NBA
BBC picks up NBA rights package ahead of Paris game
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to nine NBA games between now and the end of the season, starting with tomorrow’s (Thursday’s) clash in Paris between the Chicago Bulls and the…
NBA to stream Wembanyama French games on its app
The National Basketball Association announced that all Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 games, which feature French star and top 2023 NBA Draft prospect Victor Wembanyama will be streamed for free on…
NBA League Pass and NBA TV added to Verizon’s +play
Verizon has completed a deal in which NBA League Pass, the National Basketball Association’s live game subscription service, and the league’s television channel NBA TV have been added to the company’s +play…
Amazon Prime Video to stream NBA games in Brazil
The National Basketball Association and Amazon announced a multiyear agreement to stream NBA games exclusively on Amazon's Prime Video in Brazil, marking another major step in both the rights acquisition…
TV2 Denmark follows NFL swoop with NBA renewal
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned broadcaster, has renewed its rights to the NBA for three seasons, 2022-23 to 2024-25
Sky retains NBA rights in UK and Ireland
Sky Sports will continue to hold the exclusive rights to the NBA in the UK and Ireland for the 2022-23 season.
TV3 widens NBA coverage in Baltic rights renewal
Baltics media group TV3 has agreed a multi-year extension to its broadcast rights deal with the National Basketball Association and will significantly enhance its coverage of the North American basketball…
Sport must set an example on big issues, NBA’s Silver says
National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver told the SportNXT industry conference in Melbourne yesterday that sports leagues and athletes must accept their status as role models when it comes…
NBA signs Norwegian rights deal with VG
Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang has further expanded its sports rights portfolio by agreeing a multi-year deal with North American basketball league the NBA
DAZN retains NBA rights in DACH region
Subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN has extended and expanded its broadcast rights agreement for North American basketball’s NBA in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
NBA back on air in India thanks to short-term Star deal
Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has acquired rights to the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs in a deal that signals Indian broadcasters’ reluctance to enter long-term agreements for non-cricket sports properties.
NBA agrees multi-year deal in the Philippines with Cignal, Smart
Pay-television platform Cignal TV and telco Smart Communications, sister companies owned by telco PLDT, have become the NBA's main media-rights partners in the Philippines in a multi-year deal
Megogo’s NBA deal is prelude to sport-rights push in Russia
International OTT streaming service Megogo is set to target more sports media rights in Russia, following its NBA deal earlier this month.
CCTV maintains stance on NBA coverage
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has moved to deny claims that it will resume its coverage of the NBA basketball league
Eleven Sports adds NBA TV to Belgian offering
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has moved to counter the lack of NBA action on its Belgian schedules by agreeing a carriage deal for the North American basketball league’s OTT service, N…
Tencent NBA stream ‘halted over Taiwan flag appearance’
A stream of an NBA game between Miami Heat and the LA Lakers by Chinese platform Tencent Sports was interrupted on Saturday because a man seated in the front row of the crowd was wearing a shirt with the…
Sky launches new NBA show as part of biggest-ever coverage
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has announced details of a new weekly basketball show to support its coverage of the NBA during the 2019-20 season
Singapore telco Starhub picks up NBA rights
Singapore telco Starhub has acquired rights to broadcast seven regular-season National Basketball Association games per week in a multi-year deal starting with the 2019-20 season, which tips off October…