Basketball
EASL aims to raise bar for Asian club basketball, on and off the court
The East Asia Super League is aiming to take the packaging, presentation and on-court quality of club basketball in the region to a new level.
OL Groupe secures LDLC naming rights deal for new arena
OL Groupe, the owners of French football club Olympique Lyonnais, has signed an arena naming rights agreement with technology retailer LDLC
Trail Blazers fire Olshey after workplace conduct probe
Longtime executive found to have violated team's code of conduct
Mowins to become first woman to call NBA regular-season game on ESPN
Veteran American sports commentator Beth Mowins will make history on December 3 when she becomes the first woman to call a National Basketball Association regular-season game on ESPN
Viacom18 nets NBA rights in India
Indian media group Viacom18 has secured a multi-year deal for National Basketball Association broadcast rights in India
Sky NZ signs ‘game-changing’ five-year deal with Basketball NZ
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) has hailed a “ground-breaking” five-year rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand covering national team and club games, as well as leading to the launch of …
Saran strikes multi-territory Fiba deal to 2025
Saran Media Group has acquired international basketball rights in Turkey, the Czech Republic and Slovakia from Fiba, continuing the latter’s series of deals announced in Europe.
Okko becomes new EuroLeague rights-holder in Russia
Subscription streaming platform Okko has acquired exclusive live and on-demand streaming rights in Russia to the EuroLeague and EuroCup club basketball competitions
EASL unveils inaugural season plans, including new team in Hong Kong
The first edition of the ambitious new East Asian Super League basketball competition will tip off in October 2022, with teams from Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei taking part under agreements…
Genius Sports builds on FIBA partnership by supporting basketball’s new horizons
In association with Genius Sports.
Fiba agrees rights deals in Baltics, Poland and Czech Republic
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has continued its rights drive in Europe by striking deals in the Baltics, Poland and the Czech Republic
New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal
Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week
Eleven Italy secures Fiba rights package
Eleven Italy has landed a deal with Fiba for live coverage of international basketball events in the country until 2025.
The streaming platform, which relaunched on its parent’s platform ElevenSports.c
RTVE secures Spanish national team rights in Fiba deal
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has reached an agreement with Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE for rights to the Spanish basketball team’s international matches until 2025.
Australia’s NBL agrees media rights deal in China with Dongqiudi
Chinese digital sports platform Dongqiudi has acquired rights for Australia's National Basketball League in a two-season deal, covering 2021-22 and 2022-23
France Télévisions agrees direct Fiba deal for national team rights
France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster, has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the matches of France’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams, along with International Basketb…
Adam Kleinfeld | OTE, NCAA, or G League? A wealth of options to chart a path to the NBA
Foley & Lardner attorney Adam J. Kleinfeld explores the various options young basketball players have when aiming for their ultimate goal of reaching the NBA, including the paths offered by OTE, NCAA, and the G League
New professional basketball league planned in India
The Basketball Federation of India has announced plans for the country's first official professional basketball league, the Indian National Basketball League (INBL)