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Basketball leagues, federations introduce AI tech under long-term Fiba-Genius deal
Fiba has announced a major expansion to its long-term agreement with Genius Sports, with the deal to provide leagues and national federations with access to an AI-powered automated player tracking system for the first time.
ESPN renews commitment to Fiba World Cup coverage in US
The 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup is to receive comprehensive coverage in the United States on ESPN, after a new rights deal was announced today (Monday)
Eurovision Sport agrees two-year Fiba 3×3 rights deal
The International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) 3x3 division has announced a rights deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the Eurovision Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service bro…
Deutsche Telekom’s basketball offering swelled by Women’s EuroBasket
Deutsche Telekom has announced it will provide free coverage of the 2023 and 2025 Fiba Women’s EuroBasket tournaments as part of a new agreement with basketball’s world governing body.
Tough French market takes its toll on Fiba; small uplift in Spain
Fiba has had mixed fortunes in Europe as its media rights value took a hit in France, while it secured a modest increase in Spain.
BeIN renews Fiba agreement in Mena region, adds rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights in the Middle East and North Africa to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) national team matches and secured rights in France for the…
ESPN nets Fiba rights in Australia till 2025
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has secured a deal for exclusive rights in Australia to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for four years
Fiba agrees World Cup rights deals in Japan with TV Asahi, Nippon TV
Japanese free-to-air broadcasters TV Asahi and Nippon TV have agreed media rights deals with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) covering next year's World Cup and the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers
Fiba earns strong increase in the Baltics, takes hit in Italy
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has secured an increase for its rights in the Baltics but saw their value decline in Italy due to weak competition.
Fiba engages Two Circles to collaborate on new D2C platform Courtside 1891
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and sports marketing agency Two Circles have formed a long-term strategic venture for the development and commercialisation of Fiba’s new Courtside 1891 d…
Sportfive secures international deals for Fiba Intercontinental Cup
Sportfive has struck deals with multiple broadcasters to secure coverage in different markets for the International Basketball Federation’s Fiba Intercontinental Cup, which tips off today (Friday) in E…
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.
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…
United Media pays increases across pan-regional deal for Fiba tournaments
United Media is paying increases in multiple territories for rights to events hosted by Fiba, world basketball’s governing body, in a pan-regional deal covering the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
Fiba seals Canadian broadcast deal with Sportsnet
Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has grown its footprint in North America by signing a long-term agreement with Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet