Basketball
CBA strikes series of rights deals
The Chinese Basketball Association has awarded media rights to state broadcaster CCTV, online streaming platforms Tencent and Zhibo and video-sharing website Bilibili.
Liga ACB breaks into Nordic market with OZ deal
Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has secured coverage in the Nordic market for the first time under a deal with OTT video content platform OZ.
Sportkanalen picks up NBA rights
Sportkanalen, the new sports channel that has been launched by Swedish pay-television broadcaster C More, has acquired rights for the North American NBA basketball league.
LNB sets another Brazilian first with Twitter partnership
The Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) has continued its commitment to innovation in the domestic media market by agreeing a live streaming partnership with social media platform Twitter.
Chinese Volleyball League partners with Sina, Suning
The Chinese Volleyball League has agreed rights deals with the Sina Sports division of Chinese internet operator Sina and the Suning Sports division of conglomerate Suning Holdings.
Euroleague Basketball signs Turkish media partner
Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has signed a media partnership with Turkish online sports platform Fanatik.
Movistar Plus remains NBA’s home in Spain
Movistar Plus, the pay-television platform of Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica, has agreed a multi-season extension to its rights deal for North American basketball league the NBA.
NBA deals close in Spain and Poland after huge Japanese deal
The NBA’s blockbuster deal with e-commerce firm Rakuten in Japan will soon be followed by new deals in Spain with Telefónica and Poland with NC Plus, TV Sports Markets understands.
Aneesh Madani, head of sports partnerships (Asia-Pacific), Twitter
On the back of Twitter's purchase of the IPL rights tender and its announcement of several sports streaming deals in Asia-Pacific, Aneesh Madani talks to TV Sports Markets about the social media platform's future strategy regarding sports rights in the region.
ESPN picks up Fiba rights in US
Sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in the US to a range of national team events operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
Euroleague signs media partnership for Greek market
Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has named Greek online sports platform, Gazzetta.gr, as its official premium media partner in the country.
Rakuten builds NBA presence with league partnership
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has furthered its ties to the NBA by agreeing a multi-year media and marketing partnership with the basketball league.
Basketball Champions League app to offer video coverage
The operators of the European Basketball Champions League have launched a new mobile application that will allow fans to access video coverage of games.
Tencent close to direct deal for CBA rights; others likely to follow
Online streaming platform Tencent is close to agreeing a deal for domestic Chinese Basketball Association rights for a fee close to the total value of the association’s digital rights last season.
Fox Sports acquires NCAA rights in Italy
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has widened its coverage of US sports in Italy by acquiring rights to National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball and American football.
British Basketball League signs Unilad streaming deal
The British Basketball League has agreed a streaming partnership with UK-based online news and entertainment company Unilad.
Belgian basketball league signs Fanseat deal
The Pro Basketball League, the top-tier club competition in Belgium, has agreed a partnership with sports streaming service Fanseat.
SBS extends NBL rights deal
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has extended and expanded its rights deal with the National Basketball League domestic club competition.