Basketball
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.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From December 19 to January 15
Media rights clips from December 19 to January 15
Fiba nets increases from recovering Greek market
Fiba nets healthy World Cup increase in Greece despite recession
NBA’s Rockets granted more time in CSN Houston case
The Houston Rockets NBA basketball franchise has been granted additional time by a federal bankruptcy judge to negotiate on behalf of financially-troubled Comcast SportsNet Houston, the exclusive home of Rockets and Houston Astros MLB baseball games, according to the Houston Chronicle.
NBA close to resolving ‘greatest deal in sports’ – report
North American basketball league the NBA is close to agreeing a conditional deal that will end the payment of a share of national television revenues to the owners of the Spirits of St. Louis franchise in the defunct American Basketball Association, according to the New York Times newspaper.
Fiba awards Greek rights for World Cup and EuroBasket
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded the exclusive media rights in Greece for the 2014 World Cup and EuroBasket 2015 competitions to commercial broadcaster Antenna TV and pay-television broadcaster OTE TV.
Telemundo nets Fiba rights
Pay-television broadcaster Telemundo has acquired exclusive rights in Puerto Rico for a series of national team basketball tournaments in a deal with Fiba, the sport’s global governing body.
MEDIA RIGHTS: November 21 to December 4
NBA settles for one UK home
NBA wants one home in the UK
New NBA website to provide live game streaming in Australia
North American basketball league the NBA has signed a multi-year partnership with digital sports content company Perform that will result in the live streaming of NBA games in Australia.
BT Sport secures NBA rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a multi-year deal with the NBA for the exclusive live rights to the North American basketball league in the UK and Ireland.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 7-20 November
Media rights clips from 7 to 20 November
MEDIA RIGHTS: From October 24 to November 6
Media rights clips from 24 October 6 November
NBA extends YouTube partnership for D-League
Video-sharing website YouTube has agreed a one-year extension with North American basketball league the NBA for the live streaming of more than 350 games from the second-tier Development League during the 2013-14 season.
Infront signs up to develop Turkish basketball market
The Turkish Basketball Federation has agreed a long-term partnership with the Infront Sports & Media agency that includes the global media rights for the top-tier Turkish Basketball League.
MTSU signs regional rights deal
US education establishment Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has agreed a deal with local state broadcaster MyTV30 for the local rights to 11 games featuring various teams from the university’s athletics department.
EiTB scores Euroleague rights in Basque country
Spanish regional broadcaster EiTB has agreed a three-year deal with Euroleague Basketball to become the official broadcaster of the Euroleague continental club competition in the Basque region of the country.