The NHL and Major League Baseball Advanced Media formally announced their partnership today, which mean big changes for a swath of broadcasting properties including NHL.com, GameCenter Live, NHL Network and individual team apps.
It also means that Neulion - the digital streaming company of which Islanders owner Charles Wang is Chairman of the Board and his wife, Nancy Li, is Executive Vice Chairman - will be out of the NHL streaming business by January.
But first, here are the parameters of the deal, per the press release:
MLBAM receives exclusive rights to distribute live, out-of-market NHL telecasts in the United States and certain international markets, including via the NHL GameCenter LIVE subscription service.