Pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport has renewed its deal with Euroleague Basketball for rights to the Eurocup, European club basketball’s second-tier competition, for a further three years, from 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Eurosport will continue to show live coverage of several matches per week from the competition on the Eurosport 2 channel. The coverage will also be available in 17 Asian territories on the Eurosport Asia-Pacific channel. A weekly magazine show will also be broadcast on Tuesdays.
Andrea Bassani, director of televison & new media rights at Euroleague Basketball, said: “It is a significant achievement to reach a new deal with Eurosport that will bring our partnership to 10 full seasons. We appreciate all that Eurosport has done for us and will do for us and are thrilled that the Eurocup continues to grow and to give Eurosport an excellent product to broadcast.”
Julien Bergeaud, director of broadcasting and programmes at the Eurosport Group, added: “We are delighted to extend our long-term partnership with Euroleague Basketball, with whom we have a particularly strong relationship. Since its launch in 2005, Eurosport 2 has grown together with the Eurocup and our coverage of the competitions is a major part of the channel’s identity, consolidating the strategy of broadcasting team sports. We look forward to another successful season working hand-in-hand with Euroleague Basketball.”
The 2012-13 Eurocup coverage on Eurosport tips off with the live broadcast of the clash between Spanish side Valencia Basket and Turkish outfit Banvit BK Bandirma on November 6.