National Basketball Association (NBA)
Sinclair nears digital rights deal with NBA, new financing
Agreement advances efforts for planned regional streaming service
Viacom18 deal shows NBA yet to break through in India
Indian media group Viacom18’s three-season deal for rights to the NBA reflects the property’s stagnant profile in the country, where broadcaster interest in the league has waned.
Mowins to become first woman to call NBA regular-season game on ESPN
Veteran American sports commentator Beth Mowins will make history on December 3 when she becomes the first woman to call a National Basketball Association regular-season game on ESPN
Viacom18 nets NBA rights in India
Indian media group Viacom18 has secured a multi-year deal for National Basketball Association broadcast rights in India
NBA weathers storm to increase digital rights revenue in China
The NBA will earn record revenue from its digital media rights in China in the coming seasons, despite the ravages of the pandemic and the 2019 Daryl Morey controversy.
NBA lands huge increase in Greece but suffers decline in Mena
The NBA secured a big uplift fee in Greece, while a late agreement with beIN in the Middle East and North Africa resulted in a decline.
SABC nets two-year deal for NBA with eye on more top-tier properties
The NBA, which opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg in 2010, sees widespread free-to-air coverage on the public-service broadcaster as key to growth in South Africa.
China Mobile extends technology partnership with NBA
Chinese telco China Mobile has extended a marketing partnership with the NBA in a new, five-season deal starting with the 2021-22 season now underway
BeIN renews NBA rights in Mena region
BeIN Media Group has extended its rights to NBA games in the Middle East and North Africa, under a multi-year agreement announced today (Wednesday)
NBA returns to SABC in multi-year deal
The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, has acquired free-to-air rights to the National Basketball League in a “multi-year” agreement announced this afternoon.
Kuaishou becomes NBA’s short video partner in China
Social video platform Kuaishou has become the NBA's official short video platform in China under a multi-year deal
ESPN replaces Ziggo as NBA rights-holder in the Netherlands
Dutch pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights to the NBA basketball league ahead of the start of the 2021-22 season later this month
NBA China and Tencent Music collaborate on audio content
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has agreed a sponsorship deal with the NBA in China which will see the two organisations collaborate on the creation of audio and music content
TNT Sports to stream NBA games in Brazil
Subscription television channel TNT Sports has agreed a rights deal in Brazil with North American basketball league the NBA and beer brand Budweiser
NBA sees domestic ratings boost in playoffs’ first round
In another sign of normalcy returning to the American sports industry, the National Basketball Association said its domestic television ratings for the first round of the 2021 playoffs were up both from…
NBA ends broadcaster search in Indian subcontinent as Star Sports secures rights
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has picked up NBA broadcast rights across the Indian subcontinent
NBA-Viasat deal allows passengers to watch League Pass on personal devices
The National Basketball Association has reached an agreement with Viasat, the US-based communications company, to make the NBA League Pass premium subscription service available to airline passengers
NBA creates multi-platform betting-focused content initiative
The National Basketball Association, a consistent first-mover in the maturation of the American legal sports betting landscape, is looking to help set the industry pace once again with the formation of…