Basketball
More federations join Fiba’s multi-cast initiative
The national federations of 10 countries have signed up to the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba) new multi-cast initiative, with the sport’s global governing body keen on securing further partners before the end of the year.
NBA nets bumper deal in Hong Kong as LeSports replaces PCCW
National Basketball Association media rights soared in value in Hong Kong by more than 500 per cent this week as LeSports displaced incumbent rights-holder PCCW.
DB Video to extend Belgian league deal despite struggles
DB Video will extend its contract for media rights to Belgium’s top-tier basketball league for a further season despite losing money on the current deal, TV Sports Markets understands.
Sky New Zealand nets NBL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to Australia’s National Basketball League.
NBA’s Clippers linked to landmark rights deal
NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers is closing in on a new local rights deal with cable television channel Prime Ticket that would allow it to retain streaming rights, according to the New York Post.
LeSports nets NBA rights deal
LeSports, which is operated by Chinese internet company LeEco, has acquired rights in Hong Kong and Macau to North American basketball league the NBA.
Numero 23 adds Pro A to sports line-up
French free-to-air television channel Numero 23 has secured rights to the Pro A, the top division of domestic basketball.
Fiba targets further multi-cast deals after Swiss Basketball link-up
Fiba, the global governing body of basketball, is keen to explore further multi-cast partnerships with national federations following a successful two-game collaboration with Swiss Basketball.
NBL launches new live streaming platform
Australia’s National Basketball League has launched a new online streaming service that will provide every game live from its 2016-17 season.
BeIN Sports extends NBA rights, snaps up Cup of Nations
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended rights for the North American NBA basketball league and secured coverage of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournament as part of a package of African football rights.
L’Équipe 21 drops Pro A basketball coverage
French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has dropped coverage of the domestic Pro A men’s top-tier basketball league for the 2016-17 season.
The Sports Channel extends F1 deal amid host of renewals
The Sports Channel has renewed a host of rights in recent weeks as it seeks to solidify its position in the Israeli broadcast market.
TV4 and C More to follow Sweden’s EuroBasket qualification effort
Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 and pay-television broadcaster C More have acquired rights to the national basketball team’s qualification campaign for the 2017 EuroBasket competition.
Fanseat strikes deals with British Basketball, FFHG
Sports streaming platform Fanseat has agreed rights deals with the British Basketball governing body and the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG).
Telstra enhances NBL partnership
The Australian National Basketball League club competition has extended and expanded its partnership with telecommunications company Telstra.
South Dakota State extends multimedia rights partnership
US regional sports broadcaster Midco Sports Network has extended its multimedia rights partnership with the athletics department of South Dakota State University.
Lagardère Sports to market VTB United League rights
Lagardère Sports, the sports marketing division of conglomerate Lagardère, has agreed an exclusive deal to sell global media rights to pan-European club basketball competition the VTB United League.
NBA to stream US Olympic warm-up games via Facebook Live
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a deal with social media platform Facebook to stream live coverage of USA Basketball’s warm-up games for the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.