U.S. sports betting market leader FanDuel has agreed a deal to broadcast select Euroleague Basketball games on its FanDuel TV Extra and OTT platform FanDuel TV+ across the country.
Through the 2024-25 season, one game from all 34 EuroLeague regular season rounds will air exclusively on those FanDuel channels. FanDuel TV Extra is currently available on a variety of streaming platforms including Pluto TV, Roku, Tubi and Plex as well as via FanDuel TV+.
The broadcast agreement offers basketball fans across the U.S. the opportunity to watch Europe’s top basketball league on a free-to-air basis, said FanDuel in a release. FanDuel TV+ is free to watch using a FanDuel account number and can be downloaded on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple and Android TV connected devices or streamed online.
“This agreement with FanDuel is a major step in expanding our footprint outside the pan-European ecosystem,” said Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball’s marketing and communications chief officer. “By expanding the EuroLeague broadcasting offer to U.S. audiences, we’re opening exciting opportunities to grow our fan base and connect with basketball enthusiasts on a global scale.”
“We’re constantly looking to expand FanDuel TV’s robust offering of live sports and EuroLeague has proven to be a highly engaging market amongst FanDuel users,” said FanDuel’s President of Sports, Mike Raffensperger. “Our agreement will provide more visibility to Europe’s premier basketball league and bring even more captivating watch-and-wager programming to FanDuel TV.”
FanDuel builds FanDuel TV portfolio
FanDuel has invested in its FanDuel TV offering in recent times as it looks to continue to grow a media product to supports its gaming portfolio.
The platform airs shows including the flagship Up & Adams program fronted by Kay Adams. It launched a second edition of its Up & Adams NFL Training Camp Tour this summer.
The free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel FanDuel TV Extra has been available since launching in May. At the time it was unveiled, FanDuel said the FAST channel aired more live sports than any other currently available. The channel’s coverage includes horse racing coverage, some international basketball and international soccer and PDC darts.
As well as over 12 hours of live sports per day, programming on FanDuel TV Extra also includes episodes of Up & Adams as well as another FanDuel TV original studio show Run it Back.
