The BBL and Sky Sports have confirmed details of their coverage for the new season, which will include live broadcast of the Cup Final, play-off Final, and Trophy Final.
Coverage begins in late October when the current BBL Championship holders, Newcastle Eagles, face Leicester Riders in a repeat of last season’s Play-off Final. Weekly coverage will include a two-hour show with an increased number of live games later in the season, starting with Januaryâ€
s meeting between London and Leicester.Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “This deal proves our commitment to offering a wide variety of live sports for our customers. Sky Sports caters for a broad range of diverse content and our recent rights renewals give us the strongest line up of live sport for our viewers to watch at home or on the move.”
BBL chairman, Paul Blake, commented: “Last season’s coverage was extremely well received throughout the sport and we are delighted to extend our relationship with Sky Sports into a third season. The coverage last term provided an excellent platform for BBL to showcase our exciting product and we anticipate this season it will be to an even higher standard.”
The Schedule of TV Games up until the end of January is as follows:
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