The RED.SPORT Network (the streaming media and data unit of Ringier Sports AG based in Switzerland) and the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund eV (DEB) are entering into a comprehensive five-year partnership - and at the start of the 2024/25 season will offer all games of the DNL, U17 Bundesliga and DFEL (German Women's Ice Hockey League), as well as available games of the Young Talent national teams outside of world championships and selected games of the women's national team on RED+ in live stream.
The DEB leads after the reconstruction of the DEBwebsite is continuing its consistent digital strategy: Through the newly concluded cooperation with the sports streaming media and technology provider RED.SPORT Network (Ringier Sports AG), the ice hockeyFans from now on all games of the mentioned DEB-Leagues are available on the RED+ platform (redplus.sport) as a live stream or re-live.
In addition, the partnership was expanded to include available international matches for the Young Talent and Women’s National Team. In addition to the strong partnership of the DEB With MagentaSport, a comprehensive presence of the other DEB-Leagues and teams. For the duration of the cooperation, RED.SPORT Network is also responsible for licensing the media rights for the DNL, U17 Bundesliga and DFEL.
Panagiotis Christakakis, Commercial Director of DEB-Leagues: “The partnership with RED.SPORT Network marks a milestone for German ice hockey. Our respective DEBLeagues will benefit enormously from the full broadcast. We are all the more pleased that we will be extending our cooperation to available games of our Young Talent national teams and will also be showing selected women's international games live and on-demand centrally on RED+. In this way, we are sensibly complementing the already strong presence of our proven partner MagentaSport. With RED.SPORT Network at our side, we are strengthening our sport and increasing its reach across the entire ice hockey community."
Alexander Grimm, CEO RED.SPORT Network: “We are proud to work with the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund and to promote ice hockey in Germany through this strategic partnership. Together we offer the Fans not only provide first-class live and on-demand experiences, but also work on the distribution and value creation of media rights. Our goal is to celebrate sport and give it even more visibility with our RED+ platform and, together with the DEB to convey the enthusiasm for the sport to an even wider audience.”
The DEB is the third ice hockey association after the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) and the Austrian Ice Hockey Association (ÖEHV) to rely on the RED+ technology & platform.
About RED.SPORT Network:
RED+ is a paid streaming service that has been operating in Switzerland since August 2022 and offers sports streams over the Internet. RED+ was founded in 2021 by Ringier Sports AG, which is a 100% subsidiary of Ringier AG. RED+ broadcasts the sports of football (Promotion League, 1st League Classic, 2nd League Interregional) and ice hockey (My Hockey League, PostFinance Women's League as well as all games of all amateur teams and junior leagues). Access to RED+ is possible as part of a paid subscription (RED+ GAMEPASS). Content is streamed to stationary and mobile devices such as desktop and laptop computers, smart TVs, smartphones or tablets (over-the-top content).