Basketball
Twitter strikes WNBA and MLL deals, adds further sporting content
Social media platform Twitter has agreed new rights deals with the Women’s National Basketball Association and Major League Lacrosse, along with adding a host of additional sporting content to its portfolio.
Fox Sports to show top Australian women’s basketball league
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has sealed a rights deal for the Women’s National Basketball League.
NBA strikes content partnership with Brazilian telco
North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a content partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Vivo.
After 12 seasons, CBA elects to test rights on Chinese market
The Chinese Basketball Association has ended its media-rights relationship with the Infront Sports & Media agency and will launch a sales process for a new deal.
Euroleague registers audience increase
Euroleague Basketball registered significant year-on-year increases in its television and online audiences in the 2016-17 season following a restructuring of the body’s top league and the EuroCup competition.
Fiba seals rights extension with Israeli partner
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has extended its rights agreement with Israeli pay-television broadcaster The Sports Channel.
Infront extends Chinese Basketball Association partnership [UPDATED]
The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended a rights distribution and commercial partnership with the Chinese Basketball Association.
Sky backs new basketball and netball tournaments
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to new basketball and netball competitions launched by sports promotional company Matchroom Sport.
Fox Sports picks up rights to inaugural Big3
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has acquired rights for Big3, a new three-on-three, half-court basketball league that will launch on June 25.
Fiba maintains CCTV connection with long-term extension
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a nine-year extension to its long-running rights agreement with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
MTG secures Fiba rights extension in Baltic markets
Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has agreed a five-year extension to its rights deal with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
WNBL finals to receive global coverage via Facebook
Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has teamed up with live sport and event broadcasting company Sportscast Australia to stream live coverage of its upcoming Grand Final Series via social media platform Facebook.
The Basketball Tournament extends ESPN deal
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has signed a multi-year extension to its rights deal for the Basketball Tournament, a US-based amateur, single-elimination competition.
NBA seals Sina Weibo partnership
The Chinese division of North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a multi-year partnership with Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo.
SFR misses Fiba, wins Diamond League ahead of bigger battles
SFR Sport lost out to French pay-television rival Canal Plus in a fourth round of bidding for International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events this month, but added the Diamond League to its slow-growing portfolio of sports rights.
Media rights in US Major leagues and college sport, 2016/17
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL
FREE | Media rights in US Major leagues and college sport, 2016/17
In the latest interactive monthly data report, TV Sports Markets analyses media-rights in the US major leagues: MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL
SFR Sport picks up rights to Fiba Europe Cup
French pay-television broadcaster SFR Sport has acquired rights to the Europe Cup, a club competition operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).