Basketball

North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a multi-year extension to a digital content partnership in Germany with Spox.com, the online streaming website owned by digital sports media company Perform.

Decisions made by national basketball federations to commit clubs to a new Fiba-run competition could scupper IMG’s hopes of refinancing its 10-season, €630m ($682m) joint venture with the Euroleague.

Media rights clips from January 21 to February 3

North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a digital rights partnership with Turkish sports news network Sporx.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership with digital sports content and media group Perform that is set to be worth a guaranteed sum of close to €500m ($541.1m).

International sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a multi-faceted content partnership with Chinese internet company Tencent.

Infront Sports & Media has said Ma Guoli will step down as chairman of the agency’s Chinese division, while David Yang, an executive with North American basketball league the NBA, has been recruited to aid growth in the market.

Digital sports media company Perform Group has launched a new IP retail betting service that will also be made available over satellite.

The threat of an OTT player entering the local television market helped Israel’s Premier League to a 198-per-cent increase in the value of its media rights last month.

Media rights clips from December 17 to January 20

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights for the basketball qualifying tournaments ahead of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a digital media partnership in the UK market with the GiveMeSport platform.

North American basketball league the NBA has teamed up with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport and Canadian communications and media company Rogers to deliver an NBA game in 4K ultra-high definition to the public for the first time.

Pay-television broadcaster the Sports Channel has extended an exclusive rights deal in Israel with North American basketball league the NBA.

International sports broadcaster Eurosport will launch a bundle offer featuring digital service Eurosport Player and the NBA League Pass basketball service.

The 2016 edition of the NBA Global Games in London will be screened live in 31 cinemas across the UK after the Odeon group agreed a deal with the National Basketball Association.