FIH and NAGRA sign a ten-year partnership

The International Hockey Federation (FIH), the world’s governing body for the sport of hockey, and NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and the world's leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen video solutions, have signed a ten-year partnership. This new collaboration brings together the established sports leadership of the FIH and NAGRA’s market-leading digital media solutions to deliver a ground-breaking fan engagement service. The new platform will be the “home of hockey”, creating a central community for the 30 million players, fans, and officials worldwide. It will also benefit the global growth of the sport through new awareness, expanded fan engagement, and new sources of revenue for the FIH.

Deployed and operated by NAGRA as a “sports-as-a-service” offering, the multi-faceted digital platform will be developed for web, mobile and smart TVs. It will include live matches, replays, highlights, videos, archives, news, articles, live scores, results, and statistics, as well as innovative social sharing functionality where fans and participants can capture and share instant moments online. The new service will be launched simultaneously with the resumption of live international matches. In addition, the platform will provide the FIH, Continental Federations, National Associations and clubs with a centralised management service for their millions of participants and fans. 

"With one of its two headquarters based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Kudelski Group is keen to support sport organisations in our proximity and help them find innovative solutions and tap their full potential”, said Jean-Luc Jezouin, SVP Sales Development for NAGRA. He added: “Our region provides for a unique sport ecosystem and our partnership with FIH demonstrates once again the many opportunities of cross-sector collaboration to develop and optimise services around sport.”

Both, NAGRA and the FIH are members of ThinkSport. NAGRA also partnered with ThinkSport for the first two editions of THE SPOT. 

About the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
The Lausanne based International Hockey Federation (FIH) is the world governing body for the sport of hockey, recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Founded in 1924, FIH today has 137 member National Associations. 

About NAGRA
NAGRA, the digital TV division of the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), provides security and multiscreen user experience solutions for the monetization of digital media. The company offers content owners and digital TV service providers worldwide with secure, open and integrated platforms and applications over broadcast, broadband and mobile platforms, enabling compelling and personalised viewing experiences.