08 December, 2023
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The Basketball Champions League Americas has an official broadcasting partner in the US with FanDuel TV

MIAMI (United States) – BCL Americas and FanDuel TV are partnering up to bring international basketball to fans in the United States. The agreement will televise and stream all 52 games of the BCL Americas competition on a variety of FanDuel TV platforms.

“We are very honored and excited with the potential of this partnership. FanDuel is a strong brand in the US for sports, fantasy sports & online sportsbook which will allow for BCL Americas to tap into new audiences and opportunities” said Carlos Alves Executive Director for FIBA in the Americas.

This edition of the continent’s most important club tournament has the participation of 12 teams from seven countries in the region. Representing Argentina there is the current champion Quimsa, the runner-up Boca Jrs. and Obras. For Uruguay, there is champion Hebraica Macabi and finalist Nacional. The Chilean champions UdeC and Nicaragua’s Real Estelí are back. Halcones de Xalapa is the representative of Mexico and for the first time Venezuela is present with the champion of its league, Gladiadores de Anzoátegui. The three Brazilian teams will consist of São Paulo, Flamengo, and current Intercontinental Champion and BCL Americas champion Franca.

FanDuel, North America's premier online gaming company, will offer fans a chance to experience the games on their broadly distributed linear cable network FanDuel TV, its OTT platform FanDuel TV+ and streaming on the FanDuel Sportsbook. FanDuel TV+ is free to download for existing FanDuel customers with accounts on any of its sportsbook, casino, horse racing or daily fantasy platforms. Download the FanDuel TV+ app FREE on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple, and Android TV connected devices or stream online at FanDuel.com/watch.

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About FanDuel TV & FanDuel TV+
FanDuel Group launched FanDuel TV and its new OTT platform FanDuel TV+ in September 2022 as a broadly distributed linear cable network and OTT channel. FanDuel TV has quickly established itself as a destination for live sports and complementary sports programming including award-winning horse-racing coverage, professional basketball and exclusive shows including "Up and Adams" hosted by Kay Adams, "Run it Back" co-hosted by Michelle Beadle and Shams Charania and syndicated content from Bill Simmons' The Ringer network. FanDuel TV and FanDuel TV+ are the first linear/digital networks dedicated to sports wagering content and delivering more live sports programming than any other network in America. Follow FanDuel TV on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

About FIBA
FIBA (fiba.basketball) - the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 212 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognized as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). For further information about FIBA, visit fiba.basketball or follow FIBA on facebook.com/fiba, twitter.com/fiba, instagram.com/fiba and youtube.com/fiba.