Basketball
SRG extends commitment to Swiss indoor sports
Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG has agreed a five-season extension to its rights deal with the national governing bodies of basketball, handball, floorball and volleyball.
ESPN picks up Australian rights to NBL-NBA games
Sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Australia to three upcoming friendly games between teams from the domestic National Basketball League and North America's NBA.
SFR pays up for Euroleague and Eurocup media rights in France
IMG’s packaging of Euroleague and Eurocup basketball rights has led to another big increase, this time in France from a deal with SFR Sport
Fiba adds media-rights revenue in Australia with new Fox deal
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has secured a small fee from Fox Sports Australia for rights to its national-team competitions.
NBA brokers digital partnership with Vice
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a multi-year partnership with digital media and broadcasting company Vice Media.
NBA maintains distribution partnership with Eurovision
North American basketball league the NBA has extended its distribution agreement with Eurovision, the European Broadcasting Union's production arm.
Altice scoops up EuroLeague, EuroCup rights
French telecommunications company Altice has acquired rights for the EuroLeague and EuroCup basketball tournaments.
WNBL returns to TV with Fox Sports deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights to the domestic Women’s National Basketball League.
Fox Sports renews Big3 rights deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has renewed a rights partnership with Big3, a three-on-three, half-court basketball league that launched earlier this year.
Deutsche Telekom signs Fiba rights deal
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has acquired rights to national team events operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
Torneos to market Fiba rights in Latin and South America
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has appointed the Torneos agency to distribute its broadcast rights in Latin and South America from 2017 to 2025.
Fiba signs Australian rights deal with Fox Sports
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights to a host of national team competitions organised by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
Discovery expands basketball offering with Euroleague in Italy
It is thought Fox was Discovery’s only rival bidder, but the broadcaster’s limited budget for sports rights did not allow an aggressive bid. Discovery, on the other hand, was very keen on the rights
StarTimes sets Fiba on course for big increase with Angola to come
The International basketball federation (Fiba) has earned a huge increase in the value of its rights in sub-Saharan Africa, buoyed by this year’s AfroBasket being held in Angola
Bassani to drive EuroCup media development
EuroLeague Basketball has appointed Andrea Bassani as the media manager of its EuroCup club competition.
Big Ten confirms rights deals
The Big Ten Conference has confirmed domestic rights deals with the CBS and Fox networks and sports broadcaster ESPN.
Lega Basket to earn nearly 80% more from new deals by 2018-19
Italy’s Lega Basket has seen the value of its domestic and international rights almost double in new deals with Rai and Discovery Communications.
Eleven pays small fee for new-look Fiba events in Taiwan
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network will pay a small fee to show Fiba events in Taiwan in an exclusive five-year deal agreed last month.