International streaming platform DAZN has announced the acquisition of Basket.TV, a basketball-focused OTT service that includes subscription-based OTT Básquet Pass and holds South America broadcasting rights to several local leagues and Europe’s top leagues. With this move, DAZN enriches its portfolio with a platform with a prominent presence in the basketball segment in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay.

The target of the adquisition was born in Argentina in 2020 under the Básquet Pass brand to cover the National Basketball League (LNB), as well as lower-division categories in Argentina. Over the course of the seasons, it expanded its scope to include other South American leagues, an expansion that gave rise to the introduction of the Basket.TV brand, which still coexists with Básquet Pass. The platform, up to now led by Javier Tebas (an Spaniard whose father is the president of the Spanish Soccer League), currently broadcasts 4,900 games every season, including local leagues and inernational tournaments.

According to Shay Segey, DAZN Group CEO, “Basket.TV has developed a high-quality platform, which holds rights to broadcast the most important domestic tournaments and has a deep knowledge of the markets in which it operates. The acquisition significantly strengthens our global basketball offering and bolsters our growth plans in Latin America.”