Basketball
In-house move ‘gives more control’
UPC to start sports channel
Spanish clubs struggle to agree new TV deal
Euroleague wins lifeline and help
Sports channel, by Al-Jazeera
RTP set to sell stake in pay-TV sports channel
Angry league attacks Rai ‘excuses’
Lega Basket, said that it was “very disappointed” that state broadcaster Rai had dropped its planned coverage of two key games from the climax to the domestic season.
Basketball ligue opts for more cash but fewer viewers
The French basketball league, Ligue Nationale de Basketball, has negotiated a much improved television rights fee for coverage of the domestic championship.
US club channels win favour, but cable deals are key
Basketball’s Houston Rockets and baseball’s Houston Astros are the latest US major league sports teams to launch their own regional sports channel.
Federations may relish Euroleague’s trouble, but there’s no
Basketball sues Telefónica for £43m in fees and damages
‘Crucial’ time for Euroleague
European basketball’s breakaway Euroleague is facing a severe financial crisis that could threaten its future.
TV RIGHTS CLIPS 2: Euro and African football, tennis, cricket, basketball and golf
Russia’s private sports channel fights for survival
7TV, one of Russia’s two big terrestrial sports channels and the only major channel still privately-owned, is undergoing a major restructuring to survive.
Basketball deal in the courts
Premier League wins big rise
A series of legal battles and other bitter disputes between the top players in television sport in Israel is creating uncertainty and confusion for Israeli television,