Basketball
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.
Plans unveiled for Fiba Americas TV
Thema-Alterna’TV, a subsidiary of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, is to launch a new basketball-dedicated pay-television channel in the US and Latin America.
Twitter nets latest sports deal with expanded NBA partnership
Social media platform Twitter has signed its latest content partnership through an expanded deal with North American basketball league the NBA.
VTB United League claims landmark rights deal
VTB United League honorary president Sergey Ivanov has said the pan-European club basketball competition has agreed its first-ever deal for overseas and betting broadcast rights.
NBA’s Trail Blazers extend with local right partner
The Portland Trail Blazers North American NBA basketball franchise has extended a local rights deal with CSN Northwest, part of the NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal.