

[Punjabi_Hitman]

72 games out of total 1230 games doesn't really seam that great

 

[Soap]

Amazon have been making big moves to live broadcast sports in the U.K. No surprise really, since the only real rival is Sky.

 

[Afrikan]

I wouldn't mind streaming sports, if there wasn't a minute delay compared to OTA/Cable/Satellite