BBL CONFIRM TV DATES

By MVP Staff
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Updated: October 16, 2012

The BBL and Sky Sports have confirmed details of their coverage for the new season, which will include live broadcast of the Cup Final, play-off Final, and Trophy Final.

Coverage begins in late October when the current BBL Championship holders, Newcastle Eagles, face Leicester Riders in a repeat of last season’s Play-off Final. Weekly coverage will include a two-hour show with an increased number of live games later in the season, starting with January’s meeting between London and Leicester.Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: “This deal proves our commitment to offering a wide variety of live sports for our customers. Sky Sports caters for a broad range of diverse content and our recent rights renewals give us the strongest line up of live sport for our viewers to watch at home or on the move.”

BBL chairman, Paul Blake, commented: “Last season’s coverage was extremely well received throughout the sport and we are delighted to extend our relationship with Sky Sports into a third season. The coverage last term provided an excellent platform for BBL to showcase our exciting product and we anticipate this season it will be to an even higher standard.”

The Schedule of TV Games up until the end of January is as follows:

Date of Game	Game	Transmission Date
26/10/2012	Newcastle Eagles v Leicester Riders	30/10/2012
04/11/2012	Glasgow Rocks v Worcester Wolves	06/11/2012
11/11/2012	Durham Wildcats v Plymouth Raiders	13/11/2012
16/11/2012	Manchester Giants v Cheshire Jets	20/11/2012
23/11/2012	London Lions v Worcester Wolves	27/11/2012
02/12/2012	BBL CUP SF	04/12/2012
09/12/2012	Plymouth Raiders v Newcastle Eagles	11/12/2012
14/12/2012	Newcastle Eagles v Surrey Heat	18/12/2012
08/01/2012	London Lions v Leicester Riders	LIVE
13/01/2012	BBL CUP FINAL	LIVE
18/01/2012	Manchester Giants v Surrey Heat	22/01/2012
25/01/2012	Plymouth Raiders v Durham Wildcats	29/01/2012