OHL Launches ‘OHL Live’ Streaming Service

Wednesday February 25, 2015

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League and NeuLion, Inc., the leading enabler and provider of live and on-demand content to Internet-connected devices, today announced a multi-year extension to their partnership that includes the delivery of all OHL hockey games both live and on-demand through their digital service, OHL Live.

 

Powered by the NeuLion Sports Platform, OHL Live (http://ohl.neulion.com/ohl) now offers an entirely new look and feel that makes finding, viewing and interacting with games better than ever.

 

OHL Live delivers high quality live and on-demand coverage of all 680 regular season plus all OHL playoff games annually.  Now, for the first time ever, fans will receive a seamless digital viewing experience whether they use their iPad, iPhone or Android device via a free app available in the iTunes and Google Play stores. More than just delivering video to a screen, OHL Live provides fans with dynamic DVR controls and social media sharing to offer an engaging experience everywhere.

 

“The OHL has been proud to work with NeuLion since 2008 giving our fans the ability to watch every OHL game online,” said David Branch, Commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League.  “This is an exciting time for our League to expand our service to the fans by offering this new service to watch OHL hockey anywhere at any time whether it’s on a desktop, a laptop, a smartphone or a tablet.”

 

“We are excited to extend our partnership with the OHL and enhance OHL Live,” said Chris Wagner, EVP of NeuLion.  “We are always looking to improve what our partners can do for their fans, and being able to offer OHL fans an upgraded experience with even more ways to watch is something we are proud of.”

 

With the new OHL Live, fans of the League will now experience the OHL like never before. The new online destination features a more user-friendly, streamlined and enhanced video experience and makes navigation a breeze with large tabs at the top of the page. Fans can find all of their favourite team’s games with the new and improved OHL Game Schedule page that can be sorted by month, week, day and time.

 

Fans will be able to try OHL Live for a free trial period from February 27 to 28 by using the Promotional Code “OHLLive2015”. 

 

For more information please visit www.ontariohockeyleague.com, or check out OHL Live at http://ohl.neulion.com/ohl.

 

About NeuLion

NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) offers the true end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand content to Internet-enabled devices. NeuLion enables content owners and distributors, cable operators and telecommunications companies to capitalize on the massive consumer demand for viewing video content on PCs, smartphones, iPads and other similar devices. NeuLion’s customers include major entertainment, sports, global content and news companies. NeuLion is based in Plainview, NY. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.neulion.com.

 

About the Ontario Hockey League

The Ontario Hockey League is comprised of 20 member teams, 17 in Ontario, and three in the United States, and is the number one development league in the world for players to the National Hockey League and Canadian Interuniversity Sport.