Basketball
Charter signs up for SEC Network launch
Pay-television operator Charter Communications has agreed a carriage deal with sports broadcaster ESPN for the SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference.
Sacramento Kings set up local rights extension
US pay-television broadcaster Comcast SportsNet has extended its local rights deal with NBA basketball franchise the Sacramento Kings.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 10 to July 23
Media rights clips from July 10 to July 23.
BT Sport follows Great Britain on road to EuroBasket 2015
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has signed a deal with the British Basketball governing body to show Great Britain’s home qualifying matches for the EuroBasket 2015 national team tournament.
TVE to show Spain’s Basketball World Cup warm-up games
Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has acquired rights for the Spain national basketball team’s warm-up games ahead of the 2014 Fiba Basketball World Cup in the country.
ARD to show summer national team basketball games
German public-service broadcaster ARD has struck a rights deal with the DBB, basketball’s governing body in the country, to show a series of Germany national men’s team games this summer.
NBA seeks to double value of rights deals
The National Basketball Association wants to double the value of its domestic media rights deals in the next cycle, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 26 to July 9
Media rights clips from June 26 to July 9
Infront supports Turkish drive with new Istanbul office
The Infront Sports & Media agency has moved to support its entry into the Turkish market by opening a new office in Istanbul.
One World Sports extends Chinese basketball deal
North American pay-television broadcaster One World Sports has extended a rights deal for games operated by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Telekom moves back into sport with Bundesliga
German telco Deutsche Telekom last week moved back into buying exclusive sports rights with a deal for the domestic basketball league, which was a big increase on the previous value.
Sport1 pays more to keep ‘sexy’ NBA away from Fox channels
Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1 last week agreed to pay a decent percentage increase in the value of its rights to the National Basketball Association.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 12 to June 25
Media rights clips from June 12 to June 25
Will Moerer, vice president, Sport1
Interview with Will Moerer, vice president of Dutch pay-television broadcaster Sport1, on the renewal of its NBA basketball rights.
Jan Pommer, chief executive, Basketball Bundesliga
Interview with Jan Pommer, chief executive of the Basketball Bundesliga, on the league’s four-year domestic deal with telco Deutsche Telekom.
Time’s 120 Sports to go live on Wednesday
US media group Time will launch 120 Sports, a new all-digital sports network, on June 25, it was announced today.
Deutsche Telekom swoops for BBL rights
German telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom has agreed a four-year deal for the media rights to the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top division of the sport in Germany.
Euroleague nets double income as Digiturk moves in
The Euroleague doubled the value of its media rights in Turkey this month as pay-television operator Digiturk ousted incumbent rights-holder, NTV Spor.