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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…
NBA agrees free-to-air rights deal in Australia with SBS
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has secured a two-season deal for rights to show two live NBA games and one live Women's NBA game per week
NBA announces five-year extension with China’s Tencent
The NBA and Chinese social media giant Tencent have announced a five-year extension of their current deal, which will now run through to the 2024-25 season
Zion Williamson’s Pelicans debut sets NBA Summer League TV ratings record
Zion Williamson's highly-anticipated debut for the New Orleans Pelicans on July 5 set a record for the highest-rated NBA Summer League game ever
NBA teams up with Unbnd on mixed-reality service
The NBA basketball league has partnered with Australian creative technology company Unbnd to deliver NBA TV content through a mixed-reality theatre experience