Basketball
Tough French market takes its toll on Fiba; small uplift in Spain
Fiba has had mixed fortunes in Europe as its media rights value took a hit in France, while it secured a modest increase in Spain.
Eurosport, Eleven still in contention for Lega Basket rights
The Italian arm of the Mediapro agency appears to be out of the running for rights to the Lega Basket Serie A after the league announced that sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports were the only…
Deutsche Telekom extends deals with German Basketball Federation, Euroleague
German telco Deutsche Telekom has retained key basketball properties ahead of the impending loss of rights to the domestic Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) through new deals with the German Basketball Federation…
Sportradar lands betting video and data rights to Turkish basketball
Global sports data and technology company Sportradar has signed a multi-year agreement with the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) that includes the distribution of domestic and international betting…
Lega Basket initiates direct negotiations with broadcasters
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, is to begin private negotiations with broadcasters for its domestic media rights for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25
Eurosport, Eleven and Mediapro in the mix for Lega Basket rights
Lega Basket Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian basketball, has announced that international sports broadcasters Eurosport and Eleven Sports, along with the Italian arm of the Mediapro…
Seifert’s S Nation goes big to take Basketball Bundesliga from Deutsche Telekom
The German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) has increased its domestic media rights value in a deal with S Nation Media, the newly established platform led by former chief executive of the German Football League Christian Seifert.
Australian basketball boom helps Fiba earn more in ESPN deal
The value of International Basketball Federation (Fiba) rights in Australia has increased in a new deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN, with the sport currently enjoying strong interest in the market.
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.