Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Dallas Stars plan to leave Victory+ and stream their 2026–27 local games on Amazon Prime Video, though the team and league have not publicly confirmed the deal.
- Coverage notes Victory+ has missed rights payments, lost partners including the Texas Rangers and Anaheim Ducks, and removed its CEO as the company seeks to reposition its business.
- Reports say the NHL’s centralized production model could produce the Stars’ Prime feeds, which would let the league handle game production instead of the local broadcaster.
- Fans in the Dallas market would need a Prime Video subscription to watch local games, with standalone Prime Video running about $8.99 per month, replacing Victory+’s previously free, ad-supported access.
- The move is part of a wider shift in local sports rights from small ad-supported services and regional networks to larger streamers and alternative distributors, a trend that could change how fans pay for and receive local games.