Periscope and Meerkat officially banned by the NHL

NHL fans hoping to live-stream their rinkside experiences will find themselves out of luck.

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly nixed the idea in a memo on Tuesday, spurred by Meerkat and Periscope users who have broadcast footage from inside NHL arenas "before, during and after" games.

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"Without limiting the generality of the credential language, any streaming of footage in violation of the NHL’s Broadcast Guidelines (including, for example, live-streaming inside the arena less than 30 minutes before the start of the game) and Media Access Policy is expressly prohibited," he said in the memo. Read more...

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