Overview
- Prime Video announced Wednesday that it will be the exclusive local streamer for the Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues.
- The Dallas Stars will leave Victory+ for Prime after Victory+ fell behind on rights payments and was dissolved by its parent company, a change that ended the Stars’ free ad-supported local streams.
- Pricing will vary by team: Ducks and Stars games will be included with a Prime membership while four other clubs will offer local streams for $20 per month or $100 per year without a Prime subscription.
- The NHL’s centralized production will handle broadcasts for several clubs, which lowers the technical and cost barriers for teams shifting from regional sports networks or failed start-up streamers to Prime.
- The moves reflect a wider collapse of the traditional RSN model and could raise out-of-pocket costs for some local fans while consolidating local rights on large streamers and altering how teams capture media revenue.