Boomers, Opals coming to ABC2.
ABC has secured broadcast rights for the 2014 FIBA Basketball, to air for the first time on Free to Air.
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The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and FIBA World Championship for Women will screen on free-to-air television for the first time, following a deal between basketball’s governing body FIBA and ABC Sport.
All Boomers and Opals games will be televised Live* and In Full, free-to-air on ABC2 from Sunday August 31.
All games from the quarter final stage through to the final of both the FIBA Basketball World Cup and FIBA World Championship for Women will be Live.
ABC TV Sport and Events Executive Producer Kirsty Bradmore, “In an Australian television first, ABC TV is thrilled to broadcast both the Men’s FIBA World Cup and Women’s FIBA World Championships Live on free-to-air television.
“ABC2 looks forward to bringing sport fans the best basketball on the planet as Australia’s Boomers and Opals take on the rest of the world.
“In a huge coup, ABC2 will also broadcast Live all the men’s Team USA games on free-to-air television.”
Basketball Australia Chair Scott Derwin said, “The FIBA Basketball World Cup and FIBA World Championship for Women are the biggest events in world basketball and to have them on free-to-air television across Australia is a significant coup.
“It is very exciting times for the Australian Boomers and Jayco Australian Opals, and now all sports fans will be able to watch every moment of the journey live on ABC2.
“The ABC has been a long-time supporter of basketball in this country and this amazing commitment in a world championship year further enhances the network’s reputation as the home of basketball in Australia.”
FIBA World Cup Live from Spain, Sunday August 31 to Sunday September 14.
Women’s Basketball World Championships Live from Turkey, Saturday September 27 to Monday, October 6.
*All games are live AEST.
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David, when you say all games are Live AEST, does that mean they are live in Perth or on 2 hours delay?
I haven’t been supplied with broadcast details so I would interpret this as saying Live on the East Coast.
Excellent news.
ABC was airing the WNBL over the last few years, so it is good to hear that they’re showing the international Champions too, alongside the Men’s competition too.
From memory, the games are in primetime, so having it on ABC2 makes sense, as the game isn’t as mainstream enough to be on the main channel
Good news.
Ten may have shown some delayed games from the World Championships during the sports peak in the 90s, but often there has been been occasional coverage on Fox Sports, or no coverage at all.
“A huge coup”? It is simply a matter of handing over the money to show the games.
Was this done before those ‘efficiencies’?