By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
EuroLeague Basketball announced its partnership with FreeSports as their broadcasting channel for fans in the UK. FreeSports will show one EuroLeague Regular Season game per week and all Playoff and Final Four games.
FreeSports is available on all major TV platforms including Sky, Freeview and Virgin TV as well as online via the FreeSports Player.
Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce that FreeSports, the only free-to-air sports channel in the UK, will broadcast the 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season. FreeSports will show – on a non-exclusive basis – one Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season game per week plus all Playoff and Final Four games, starting on September 30.
FreeSports was launched in 2017 dedicated to offering free sporting broadcasts to every home in the UK. It is available on all major TV platforms including Sky, Freeview and Virgin TV as well as online via the FreeSports Player. UK fans will be able to view the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague along with the rest of FreeSports content including football, rugby, cricket, pool, snooker, ice hockey, motorsport and more.
“We are thrilled to offer the opportunity to follow Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games to all our UK basketball fans on a free-to-air basis,” said Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball Marketing and Communication Senior Director “We are convinced that the EuroLeague games will act as the best possible ambassadors to grow our fanbase amongst the growing UK basketball community.”
Richard Webb, COO of FreeSports commented: “We are delighted to be broadcasting one game per round from the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season showcasing the very best of European basketball free to air to UK fans.”
Basketball fans in the UK will have the possibility to complement the FreeSports offerings by subscribing to Euroleague.TV, the League’s live streaming platform that offers all Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup games – more than 500 fixtures per season – with English commentary.