MUMBAI: Europe?s leading sports marketing group, Sportfive International, will continue to serve as the International Basketball Association?s (Fiba) exclusive media rights partner for four more years till 2015.

The deal will see the agency continue to market Fiba?s major rights in Asia, excluding Japan and the pan-Arab region. Fiba had first partnered with Sportfive in 2007.

The period will include the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship in the Philippines, the 2013 Fiba Asia Women?s Championship in Thailand, the 2014 Fiba Basketball World Cup in Spain, the 2014 Fiba Women?s World Championship in Turkey, and in 2015 the Fiba Asia Championships for men and women with the host countries to be announced soon.
 
?We are very pleased to continue our partnership with Fiba. It has been a successful and enjoyable collaboration so far and we are continuing our work to further strengthen this relationship. We hope that this renewal will become just one of many projects as we move forward this year and develop new basketball opportunities," said Sportfive International chief executive Shaila-Ann Rao.

MUMBAI: Chef David Rocco?s food and lifestyle programming continues to grow. Breakthrough Entertainment has presold the celebrity chef?s newest lifestyle/reality series ?David Rocco?s Dolce India? to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).

The series will premiere on NGCI?s Nat Geo Adventure channel in Australia, Asia, Italy, Turkey, Israel, Malta, and Greece.

A follow-up to the ?David Rocco?s Dolce Vita? and ?David Rocco?s Amalfi Getaway?, the Rockhead Entertainment-produced series now takes its star chef to India, where he will be a fish-out-of-water in a land he has never visited. Equipped with his Italian sensibilities, he embarks on a quest to challenge himself - and those daring enough to taste his fusion creations - by melding ingredients and techniques from his beloved Italy, with those he has never experienced before.

He is determined to raise the bar on his knowledge and expand his repertoire. With his reputation at stake and the potential for immediate failure in every episode, the obstacles David must overcome are greater than he has ever faced as a chef.

Breakthrough president of distribution Nat Abraham said, "What more ingredients can be asked for when an internationally renowned chef serves as our culinary and cultural tour guide through one of the world?s most exotic locations? As we?ve come to expect from him, David ups the ante by testing his skills to the limit. We?re thrilled to have National Geographic Channels International on board as a partner on this compelling new series."

MUMBAI: The English Premier League has awarded exclusive audio-visual broadcast rights to Saran Media and OTE in Turkey and Greece respectively.

Both Saran and OTE will broadcast 380 English Premier League matches for seasons 2013/14 ? 2015/16 in their respective markets.

Saran Media?s Director of Sports Selim Usta said, ?We?re pleased to have extended our long-term partnership with the Premier League in Turkey for another three years.?

OTE Group COO Zacharias Piperidis said, "With the addition of the top European football league, England?s Barclays Premier League, OTE TV now exclusively provides all leading football leagues in Europe, as our subscribers already enjoy the Spanish, Italian and German leagues, along with other significant championships from across the globe. With the dynamic growth of OTE TV?s programme, our subscribers have access to rich, top-quality content."