Viasat snaps up NBA rights in Sweden

Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired rights in Sweden for the North American NBA basketball league.

The deal will run until the end of the 2013-14 season.

Live coverage of games and the NBA Action highlights programme will be shown on basic-tier channel TV10, pay-television channel Viasat Sport and the Viaplay online service.

Viasat broadcast the NBA playoffs at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.