Basketball

Media rights income for Euroleague basketball is likely to be about the same in the 2014-15 season as it was last season, partly due to difficulties in Russia, one of the sport’s key markets.

Media rights clips from October 16 to 29

Digital services company Spark New Zealand has agreed a deal to offer discounted coverage of the North American National Basketball Association (NBA).

Madison Square Garden Company, which owns US regional pay-television channels MSG Network and MSG Plus, along with major league franchises the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers, has proposed to spin-off its media and sports businesses from its entertainment division.

Betradar, a division of sports and betting-related services company Sportradar, has struck a carriage deal with Spanish gaming operator Codere for its Live Channel service.

White label smart-television portal provider NetRange has struck a deal to make content from the Euroleague Basketball club tournament available on an on-demand basis.

The athletics division of US college Arizona State has said it will terminate its multimedia rights deal with IMG College and is claiming more than $5m (€3.9m) in damages from the agency for failing to meet contract obligations.

The Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, will receive record international broadcast coverage for its 2014-15 season.

NBA TV, the cable and satellite television broadcaster operated by the North American basketball league, has extended its rights deal with Euroleague Basketball for the 2014-15 season.

There are three main reasons why the National Basketball Association secured a 180-per-cent increase in the value of its domestic media rights this month, according to US rights experts.

Media rights clips from October 2 to 15

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus and domestic public digital terrestrial broadcaster Sport 1 have expanded a rights deal for the Euroleague Basketball club tournament to broadcast more games in the country.

SportA, the sports rights agency for German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, has agreed a two-year sublicensing deal with telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom for rights to the Basketball Bundesliga, the top division of the sport in Germany.

Polish pay-television broadcaster NC Plus has signed a two-year agreement to show the Euroleague club basketball competition.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed an exclusive live rights deal with Brose Baskets for the Basketball Bundesliga club’s 2014-15 campaign in the Eurocup competition.

Pay-television broadcaster SportKlub has extended a media rights deal in the Balkans for the Euroleague Basketball club tournament.