Florida Panthers Re-Signs With Bally Sports Florida

     The Florida Panthers have signed a new media rights deal to remain with Bally Sports Florida beginning next season. The team currently have their game broadcasts on that regional sports network. It will also include future local Florida Panthers direct-to-consumer streaming rights of games by Bally Sports Florida and Sinclair when it is approved by the National Hockey League. 

     The new contract will have all regular season contests. The exception are national game telecasts that will be exclusively shown on Turner Sports, ESPN, ESPN+ and Hulu. Bally Sports Florida will also have the Florida Panthers first-round games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs like they do on their current 10-year deal. 

      The Panthers have been on the same regional network, regardless of brand name, since their inception in 1993. The club has been broadcast on SportsChannel Florida, Fox Sports Net, FSN Florida, Fox Sports Florida and Bally Sports Florida.