Basketball Champions Leauge
BCL strikes long-term data visualisation deal with Viziball
The Basketball Champions League has agreed a deal with French data analytics company Viziball to deliver data visualisations and advanced statistics to fans, broadcasters and publishing companies until…
BCL matches to be streamed free in France on LNB TV
LNB TV, the OTT streaming platform of the Ligue Nationale de Basket, the governing body of men’s club basketball in France, has acquired broadcast rights in France to the Basketball Champions League.
Basketball Champions League renews automated highlights deal with WSC Sports
The Basketball Champions League has renewed a deal with Israeli artificial intelligence firm WSC Sports to deliver automated real-time highlights for the competition until 2024
Basketball Champions League appoints ex-IOC executive Gauthier as CCO
The Basketball Champions League has appointed former International Olympic Committee executive Benjamin Gauthier as its chief commercial officer
BCL unveils new competition format that ‘maximises commercial appeal’
The Basketball Champions League has announced major changes to the format of the competition for the forthcoming 2021-22 season in alterations that it says will “maximise the commercial appeal” of the…
Sportfive to sell BCL’s unified broadcast, sponsorship rights
The Sportfive agency is to sell the Basketball Champions League’s international broadcast and sponsorship rights after being appointed to the role by FIBA ClubCo, the joint entity that manages the rights t…
Nizhny Novgorod to stage Basketball Champions League Final 8
The Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has been awarded hosting rights to the 2021 Basketball Champions League Final 8, with fan attendance planned for the event
Basketball Champions League turns to Twitch for streaming in France
Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform, has added more basketball inventory to its portfolio in a tie-up with the Basketball Champions League to live stream games in France
BCL lands first North American rights deal with beIN
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights to Europe’s Basketball Champions League in the US.
Galatasaray Basketball appoints You First Sports as exclusive marketing agency
Turkey's Galatasaray Basketball has signed an agreement with sports talent representation and marketing agency You First Sports
Basketball Champions League CEO Comninos looks to Athens finale to continue momentum
Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comninos describes how the fledgling basketball competition has tried to maintain momentum during a troubled year and its plans to resume this year's season with a Final-Eight competition in Athens. Kevin Roberts reports.
Athens to host Basketball Champions League Final Eight
The city of Athens has been awarded the hosting rights to the Basketball Champions League Final Eight
Basketball Champions League adds clubs from Turkey, Spain and Lithuania
The Basketball Champions League has announced that Turkish club Darüssafaka, Spanish team RETAbet Bilbao and Lithuanian outfit Rytas Vilnius will join the competition for the 2020-21 season.
Basketball Champions League to finish season with Final Eight
The Basketball Champions League is seeking a host for a one-off ‘Final Eight’ tournament after concluding that it won’t be able to finish its 2019-20 season as planned due to Covid-19.
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Fiba joins forces with US investors to boost Basketball Champions League
Fiba has signed a strategic partnership with US sports and media investors GCBH LP which will provide funding and expertise to drive the development of its premier European club competition, the Basketball…
ERT picks up rights to Basketball Champions League
Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has agreed a deal to broadcast the 2019-20 Basketball Champions League
Liga ACB club Baxi Manresa signs Fibracat deal for European competition
Catalan Basketball club Bàsquet (Baxi) Manresa has added telecommunications operator Fibracat as a sponsor for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) competition.
Canal Plus strikes late renewal for BCL rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed rights to the Basketball Champions League for another two seasons