Basketball
Sport TV renews NBA rights in Portugal for flat annual fee
Rights-holders have found it difficult to secure substantial increases in Portugal as competition between Sport TV and Eleven has slowed down since the latter’s launch in 2018.
BeIN renews Fiba agreement in Mena region, adds rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights in the Middle East and North Africa to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) national team matches and secured rights in France for the…
Lega Basket issues domestic rights tender with 12-day bid turnaround
Lega Basket Serie A, the top-tier Italian basketball league, has issued its domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender for the next three seasons
Sport TV to offer record NBA output in Portugal following rights extension
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has retained rights to North America’s National Basketball Association until 2025.
Big3 secures global DAZN streaming deal
Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league is extending its international reach by securing an expansive domestic and global rights deal with streaming service DAZN
NBA secures healthy increase in the Baltics with TV3 renewal
The NBA will boost the value of its media rights in the Baltics from next season after a securing a new long-term deal with regional media group TV3.
WSC Sports builds on Liga ACB association with FC Barcelona deal
AI video technology company WSC Sports has further enhanced its presence in basketball by agreeing a deal with FC Barcelona
Fiba strikes spate of multiyear deals for ‘3×3’ events
After spending years on the development of its ‘3x3’ events, the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed several multi-year deals over the past few months.
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…
Euroleague renews deal with Sports Channel in Israel for flat fee
Euroleague has renewed its contract with Sports Channel in Israel for another three seasons at a flat fee, consolidating the gains made in the previous deal.
ESPN nets Fiba rights in Australia till 2025
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has secured a deal for exclusive rights in Australia to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for four years
Fiba agrees World Cup rights deals in Japan with TV Asahi, Nippon TV
Japanese free-to-air broadcasters TV Asahi and Nippon TV have agreed media rights deals with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) covering next year's World Cup and the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers
Domestic and international rights tender issued for Argentinian club basketball
The Asociación de Clubes de Basquetbol (AdC) has launched a domestic and international rights tender process for Argentinian club basketball competitions.
Ones Basketball League lands Showtime content deal
Ones Basketball League, the new one-on-one basketball league formed by former National Basketball Association superstar Tracy McGrady, has furthered its reach by securing a domestic content partnership…
Sportdeutschland.TV retains 2. Basketball Bundesliga rights to 2025
DOSB New Media, the operator of online streaming service Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for broadcast rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier domestic basketball league until 2025.
Media executive Sheikh to succeed long-serving Levy as NBA Asia chief
The National Basketball Association has announced that Scott Levy, the executive vice-president and managing director of its NBA Asia division, will leave the organisation at the end of next month
Prasar Bharati to show WNBA, G League on DD Sports
Indian public-service broadcaster Prasar Bharati has struck a deal to show matches from the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's minor league basketball organisation, o…
Sky signs one-year British Basketball League extension
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has signed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the British Basketball League