Basketball
Cypriot telcos join forces in sports pact
FloSports adds SIAC to college sports roster
Eleven Sports signs US-focused partnership with FloSports
BT Sport set to give up NBA, UFC rights
ESPN extends long-running deal with Big South Conference
AT&T hits out as DOJ makes fresh appeal against Time Warner deal
NC Plus extends NBA rights deal
Cosmote locks up NBA and top domestic basketball team rights
Türk Telekom positions BSL as flagship property with record deal
The Turkish Basketball Federation has today (Thursday) sealed a record domestic rights deal for the Super League (BSL) with telco Türk Telekom, which will position the top-tier club competition as its flagship sports product.
Cosmote seals enhanced NBA rights extension
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has sealed a multi-year extension of its rights deal for North American basketball league the NBA.
Türk Telekom takes Turkish basketball with surprise bid
Türk Telekom has agreed a shock deal for rights to the country’s Basketbol Süper Ligi, unseating beIN – the league’s preferred partner – with a huge bid.
Perform snaps up Italian basketball rights
Digital sports-media company Perform has acquired a package of rights in Italy for Lega Basket Serie A, the country’s top division of basketball.
Cosmote extends NBA rights deal
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has signed a two-season extension to its rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA.
NBA signs digital media partnership in India
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a partnership with Times Studio, a digital video content subsidiary of Indian media company Times Internet.
Euroleague extends in Spain, deal in Germany to follow
Euroleague Ventures – the joint venture between Euroleague Basketball and the IMG agency – has agreed a one-season extension to its deal with telco Telefónica in Spain and is close to a new deal in Germany.
Fiba sees potential to grow value of Basketball Champions League
Patrick Comninos, chief executive of the Basketball Champions League, spoke to media at the Fiba Final Four event last week about Greek basketball club Panathinaikos reported interest in joining the competition.
Euroleague pens North American rights deal
Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has signed a multi-year rights deal with sports-streaming service FloSports.
NBA signs digital partnership with Perform
North American basketball league the NBA has today (Thursday) signed a multi-year partnership with Perform that will see the digital sports content and media group manage the organisation’s official websites in more than 15 international markets.