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16/01/2009
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PR N°02 - FIBA 2009-2011 television rights almost sold out

GENEVA (FIBA) - FIBA's Television Department has provided good news for the start of 2009 by announcing the conclusion of television contracts for the 2009-2011 FIBA Programme of Events in 140 countries.

Agreements have been secured in all of the major basketball markets and in other countries the broadcasters are yet to be named although the rights have been granted. Only a few markets still remain to be closed.

Online rights have been carved out in many territories and FIBA will soon be providing details of its online broadcast strategy.

Depending on the territory concerned, the television packages basically include the relevant 2009 and 2011 FIBA Continental Championships and the 2010 FIBA World Championships.

"We are extremely pleased with the current situation, which will give us time for safe and proper planning of our media rights," said FIBA Secretary General and IOC member Patrick Baumann. "Television is and will stay our main distribution channel for our events. Most of the broadcast partners for the 2009-2011 cycle are long-term partners of FIBA which is a sign of their satisfaction with the product."

FIBA was one of the first International Sports Federations to become totally responsible for its television distribution in creating an in-house television department in 2003. For further information, please contact tv@fiba.com.

In addition FIBA, in partnership with the Sportsbrand company, produces a weekly television show called 'FIBA World Basketball' that is aired in over 160 countries.

The current confirmed appointed FIBA Broadcast Partners are listed below and will be regularly updated on FIBA.com:

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Capo Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Chinese Taipei
Columbia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Dem. Rep. Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guinea Equatorial
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Niger
Norway
Oman
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
The Palestinian Territories
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
UAE
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Top Channel
Al Jazeera
La Sexta & Canal+ / Sport+
Sport+
Direct TV & TyC Sports
NTV Plus
DSF
NTV Plus
Al Jazeera
NTV Plus
Be TV
Sport+
Direct TV & TyC Sports
BHRT
BNT
Sport+
Sport+
Sport+
Sport+
Sport+
Al Jazeera / Sport+
Direct TV & TyC Sports
CCTV 5
Videoland
Direct TV & TyC Sports
TV Lumiere
CT & Sport 1 TV
Sport+
ViaSat Sport
Al Jazeera / Sport+
Direct TV & TyC Sports
Al Jazeera
EESTI TV
ViaSat Sport
Canal+ / Sport+
Sport+
Sport+
NTV Plus
DSF
Sport+
ERT
Sport+
Sport+
Sport+
Sport 1 TV
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
The Sport Channel
RAI
Sport+
JSports
Al Jazeera
NTV Plus
Al Jazeera
NTV Plus
TV3 / TV6 / ViaSat Sport
DSF
Al Jazeera
Sport+
Al Jazeera
TV3 / TV6 / ViaSat Sport
DSF
Sport+
Sport+
Al Jazeera / Sport+
Sport+
NTV Plus
Canal+ / Sport+
RTCG
Al Jazeera
Sport+
ViaSat Sport
Al Jazeera
Direct TV & TyC Sports
Direct TV & TyC Sports
Solar / Basketball TV
TVP and TVP Sport
Al Jazeera
Sport 1 TV
NTV Plus
Sport+
Sport+
Al Jazeera
Sport+
Sport+
RTVSLO & ASPN
Al Jazeera
La Sexta
Al Jazeera
ViaSat Sport
Canal+ / Sport+ & DSF
Al Jazeera
NTV Plus
Al Jazeera
Sport+
Al Jazeera
NTV
NTV Plus
Al Jazeera
NTV Plus
Direct TV & TyC Sports
NTV Plus
Direct TV
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FIBA (www.fiba.basketball), the world governing body for basketball, is an independent association formed by 213 National Federations of basketball throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its main upcoming events are the 2009 FIBA Zone Continental Championships that qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships for Men and Women, to take place in Turkey and in the Czech Republic respectively.