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The National Basketball League (NBL) is heading into the Hungry Jack's NBL27 season on the back of its largest international broadcast footprint in history, extending live and digital coverage to 35 countries worldwide.
The tech-powered basketball training company plans to accelerate growth across franchised locations, gym partnerships and athlete-development technology
The avatars of actual athletes have populated video-sports gaming for years. Platforms like NBA 2K26, EA Sports Madden NFL, EA Sports FC, and MLB The Show use real-world athlete likenesses,
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced a multi-year partnership naming DAZN as the exclusive home for Grizzlies basketball across the Mid-South. DAZN will stream 78 of the 80 announced 2026-27 regular
The San Antonio Spurs have announced DAZN as their exclusive direct-to-consumer media partner beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season. DAZN will stream all regular season games not selected for national
The Cleveland Cavaliers and DAZN have announced a multi-year partnership making DAZN the exclusive streaming destination for Cavaliers basketball beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season. As part of the agreement,
Sportradar has expanded its partnership with Polymarket, extending its sports data, streaming and integrity services to the prediction market platform across more than 20 leagues and competitions. The expanded US agreement adds properties including the Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, Chinese…
Homestream, a mobile app that automatically syncs a team’s local radio broadcast to the live national or regional televised game, launches this fall at Duke, Auburn and Georgia Tech for
Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ: SRAD), a leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors, and Euroleague Basketball have announced a multi-year extension of their data and audiovisual (AV) betting rights agreement. The rights were originally secured…
Sportradar has extended its exclusive global data and audio visual betting rights agreement with Euroleague Basketball through 2031, covering more than 650 games each season. The renewal will take effect from the 2026/27 season and covers both the EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup, continuing rights that…
League of Legends and Counter-Strike 2 matches are seeing trading volumes that are nearing those of major league sports at prediction markets. An analysis of Polymarket trading over the past year found an average of over $1 million was traded on LoL matches, with the highest match recording $28.3…
The following article "Game of DAZNs: Pacers latest team to join streamer" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Another NBA team is officially moving to DAZN. The Indiana Pacers have reached an exclusive media rights deal with DAZN, it was announced Thursday, becoming the second NBA team…
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, CBS’ final round of the FedEx
Pacers Sports and Entertainment has announced a partnership with DAZN, making it the exclusive streaming home of Indiana Pacers basketball. A team-branded streaming service will launch in early September on
Described by its founder as a “SoulCycle or Barry’s for basketball,” Crosscourt is designed to make it easier to play pick-up hoops and build community in the process. The executive chair of Barry’s itself is an investor in the concept.
Prime Video has revealed 67 regular-season games from the 2026/27 NBA season that it will stream across Europe. The second season of NBA on Prime tips off with a doubleheader
Advanced athlete intelligence platform Athoz has officially announced its expansion into the Australian sports market, securing an agreements across the National Rugby League, National Basketball League, and Australian Football League.
The first season under the NBA’s blockbuster media rights package proved to be a lollapalooza for the league’s distribution partners, as coverage of the 2025-26 campaign generated a record $2.11 billion in advertising revenue. According to a new report issued by Guideline, which captures actual…
Season tips off Oct. 20 and runs through April 11; Christmas Day, NBA Cup, All-Star in Phoenix, and Prime Video’s first exclusive Eastern Conference Finals anchor the calendar The NBA
Cox Media Group (CMG) has announced multi-year local broadcast rights agreements with the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets, beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season. CMG will air Orlando Magic games
