DAZN becomes new home of FIBA basketball in Canada

MIES, Switzerland/TORONTO, Canada - FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, on Friday announced it has signed a five-year agreement for Canada with leading live-streaming sports service DAZN over the period 2017-2021.

During this time, DAZN will broadcast every Canada game from FIBA's top national team competitions, including the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 and the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.

The agreement comes into effect immediately, with DAZN set to broadcast the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers, including Canada's clashes against Bahamas on November 24 and Dominican Republic on November 27.

In 2018, this will be followed by further World Cup Qualifiers, as well as the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cups 2018 Men and Women.

Alex Rice, DAZN's Managing Director for Rights and Strategic Development, said: "We're absolutely thrilled to have entered into this partnership with FIBA and offer Canadian basketball fans unrivaled access to all Team Canada matches over the next five years."

Frank Leenders, Director General of FIBA Media and Marketing Services (FMMS), said: "It is a great pleasure to team up with DAZN in bringing the very best of men's and women's national team and world basketball to fans all across Canada. DAZN provides the perfect way to consume sports for the future generation."

Michele O'Keefe, Canada Basketball CEO, said: "We are extremely excited about DAZN's partnership with FIBA and the opportunity to continue growing the sport of basketball in Canada. We look forward to working with DAZN in telling our athletes' stories and putting on a good show for all the fans of Team Canada across the country."

The agreement was brokered by FIBA Media, the strategic partnership between FIBA and Perform, which is responsible for securing multi-year agreements related to FIBA's new calendar of events.

DAZN launched in Canada in July 2017 with a host of sporting rights. It is the only place that NFL fans can watch every LIVE game of the 2017 season - including pre-season, regular season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Ahead of next month's hotly anticipated El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, DAZN also offers top European Soccer leagues La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1, as well as Autumn Rugby Internationals, Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, WTA Tennis and MotoGP.

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About DAZN
DAZN is a live and on-demand sports service that makes sport more accessible and more affordable for fans. With access to some of the world’s most premium sports, fans can watch their favourite teams, leagues and players live in the moment or later via full-length catch up or highlights. DAZN broadcasts over 10,000 live events a year for a simple and affordable monthly or annual subscription (annual subscriptions are currently only available in Canada). Fans can play, pause and rewind content anytime and there are no commercial interruptions.

DAZN is currently in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and Canada, and available at home or on the go via connected devices including Smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and games consoles, giving fans the flexibility to watch sport the way they want to. DAZN is a part of Perform, a leading global sports media group. Visit media.dazn.com for more information.

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About Perform
Perform is a leading digital sports content and media group. Our mission is to connect the world of sport by supplying some of the quickest, most detailed and most engaging content, managing a network of wholly-owned global media brands and delivering premium sports content directly to fans.

Our B2B brands do this by contributing to one of the world’s most comprehensive sports content collections and distribution operations, servicing global customers in the broadcast, digital media and bookmaking industries. By investing in and developing our own media brands, we create destinations in which global advertisers and brands can engage with a huge worldwide audience of sports fans across all types of digital platform.

Visit performgroup.com for further information.

Perform Group is majority-owned by Access Industries, a privately-held US industrial group with global strategic investments in four key sectors: natural resources and chemicals; media and telecommunications; technology and e-commerce; and real estate. Access Industries was founded in 1986 by its Chairman, Len Blavatnik, a major American industrialist and philanthropist. For more information, visit accessindustries.com.

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About FIBA
FIBA (fiba.basketball) - the world governing body for basketball - is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognised 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.