Basketball
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.
Seven Consulting acquires ‘Australian Opals’ naming rights
Basketball Australia has signed up IT delivery company Seven Consulting as the naming-rights partner of the ‘Australian Opals’ women’s national basketball team ahead of this month’s Fiba Women’s Basketbal…
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
Sorare expands into basketball through deal with NBA, NBPA
NFT trading platform strikes third deal with a major North American league
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
Ice Cube named chief executive of Big3
The Big3 basketball league has announced that its chief executive Chris Hannan has been relieved of his duties and co-founder Ice Cube has been named as his replacement with co-founder Jeff Kwatinetz being…
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.
Galera.bet signs as Brazilian Basketball Confederation ‘master sponsor’
Sports betting operator Galera.bet has signed as a new ‘master sponsor’ of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) until 2031.
Google agrees global Fiba Women’s World Cup sponsorship deal
Google has agreed a sponsorship deal with Fiba, the governing body for basketball, to become its first ever ‘Global Partner of Women’s Basketball and the Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup’.
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Sponsor Fedcom ‘agrees long-term deal’ for EuroLeague broadcast rights in France, Monaco
Logistics, shipping and commodities trading company Fedcom, a sponsor of Euroleague Basketball and majority shareholder of LNB Pro A club AS Monaco Basket, has reportedly acquired broadcast rights to the…
Atlanta Hawks extend jersey patch deal with Sharecare
The National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks have extended their partnership with Sharecare, keeping the digital health company as the team’s jersey patch partner for the upcoming season and ann…
WNBA playoffs first-round viewership up 50 percent
Disney’s ESPN announced that it recorded a 50 percent increase in viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association first round of the 2022 playoffs compared to last year’s first and second round…
Miller family sells further Utah Jazz stake
The Miller family has sold a portion of its minority interest in the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz
ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game
The 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball championship will be broadcast on ABC for the first time.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m.
Monumental to acquire NBC Sports Washington
Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Comcast Corp. have announced an agreement which will see MSE acquire full ownership NBC Sports Washington, one of NBCUniversal’s six regional sports networks.