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New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal

Tom Abercrombie of the Saints goes to the basket over Ethan Rusbatch of the Hawks during the NBL Grand Final (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week.

The world basketball governing body said that Spark Sport has secured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2021-25 cycle, in an agreement that covers the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup qualifiers, which started this week.

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