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USA

Buzzer, a start-up live sports mobile app, has continued its expansion by securing a deal with the National Basketball Association to distribute live NBA League Pass games
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USA

ESPN and Marvel, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
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Kenya

Kenyan media company Nation Media Group has acquired a package of free-to-air rights to North American basketball’s NBA.
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China

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is to resume live broadcasts of NBA games on March 8, beginning with the All Star game that day, according to media reports in China
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Brazil

The NBA has maintained its existing rights revenue picture in Brazil, in extensions with media group Globo and commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes for pay-television and free-to-air rights, respectively.
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India

The NBA has agreed a deal with Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati for rights to show classic content, documentaries, game highlights and public service announcements
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China

Chinese streaming giant Tencent showed a live Houston Rockets game on Monday for the first time since the Daryl Morey controversy in October 2019
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France

The National Basketball Association entertained the possibility of going exclusively direct-to-consumer in France as a way of counterbalancing a lack of competition in its latest renewal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, SportBusiness Media understands.
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USA

The National Basketball Association and leading US satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have expanded their partnership to include additional streaming rights
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China

Chinese digital giant Tencent has stopped live streams of games by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers due to their appointment of Daryl Morey as president
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China

The LA Lakers was the most popular NBA team, and Stephen Curry the most popular NBA player, on Chinese social media in 2019-20, according to digital media specialist Mailman's annual NBA Red Card report
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France

North American basketball’s NBA will continue to be shown in France on pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports until 2024 thanks to a new agreement announced today (Friday).
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Brazil

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes has agreed a multi-year extension to its free-to-air rights deal with the NBA, as the North American basketball league’s 2020-21 season prepares to tip off.
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Brazil

Brazilian commercial broadcaster Bandeirantes is thought to be close to agreeing a renewal for free-to-air rights to North American basketball’s NBA.
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Belgium

The NBA has avoided a severe decrease in fee for its rights in Belgium despite an absence of competition, renewing with Eleven Sports Network for the 2020-23 cycle at a slight reduction compared to the previous cycle.
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Spain

Spanish telco Telefónica has agreed to pay a modest per-season uplift to renew its exclusive NBA rights in Spain for the 2020-23 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands.
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China

CCTV, the state-run Chinese broadcaster, will air the fifth game of the NBA Finals series, marking the first time an NBA game will be broadcast in China since a controversial tweet damaged the nation’s r…