Basketball
Cavaliers to cover Bally Sports+ costs for season-ticket holders
The National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers have announced they will pick up the costs for regional sports direct-to consumer streaming service Bally Sports+ for fans with full- or half-season …
Sky retains NBA rights in UK and Ireland
Sky Sports will continue to hold the exclusive rights to the NBA in the UK and Ireland for the 2022-23 season.
Former NBA star Bibby joins FCH as senior strategist, head coach
Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment has named former NBA star Mike Bibby as the new senior strategist and head coach their newly formed new basketball league Fan Controlled Hoops
BBL steps up content offering with WSC Sports automated highlights
The British Basketball League (BBL) has expanded its content offering to fans by agreeing a three-year deal with WSC Sports, the automated AI-based video company
Eurosport’s Lega Basket sublicensing deal with Eleven given green light
Lega Basket Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club basketball, has announced that the competition and market authority, and the communications authority, have both approved a sublicensing…
Mavericks star Dončić unveils virtual alter ego Luk.AI
Luka Dončić, star player of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, has unveiled a virtual artificial intelligence-powered version of himself called Luk.A
Brazilian basketball league signs SporTV deal, renews with ESPN
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to the top-tier Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), while Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has also renewed…
IMG Arena adds BBL to basketball portfolio in multi-year deal
IMG Arena, the betting division of the Endeavor-owned IMG agency, has acquired exclusive worldwide betting data and streaming rights to the British Basketball League in a multi-year deal
Liga ACB nets renewals with TVC in Mexico and Game+ in Canada
Liga ACB, the top tier of Spanish basketball, has renewed its rights agreements with TVC Deportes in Mexico and Game+ in Canada
RTL answers call for free-to-air EuroBasket coverage in Germany
German commercial broadcaster RTL has agreed a sublicensing deal with telco Deutsche Telekom to show the national team’s quarter-final match against Greece at the EuroBasket 2022 tournament.
Australia’s WNBL earns first rights fees in ESPN, Nine deals
Christy Collier-Hill, the head of the Women's National Basketball League, has told SportBusiness Media that the property’s first media rights fees reflect its growing popularity and potential.
WNBA’s 2022 playoffs are the most-viewed in 20 years
The 2022 Women’s National Basketball Association playoffs have been the most-viewed playoffs since 2002 as the league gets set for the Finals beginning September 11 between the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut S…
Stöð 2 Sport renews Liga ACB rights in Iceland
Icelandic pay-television broadcaster Stöð 2 Sport has renewed its rights to Liga ACB, Spain’s top-tier basketball competition, for the 2022-23 season.
WNBA, FanDuel complete partnership renewal
New contract term to include league highlight rights for FanDuel TV
Pacers extend local media rights deal with Bally Sports Indiana
The National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers have secured a multiyear media rights extension with longtime local broadcast partner Bally Sports Indiana
Elisa renews ACB rights in Finland
Finnish telco Elisa has renewed its rights to Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition, for the 2022-23 season.
Australia’s WNBL ‘earns first media rights income’ in deals with Nine and ESPN
Broadcasters Nine and ESPN have acquired domestic media rights for Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in two-season deals covering 2022-23 and 2023-24
Liga ACB extends with long-term Israeli rights-holder Charlton
Israeli pay-television broadcaster Charlton has renewed its rights agreement with Liga ACB, Spain’s top-flight basketball competition.
The new deal runs for three seasons, from 2022-23 to 2024-25.