Basketball
Türk Telekom buys up host of European basketball leagues
Türk Telekom has acquired rights to an assortment of European basketball leagues in recent weeks to compensate for its lack of Euroleague and Turkish domestic league coverage.
Perform deal completes BBL’s revamp of its commercial rights
The British Basketball League’s six-season deal with the Perform Group last month marks the completion of the league’s commercial revamp and sets a clear course for its future.
Sky replaces BT Sport as Euroleague’s UK rights-holder
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights for the Euroleague Basketball club tournament.
Nova nets extension to Euroleague rights
Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the Euroleague continental club basketball competition.
Euroleague confirms extension with Israeli rights-holder
The Sports Channel, the Israeli pay-television broadcaster, has extended a rights deal for the Euroleague Basketball club competition.
Facebook Live to stream Magic v Spurs game
NBA franchise the Orlando Magic will provide streaming-only coverage of a game for the first time tomorrow (Wednesday) when it takes on the San Antonio Spurs in a pre-season contest.
Euroleague extends Spanish rights deals
Spanish public-service broadcaster TV3 Catalunya and the Movistar Plus broadcast platform of telecommunications company Telefónica have extended rights deals for the Euroleague continental club basketball competition.
NBA extends Chinese, Italian rights deals
The North American NBA basketball league has extended and expanded rights partnerships with Chinese IPTV provider BesTV and Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia.
NBL signs Indian rights deal
Indian digital media company Veqta has acquired rights for the Australian National Basketball League club competition.
Canal Plus commits to Basketball Champions League
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the newly-launched Basketball Champions League European club tournament.
Australian NBL seals Chinese coverage
Live coverage of the Australian National Basketball League will be available in China after media companies Ali Sports and Sina Sports agreed rights deals for the competition.
ProSieben Maxx builds portfolio with European basketball rights
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s free-to-air channel ProSieben Maxx has expanded its sports portfolio by agreeing a rights deal for club competitions operated by Euroleague Basketball.
Early Euroleague rights deal imminent in Greek market
Basketball’s Euroleague is close to a new media-rights deal in Greece even though its existing contract has two seasons to run, TV Sports Markets understands.
Perform Group extends with British Basketball League
Digital sports media company Perform Group has extended a rights deal with the British Basketball League domestic club competition.
VTVcab adds NBA rights to portfolio
Vietnamese pay-television operator Vietnam Cable Television (VTVcab) has acquired exclusive rights in the country to North American basketball league the NBA.
SBS nets NBL rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired rights to the upcoming season of the National Basketball League domestic club competition.
L.A. Clippers doubles its money with Prime Ticket extension
NBA basketball franchise the Los Angeles Clippers has agreed a multi-year extension to its partnership with cable television channel Prime Ticket in a deal that reportedly doubles the value of its local rights.
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.