Basketball
ACB lands two-year agreement in Poland with Sportklub
The Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition, has renewed its broadcast rights deal in Poland with Sportklub for two more seasons, from 2021-22 to 2022-23.
Amazon Prime Video India secures rights for remainder of WNBA 2021 season
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the exclusive media rights in India for the second half of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2021 season.
Buzzer continues expansion with WNBA partnership
Buzzer, the startup live sports mobile app, has continued its expansion by securing a deal with the Women's National Basketball Association to distribute live game content on its platform
NBL follows pay-TV deals with three-year Network Ten accord
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured free-to-air rights to Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) for the next three years.
Australia’s National Basketball League nets record fee in new deals
Australian basketball the latest to prosper in vibrant rights market as ESPN teams up with Foxtel and News Corp to deliver first-ever significant fee for league.
Sports TV Rights lands Bolivian basketball league deal
The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country
Saran lands EuroLeague rights in Turkey, replacing beIN’s Digiturk
The Saran Media Group will become the new broadcast rights-holder in Turkey to the top-tier EuroLeague basketball competition from the 2022-23 season onwards
Independent report details NCAA gender disparities
Equity review recommends joint Final Four for two Division I basketball tournaments
NBL agrees landmark domestic rights deals with ESPN, Foxtel
Australia’s National Basketball League has hailed its new domestic media-rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN as its most valuable ever and “a watershed moment”.
NBA Finals ratings show historical weakness
Bucks-Suns matchup finishes with fourth lowest viewership in last 35 years
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.
Canal Plus Poland renews NBA deal till 2023
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has extended its agreement with National Basketball Association for two seasons, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
NBA Finals Game 1 ratings up from 2020 but remain historically low
Domestic television ratings for Game 1 of the National Basketball Association Finals between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks averaged 8
NBA China and Tencent Music collaborate on audio content
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) has agreed a sponsorship deal with the NBA in China which will see the two organisations collaborate on the creation of audio and music content
TNT Sports to stream NBA games in Brazil
Subscription television channel TNT Sports has agreed a rights deal in Brazil with North American basketball league the NBA and beer brand Budweiser
Sports Flick makes basketball move with CBA deal
Australian streaming platform Sports Flick has secured media rights to the Chinese Basketball Association league for the 2021-22 season
Euroleague nets solid increase in new Sky Italia deal
Euroleague Basketball has overcome tricky market conditions to secure a solid increase in the value of its media rights in Italy, moving away from Discovery to secure an exclusive deal with Sky Italia.
Trail Blazers secure four-year local broadcast deal with Root Sports
The National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers have announced a four-year local broadcast deal with Root Sports, ending a 14-year partnership with NBC Sports Northwest.