Basketball
Canal Plus Afrique strikes deal with Econet for NBA rights
Globe signs up as partner for Twitter’s NBA streaming coverage
Eleven picks up NBA digital rights in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired digital rights in Taiwan for the NBA North American basketball league.
Elisa scoops up Liga ACB coverage
Finnish telecommunications company Elisa has acquired rights for Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.
Bumper deal in Greece helps Euroleague break €30m barrier
Euroleague Basketball has increased its media-rights income in the 2016-17 season by 36 per cent compared to 2015-16, and this will rise further in 2017-18 thanks mainly to a blockbuster deal in Greece.
NBA nets digital partnership in Lithuania
North American basketball league the NBA has signed a multi-year partnership with Lithuanian internet news portal Delfi.
Basketball Champions League signs deal to enhance video content provision
The Basketball Champions League has partnered with sports video technology company WSC Sports Technologies to improve its video content provision.
Sky Italia grip on NBA rights extended at no extra cost
Sky Italia has strengthened its grip on the NBA in Italy by becoming the league’s sole media partner in its new two-season deal, and has done so without paying an increased rights fee.
SFR Sport to show Bourges Euroleague Women’s games
French telecommunications company SFR has acquired rights in France for Bourges’ home games in the Euroleague Women European club tournament.
Band nets rights to Brazilian basketball league
Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has agreed a rights deal with the Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) to cover its top-tier club competition, the NBB.
Ali Sports nets CBA deal, Eleven acquires rights in Taiwan
The Ali Sports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has agreed a rights partnership with the Chinese Basketball Association, while international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired the rights in Taiwan.
BeIN Sports renews NBA deal as Dish launches team-specific NBA Team Pass
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended a rights deal for the NBA North American basketball league, while Dish Network has become the first pay-television operator to unbundle the NBA Team Pass service, allowing subscribers to follow a single team.
DirecTV extends NBA rights in Latin America, League Pass revamped for global market
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has extended its NBA rights deal in Latin America, while the North American basketball league has confirmed changes to its League Pass online streaming service for the international market.
NBA’s Grizzlies extend with local rights partner
The Memphis Grizzlies North American NBA basketball franchise has extended an exclusive local rights deal with Fox Sports Southeast, a regional arm of the Fox Sports division of US network Fox.
NBL ventures into the Pacific with new rights deal
Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited, a body which delivers content to free-to-air broadcasters in a range of Pacific countries, has agreed a rights deal with the Australian National Basketball League club competition.
NBA commits to virtual reality, revamps League Pass for global market
The National Basketball Association has agreed a partnership with virtual reality broadcast technology company NextVR and revamped its League Pass online streaming service for the international market.
Eleven to provide NBA coverage in Singapore
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Singapore to North American basketball league the NBA.
Nova nets rights to Basketball Champions League
Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League European club tournament.