The agreement, which is for the 2002-2003 season, will see Globecast manage the satellite distribution of NHL games to all European rights holders as well as delivering the programming to broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region for select games.
A subsidiary of France Telecom, Globecast will provide NHL International with complete satellite uplink, space capacity and a new encryption system to deliver the coverage to European and Asian rights holders.
Among the broadcasters that will receive the Globecast signal include Canal+ in France, Spain and the Nordic countries, Channel 5 in the UK, and JSky Sports in Japan.
The deal represents the sixth consecutive year that Globecast has supported NHL International's European distribution.
Globecast has renewed its satellite distribution deal with the National Hockey League (NHL).
