Basketball
BeIN agreement ends French basketball league’s search for domestic broadcast deal
France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket has ended its search for a domestic broadcaster after agreeing a deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.
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.
Sky NZ signs ‘game-changing’ five-year deal with Basketball NZ
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) has hailed a “ground-breaking” five-year rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand covering national team and club games, as well as leading to the launch of …
Saran strikes multi-territory Fiba deal to 2025
Saran Media Group has acquired international basketball rights in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Fiba, continuing the latter’s series of deals announced in Europe.
Okko becomes new EuroLeague rights-holder in Russia
Subscription streaming platform Okko has acquired exclusive live and on-demand streaming rights in Russia to the EuroLeague and EuroCup club basketball competitions
Fiba agrees rights deals in Baltics, Poland and Czech Republic
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has continued its rights drive in Europe by striking deals in the Baltics, Poland and the Czech Republic
New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal
Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week
Eleven Italy secures Fiba rights package
Eleven Italy has landed a deal with Fiba for live coverage of international basketball events in the country until 2025.
The streaming platform, which relaunched on its parent’s platform ElevenSports.c
RTVE secures Spanish national team rights in Fiba deal
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has reached an agreement with Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE for rights to the Spanish basketball team’s international matches until 2025.
Australia’s NBL agrees media rights deal in China with Dongqiudi
Chinese digital sports platform Dongqiudi has acquired rights for Australia's National Basketball League in a two-season deal, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
France Télévisions agrees direct Fiba deal for national team rights
France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster, has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the matches of France’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams, along with International Basketb…
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.
United Media pays increases across pan-regional deal for Fiba tournaments
United Media is paying increases in multiple territories for rights to events hosted by Fiba, world basketball’s governing body, in a pan-regional deal covering the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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.
Fiba seals Canadian broadcast deal with Sportsnet
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has grown its footprint in North America by signing a long-term agreement with Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet
TV3 signs ESPN deal for NCAA basketball coverage in Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a content deal with ESPN Sports Media for NCAA men’s college basketball.