EuroLeague
Euroleague Basketball in five-year Middle East play
Euroleague Basketball will be anticipating an explosion of commercial interest from the Middle East after announcing that a Dubai-based team will compete in the top-tier EuroLeague from 2025-26
Euroleague readies growth tactics to sustain dominance
As it celebrates its 25th birthday, Euroleague Basketball finds itself, temporarily at least, in defensive mode
Euroleague: Door not closed to private equity
Euroleague Basketball remains open to selling a minority stake in the organisation to a private equity firm, despite a failed process with BC Partners towards the end of 2024.
Berlin club quits EuroLeague for Fiba’s BCL
Germany's Alba Berlin is swapping EuroLeague for the rival Basketball Champions League (BCL), citing the changing landscape of the sport on the continent given the NBA's aggressive expansion plans.
Sports Channel commits to EuroLeague until 2031
Against a backdrop of potentially widespread change in the European basketball landscape, Israeli pay-television broadcaster the Sports Channel has renewed its EuroLeague rights until 2030-31 in a deal with the IMG agency.
Euroleague Basketball’s Turkish rights stay with Saran
Saran Media Group has extended its exclusive hold on EuroLeague and EuroCup media rights in Turkey through to the end of the 2028-29 season
IMG retains Euroleague business to 2036
IMG is to continue its wide-ranging media rights distribution, sponsorship sales support, consultancy and service provision role with Euroleague Basketball for another 10 years after both parties committed to a new agreement.
Lucrative Euroleague, Abu Dhabi hosting deal agreed
Euroleague Basketball has agreed terms to take its Final Four to Abu Dhabi at the end of the current 2024-25 season.
The agreement is not yet fully signed off but has been voted on by member clubs
Visa targets Mediterranean region with EuroLeague deal
Visa will use a new sponsorship agreement covering basketball’s EuroLeague and EuropCup to target consumers in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.
Euroleague Basketball tightens financial rules
Euroleague Basketball has claimed a first for European sport by introducing new rules including those akin to the NBA’s luxury tax system.
Euroleague and IMG’s fruitful marriage might need counselling
Euroleague Basketball and IMG are entering a crucial period of discussions with just two seasons remaining in their 10-year contract, and as the rights-holder eyes greater control over its commercial returns.
One-season renewal for EuroLeague and DAZN, Sky Italia
Euroleague Basketball has renewed its Italian rights deals with subscription broadcasters DAZN and Sky Italia but only for the 2024-25 season, having previously signed long-term deals in the country.
Rights ‘block’ leaves Skweek to enter Spain with ticketing and hospitality focus
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has launched in Spain but with a focus on ticketing and hospitality, in the absence of holding premium sports rights
EuroLeague returns to Telefónica in Spain after year-long negotiations
Euroleague Basketball has completed its final major media rights deal for the 2023-24 season, agreeing a deal that takes its top-tier EuroLeague competition back to Telefónica's Movistar Plus platform …
TV3 and LRT retain Euroleague Basketball rights in Baltics
Media group TV3 and public-service broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) have extended their free-to-air and pay-television broadcast rights in the Baltics region to the EuroLeague…
ESPN to broadcast EuroLeague in US to 2024
Euroleague Basketball has secured exposure for its top-tier competition, the EuroLeague, in the United States by striking a rights deal with sports broadcaster ESPN
Euroleague extends United Media deals in Greece, Cyprus and Balkans
Euroleague Basketball has renewed its exclusive rights deals with United Media-owned broadcasters Nova and Sportklub for five more seasons, from 2023-24 to 2027-28.
Crvena Zvezda secure Meridianbet shirt sponsorship
Gambling platform Meridianbet has become the new front-of-shirt sponsor for Serbian basketball champions Crvena Zvezda [Red Star Belgrade]