Basketball

Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has sealed an exclusive rights deal for national team events operated by Fiba, basketball’s global governing body.

The National Basketball Association has more than doubled the value of its media rights in sub-Saharan Africa after securing an exclusive deal with start-up pay-television operator Kwesé TV.

Russian online sports platform Sports.ru has struck a deal to launch the National Basketball Association's official Russia-focused website.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC will show live coverage of this year’s British Basketball League and Women’s British Basketball League play-off finals, which will both take place in London on May 8.

Telecommunications company Econet has agreed a multi-year deal to become the new broadcast partner of the NBA in sub-Saharan Africa.

Euroleague Basketball has agreed rights deals with Turkish commercial broadcaster NTV and French basic-tier sports broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport for the finale of the 2015-16 season of its Eurocup club competition.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox is reportedly close to acquiring media rights for the collegiate sports championships of the Big Ten Conference, a deal that would signal the end of sports broadcaster ESPN’s current agreement for the complete rights package.

US college Arizona State has settled its long-running dispute with the IMG College agency over the multimedia rights contract that previously existed between the two parties.

Fiba, basketball’s global governing body, has confirmed a media rights distribution partnership with digital sports media company Perform and the TAF Sports Marketing agency.

The CBS network and pay-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System have extended rights for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 men’s basketball championship, also known as March Madness.

The Saran Media agency’s barter deal with Turkish commercial broadcaster TV8 for National Basketball Association rights demonstrates how local interest in the NBA has waned over the last two years.

Indian pay-television broadcaster Ten Sports has agreed a rights deal with the country’s Professional Basketball League top-tier club competition.

Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank has agreed to become the main commercial partner of the B. League in a deal which grants it media rights to the new top division of domestic basketball.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has furthered its partnership with virtual reality broadcast technology company NextVR with a college basketball event set to be afforded live coverage in virtual reality.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) told TV Sports Markets this week that its new €500m ($540m) deal with the Perform Group will help make its World Cup the “pinnacle” of the sport by 2033.

Media rights clips from February 4 to 17