Basketball
Sport1 nets Fiba World Cup rights in Germany
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired platform-neutral rights from the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for the 2014 World Cup national team competition.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From March 13 to March 26
Media rights clips from March 13 to March 26
Brazilian basketball league embarks on live streaming initiative
The Brazilian National Basketball League (LNB) will provide free live streaming of three games next week as part of an initiative to increase exposure for the sport in the country.
Kens-TV earns San Antonio Spurs extension
Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the owning and operating group of NBA basketball franchise San Antonio Spurs, has announced a multi-year extension to its local rights deal with CBS-affiliated television channel Kens-TV.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From February 27 to March 12
Media rights clips from February 27 to March 12
TSN launches live streaming service
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has launched a new live streaming service.
Big East seals deal for real-time basketball highlights
Real-time highlights of basketball games from the Big East US college conference will be distributed to social media platforms and national website publishers under a deal with the WSC Sports Technologies media company.
Saran Media seals NBA agreement in Georgia
The Saran Media agency has acquired media rights in Georgia for the NBA North American basketball league in a multi-year deal.
Fox completes Yes Network deal
Media company 21st Century Fox has completed a deal to increase its interest in US regional pay-television sports broadcaster Yes Network to a controlling 80-per-cent stake.
NBA China awards rights to LeTV
The NBA China division of North American basketball league the NBA has awarded media rights to IPTV platform LeTV in China.
Time teams up with major leagues to launch live streaming platform
US media group Time has teamed up with several major sports leagues to announce the launch of a new live streaming service.
Basketball Bundesliga in talks over domestic deal
Basketball Bundesliga’s big ambitions
Bayern Munich Basketball forms live streaming platform
German Basketball Bundesliga team Bayern Munich has announced that it will provide live streaming of all home league games via its official website.
Perform to support NBA service in New Zealand
Digital sports media company Perform has struck a deal with the NBA to launch a new online service dedicated to fans of the North American basketball league in New Zealand.
CSN Houston placed under bankruptcy protection
The parent company of financially-troubled Comcast SportsNet Houston, the exclusive local media-rights holder of Houston Rockets NBA basketball and Houston Astros MLB baseball games, has been placed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
NBA links up with Diario AS for new Spanish online service
The Diario AS news service has teamed up with the NBA to launch a new website dedicated to providing video highlights and other content from the North American basketball league to fans in Spain.
Prasana Krishnan, head of business, Sony Six
Interview with Prasana Krishnan, head of business at Sony Six, on the broadcaster’s acquisition of the rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups
Yes Network comes under control of 21st Century Fox
Media company 21st Century Fox has confirmed a deal to increase its stake in US regional pay-television sports broadcaster Yes Network to a controlling 80-per-cent stake.