MagentaSport and the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (DEB) are extending their partnership early by another four years until 2028. The current contract runs until 2024.
With the regular broadcast of top international tournaments for the women's national team and the U18 men's team, the new agreement includes a major expansion of the live offering.
The international matches of the men's national team as well as all games of the Deutschland Cups and the U20 Men's World Championships will remain part of the partnership.
The expanded offer will start in April 2023 with three world championships within six weeks:
- Women's World Cup: April 5 to 17, 2023 in Brampton (CAN)
- U18 World Cup Men: April 20th to 30th, 2023 in Basel and Ajoie (SUI)
- Men's World Cup: May 12 to 28, 2023 in Tampere (FIN) and Riga (LAT)
Also included in the package are the men's national team's World Cup preparation games. The team led by national coach Harold Kreis will play seven test games against the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and the USA between April 13 and May 9, 2023.
TV boss Telekom Arnim Butzen: “We look forward to a successful and trusting partnership with him DEB, which we were able to extend early with this comprehensive package. For the first time, a provider is regularly showing the games of the women's national team and the young talent section at major tournaments. We are also providing extensive coverage of the men's national team before and during the World Cup. There are also exclusive broadcasts of the DEL playoffs. Overall, this offers the largest live ice hockey offering in Germany and takes the content coverage and media reach of the national teams to a new level."
DEB-General Secretary Claus Gröbner: “We are pleased about the early extension and expansion of the partnership with MagentaSport. This shows mutual appreciation and trusting cooperation. For the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund it is of enormous importance, in addition to the TV presence of the men's national team, also a media platform for our women's team and the DEB-To create young talent. The broad representation of our sport is a great thing for every player and all ice hockey fans."
All games can be seen live and free of charge on MagentaSport: www.magentasport.de/aktion/deb-live