BBL Renews Deal with Sky Sports
The British Basketball League will continue to be shown on Sky Sports this season after coming to terms for the 2011/12 season.
The coverage, organised in conjunction with the BBL’s partner Televideo, a Sheffield based TV production company, will continue in a similar format to last season, except for additional live games being pencilled in.
BBL Chairman Paul Blake said:
“Last season’s coverage was extremely well received throughout the sport and we are delighted to extend our relationship with Sky Sports into a second season. The coverage last term provided an excellent platform for BBL to showcase our exciting product and with the addition of more live games this season, we have even higher expectations”.
The Managing Director of Televideo Paul Scivill commented:
“We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with the BBL. We are extremely excited about this season’s coverage and the addition of more Live games to the schedule”.
The initial schedule for the BBL on Sky is as follows:
British Basketball League on Sky Sports 2011/12 TV Schedule
Glasgow Rocks v Sheffield Sharks (BBL Championship) – Tue 15/11/11 (AS LIVE)
Sheffield Sharks v Leicester Riders (BBL Championship) – Tue 22/11/11 (AS LIVE)
LIVE MK Lions v Worcester Wolves (BBL Championship) – Tue 29/11/11
Guildford Heat v Worcester Wolves (BBL Championship) Tue 06/12/11 (AS LIVE)
LIVE Cup Semi Final – 2nd Leg (BBL Cup) Tue 13/12/11
Plymouth Raiders v Glasgow Rocks (BBL Championship) – Tue 20/12/11 (AS LIVE)
Milton Keynes v Newcastle Eagles (BBL Championship) – Tue 10/01/12 (AS LIVE)
LIVE BBL Cup Final – Sun 15/01/12
Great news for the BBL and basketball in the UK as a whole…will you be tuning in?
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