FIH Global Rights Tender – World Hockey LIVE Broadcast: Right after the completion of IPL Media Rights Tender, top Indian sports broadcasters will have another task at their hand. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has launched an invitation to tender for the international broadcast rights to its events from 2023 to 2026. The incumbent Disney Star, Sony Sports Network and newly lauched Sports18 is likely to vie for the Indian Sub-Continent pie: Follow World Hockey LIVE Updates & Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 with InsideSport.IN
- IPL Media Rights Tender to be completed by June 12th
- FIH has set a bid deadline for June 24th
- The rights are for the 3 year period
- The rights package includes FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 in Rourkela
FIH Global Rights Tender: International Hockey Federation launch Global Media Rights tender, Star, Sony, Sports18 likely to bid for Indian Sub-Continent pie
World Hockey LIVE Broadcast – FIH Media Rights Tender: The ITT concerns the rights to multiple FIH competitions during the three-year period.
A bid deadline has been set of June 24.
This ITT concerns the following events:
- FIH Hockey Pro League (Men and Women, seasons 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026)
- 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup (Men and Women)
- FIH Hockey Junior World Cups in 2023 (Men in Malaysia; Women in Chile) and 2025
- FIH Hockey5s World Cup Muscat, Oman 2024 (Men and Women)
- FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup (planned in 2023 and 2025)
- FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (Men and Women)
- FIH Olympic qualifiers 2023/2024
FIH Current Media RIGHTS Holders: In the current cycle (2019-22), the FIH distributes its rights globally with the exception of the Indian subcontinent.
Disney Star India holds the rights for the Indian Sub-Continent market.
The Indian broadcaster had originally acquired the global rights, excluding Argentina, from 2015 to 2022. The agreement was cancelled in 2017.
In September 2020, the FIH launched a new fan engagement app which promised to stream live coverage of matches and become the ‘digital home of hockey’.
The Watch.Hockey app is powered by Nagra’s ‘sports-as-a-service’ platform.
The FIH chose to terminate its five-year deal with live streaming services company MyCujoo.
FIH entered into a 10-year agreement with Nagra to deliver a new direct-to-consumer platform and digital products for the federation.
FIH chief executive Thierry Weil said in a statement: “With 30 million players around the world in key markets in every continent, a gender equal participation – 51% women, 49% men – and a growing portfolio of FIH events with the inclusion of the very first FIH Hockey5s World Cup in 2024 and the launch of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup this year, hockey’s profile is rising.
“Therefore, I can only urge all broadcasters looking to send us their bid for the next broadcasting rights cycle.”
All interested parties are encouraged to contact FIH by email at broadcast@fih.ch to receive the full tender document.
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