Comcast Corp. on Thursday said it closed a multiyear deal with the National Hockey League to broadcast games on its Outdoor Life cable network, after ESPN declined to match Comcast’s offer.
Financial terms and contract length were not disclosed.
The league previously had a five-year deal with ABC and ESPN, divisions of Walt Disney Co. But according to press reports, the networks chose not to exercise an option to broadcast games for the 2005 to 2006 and 2006 to 2007 seasons.
