Basketball
Viasat snaps up NBA rights in Sweden
Pay-television broadcaster Viasat, operated by pan-Nordic media company Modern Times Group, has acquired rights in Sweden for the North American NBA basketball league.
VGTRK strikes late EuroBasket rights deal
Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired the rights to the EuroBasket 2013 basketball competition, according to the Sports.ru website.
Fiba expecting audience record for EuroBasket 2013
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that it expects record audience figures for the 2013 edition of the EuroBasket competition after achieving new levels of broadcast distribution for the event.
Sport1 US launches live streaming service
German commercial sports broadcaster Sport1 has launched a live streaming service to accompany its new US sports pay-television channel.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 25 to August 28
Media rights clips from 25 July to 30 August
Time Warner Cable Sports partners with Mid-American Conference
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable Sports has agreed a three-year regional television deal with college sports’ Mid-American Conference.
ESPN committed to NBA
ESPN president Jon Skipper has insisted that the North American NBA basketball league remains a “critical product” for the US pay-television broadcaster.
CBS Sports picks up AAC college sport
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has acquired rights from pay-television broadcaster ESPN for the American Athletic Conference college sports competition.
Spox.com snaps up EuroBasket 2013 rights
Online streaming website Spox.com, owned by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired the live German broadcast rights to one game from each day of the EuroBasket 2013 national team basketball competition in Slovenia.
BBL launches live streaming service
The British Basketball League, the UK’s top division of basketball, is to launch a new dedicated online platform for the high definition broadcast of live games throughout the 2013-14 season.
ABC commits to Fiba Oceania Championships
Australian public-service broadcaster the ABC has agreed a deal to broadcast all four games of Australia’s men’s and women’s basketball teams at the forthcoming 2013 Fiba Oceania Championships.
CCTV agrees new Fiba deal
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has agreed a new deal with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to broadcast live coverage of its showpiece competitions.
Greek Euroleague deal may be positive sign
Euroleague deal points to life in Greek market
MEDIA RIGHTS: From July 11 to July 24
Media rights clips from 11 July to 24 July
More pain for rights-holders as crisis deepens
NBA and Premier League rights fees drop in Spain
North Dakota State expands TV coverage
North Dakota State University has agreed a three-year broadcast rights extension with US media company Hoak.
Launch date set for SEC Network
US sports broadcaster ESPN will launch SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sports’ Southeastern Conference, on August 21, 2014, according to the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
Canal Plus and NBA renew Spanish rights deal
Spanish pay-television operator Canal Plus has agreed a multi-year extension to its media rights deal with US basketball league the NBA to continue broadcasting the competition in Spain.