Basketball
NBA says its digital breakthrough will be welcomed by all
The National Basketball Association’s exclusive digital rights deal with Chinese internet operator Tencent, agreed late last month, looks to be a landmark one for the country’s media-rights market.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 29 to February 11
Media rights clips from January 29 to February 11
NBA adds Globosat to Brazilian rights partners
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Globosat has agreed a multi-year rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA.
ARD and ZDF pick up EuroBasket 2015 rights
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have acquired rights for the Germany national team’s games at the 2015 EuroBasket men’s international basketball tournament.
NBA value up in UK renewal
The National Basketball Association secured a decent rights-fee increase in its extension with UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport earlier this month.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 15 to January 28
Media rights clips from January 15 to January 28
Tencent and NBA sign exclusive digital deal in China
Chinese internet company Tencent has struck an exclusive digital partnership with the North American NBA basketball league.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 11 to January 14
Media rights clips from December 11 to January 14.
BT Sport strengthens ties with NBA
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced a multi-year expansion of its partnership with North American basketball league the NBA.
Slovak Sport reduces channel portfolio
The Slovak Sport portfolio of channels will be reduced today with the Slovak Sport.TV 3 channel ceasing transmission today (Thursday).
Sportitalia picks up Liga ACB rights
Italian DTT sports broadcaster Sportitalia has acquired rights to the Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain.
Deutsche Telekom adds Bayern’s Eurocup campaign to basketball platform
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has acquired the rights to Bundesliga Basketball club Bayern München’s games in the concluding stages of this season’s Eurocup competition.
NBA and Red Bull Media House step into virtual reality with Samsung
North American basketball league the NBA and media company Red Bull Media House have signed as content partners for Korean electronics company Samsung’s new virtual reality video platform.
Canal Plus picks up NBA rights in Africa
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights in several African countries for the NBA North American basketball league.
Digiturk and NTV Spor net TBL rights
Turkish pay-television operator Digiturk and sports broadcaster NTV Spor have agreed a three-year deal for rights to the Turkish Basketball League, the sport’s top division in the country.
DirecTV nets broad deal with Fiba’s Liga de las Americas
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has secured exclusive broadcast and naming rights to the Liga de las Americas club competition in a deal struck with basketball’s world governing body, Fiba.
Sky Italia sees off Rai to land rights to EuroBasket 2015
Italian pay-television operator Sky Italia beat competition from state broadcaster Rai to land the rights to next year’s EuroBasket.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From November 27 to December 10
Media rights clips from November 27 to December 10