Basketball

Finnish telecommunications company Elisa has acquired rights for Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.

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.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a multi-year partnership with Lithuanian internet news portal Delfi.

The Basketball Champions League has partnered with sports video technology company WSC Sports Technologies to improve its video content provision.

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.

French telecommunications company SFR has acquired rights in France for Bourges’ home games in the Euroleague Women European club tournament.

Brazilian broadcaster Rede Bandeirantes has agreed a rights deal with the Brazilian Basketball League (LNB) to cover its top-tier club competition, the NBB.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Singapore to North American basketball league the NBA.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League European club tournament.

The Euroleague has earned an increase of almost 170 per cent on the value of its media rights in Spain, reviving the property’s fortunes in the territory after a tough sales process last time.