TORONTO – Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced this week its specialty service game+ will begin airing games from Liga Endesa, Spain’s top professional basketball division.
Beginning Saturday, October 24, the multi-year agreement will cover the remaining games in the current 2020-2021 season, semi-final and all finals games in the current 2020-2021 season as well as the Copa Del Rey ACB and Supercopa ACB tournaments along with complete coverage of the upcoming 2021-2022 season. Game+ will broadcast the Liga Endesa games in English.
The league is home to 19 teams, competing in a round-robin format with each club meeting twice over the course of a 34-game season. Teams are ranked by total number of victories, with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. North American viewers will recognize a number of former NBA talents among Liga Endesa’s impressive roster of international athletes, including notable names such as Nikola Mirotić, Rudy Fernández, Jason Thompson, Derrick Williams, and DJ Strawberry, among others.
“Game+ is committed to giving viewers the best coverage in a wide range of sports, from hockey and basketball to esports, drone racing, poker, and more,” said Chad Midgley, vice president of content and programming for Anthem. “Through this partnership with Liga Endesa, Game+ is proud to be able to deliver consistent live basketball games for the next two years on the network.”
For more, including the game schedules, please click here. Game+ is carried by most major BDUs in Canada.
