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FIBA approves Pixellot’s automated video solution for basketball

Pixellot, a global player in AI-automated sports video and data solutions, has announced that its automated video solutions has received Software Approval from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Equipment & Venue Centre. The approved products include Pixellot Prime, Pixellot Show S3, and Pixellot Air NXT, catering to both fixed and mobile installations. The new ‘Automated […]

July 8, 2024

DAZN acquires FFBB, NBL rights

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has secured the French and a selection of international rights to the Betclic Elite Championship after a successful negotiating process with the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) and the National Basketball League (LNB). The rights run over a five-year period from September 2024 to June 2029. In addition to the weekly […]

July 4, 2024

Euroleague Basketball partners with WSC Sports

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is partnering with WSC Sports, a specialist in AI-powered sports content technology, to provide digital creators with access to fully licensed footage of its competitions. The continent’s two top men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup, will make available fully licensed footage through the WSC Sports For Creators […]

July 2, 2024

Data: March Madness women’s final viewing surpasses men’s

The growth of women’s sports viewership was brought to the forefront during the 2024 March Madness tournament, reports Samba TV. In fact, for the first time in a March Madness tournament, the women’s Championship Game surpassed the men’s Championship Game in viewership, with 21 per cent more US households watching the South Carolina vs Iowa […]

April 12, 2024

Prime Video extends WNBA rights

Prime Video and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have announced a multi-year rights extension in which Prime Video will continue to be the exclusive national streaming partner of 21 WNBA games each season, including the Championship Game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase. The 2023 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup attracted the largest audience […]

April 5, 2024

Relo Metrics partners with British Basketball League

Relo Metrics (formerly GumGum Sports), the AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform for real-time data decisions, has announced a strategic partnership with the British Basketball League. As the League’s Official Brand Valuation Partner, Relo Metrics provides the League with real-time social media and broadcast sponsorship analytics until the end of the 2023/24 season to drive its commercial […]

April 2, 2024

Pixellot AI cameras for BBW, Basketball WBV

Pixellot, the AI-driven sports video technology player, has announced strategic partnerships with two key organisations in German basketball: the Baden-Württemberg Basketball Association (BBW) and the Westdeutscher Basketball Association (Basketball WBV). Both BBW and WBV are leading organisations in promoting and developing basketball at all levels in their respective regions overseeing more than 600 clubs. The […]

March 11, 2024

Live NBA on BBC

The BBC is bringing live TV and digital coverage of the remainder of the 2023-24 NBA season to UK audiences. The new deal will see games broadcast live on the BBC including on BBC One, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Five games from the regular season are initially confirmed, with an additional four Playoffs and […]

February 23, 2024By Nik Roseveare

ESPN, ABC NBA viewership up 16%

NBA game viewership in the US across ESPN and ABC is up 16 percent from last season, according to Nielsen. The 29 game broadcasts are averaging 1,712,000 viewers, compared to 1,469,000 last year. Game viewership across ESPN and ABC is also up 26 per cent in the P18-34 demo and up 37 per cent amongst […]

December 22, 2023

Forecast: Women’s sports to generate $1bn+ in revenue in 2024

Deloitte predicts that women’s elite sports will generate global revenues of $1.28 billion (€1.1bn) in 2024. This is the first time that annual global revenues for women’s sport will have surpassed $1 billion. This total is at least 300 per cent higher than Deloitte’s previous valuation three years ago. Deloitte’s forecast is based on the […]

November 29, 2023