NBA 2022 TV Coverage (Worldwide)
Based on the popularity, NBA ranks 2nd among the sporting competitions in United States. In an average, more than 15 million viewers within US, watch NBA finals. However, in 2020, Covid-19 hugely affected and the number decreased to only 7.5 million. The competition gifted plenty of basketball legends to the sports world and the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant helped the competition gaining so much popularity. Although NBA is highly popular mainly in the American region, a large number of viewers enjoy the competition from various part of the planet. In this article, we will list out all the broadcasting TV channels of the mentioned competition.
NBA 2022 TV Coverage (Worldwide)
United States of America:
The broadcasting right within United States is currently shared by ABC, ESPN, TNT as well as NBA TV. A 9 years lengthy mega deal worth 2.4 billion USD took place in 2014, which will see the networks enjoying the rights through to 2024-25 campaign.
| Broadcasting Network | Number of Available Matches |
| ABC | 19 Regular Season Matches, A Few Play Off Matches, 7 Match Series of NBA Finals |
| ESPN | 82 Regular Season Matches, Up to 30 Play Off Fixtures |
| TNT | 67 Regular Season Fixtures, Up to 45 Play Off Encounters |
| NBA TV | 106 Regular Season Games, 9 Post Season Encounters |
Americas:
The following chart includes all the NBA broadcasting networks of the American region countries (South America, Central America, North America, Caribbean) excluding USA.
| Country or Region | Broadcasting Networks |
| Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela | ESPN, DIRECTV Sports, NBA TV International |
| Brazil | ESPN, SporTV and Band Sports |
| Bolivia, Paraguay | ESPN |
| Canada | TSN, RDS, Sportsnet, NBA TV Canada |
| Caribbean – Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Ascension Island, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, St Barthelemy, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Maarten, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos | ESPN, SportsMax, NBA TV International |
| Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | ESPN |
| Dominican Republic | ESPN, CDN Deportes, NBA TV International |
| Mexico | ESPN, NBA TV International, TDN |
| Panama | ESPN, Cable Onda Sports, NBA TV International |
| Puerto Rico | ABC, ESPN, WAPA 2 Deportes, TNT, NBA TV |
| Suriname | ESPN, SportsMax, SCCN, NBA TV International |
Asia, Pacific and Oceania:
The following chart represents NBA’s television broadcasters of Australia, New Zealand; Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Islands along with various Asian countries including the Indian sub-continental ones.
| Country or Region | Broadcasting Networks or Channels |
| Australia | ESPN and SBS Viceland |
| Brunei, Malaysia | Astro SuperSport |
| Cambodia | TrueVisions and NBA TV International |
| China | QQ.com, CCTV-5, BesTV, JinBao Sports, GreatSports Channel and Guangdong Television |
| Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) | Setanta Sports |
| Hong Kong | Sports 2 World, ViuTV and NBA TV International |
| Indian Sub-Continent (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives) | Sony SIX, Sony Ten |
| Indonesia | Vidio.com, O Channel (all games on Indonesia), NBA TV International |
| Japan | Rakuten NBA Special |
| Laos | TrueVisions and NBA TV International |
| Mongolia | SPS |
| Macau | Sports 2 World and NBA TV International |
| New Zealand | ESPN and NBA TV International |
| Pacific Islands | ESPN |
| Papua New Guinea | ESPN |
| Philippines | TV5, One Sports, and NBA TV Philippines |
| Singapore | Hub Sports and NBA TV International |
| South Korea | SPOTV |
| Taiwan | Videoland, ELTA TV, and Eleven Sports |
| Tajikistan | Varzish TV, Setanta Sports |
| Thailand | TrueVisions and NBA TV International |
| Vietnam | VTV Cab |
Europe:
| Country or Region | Broadcasting Networks or Channels |
| Andorra, Spain | Movistar+ |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine | Setanta Sports |
| Austria, Switzerland | DAZN, Sport1 and Spox.com |
| Belgium | Eleven Sports |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia | Arena Sport and NBA TV International |
| Bulgaria | Diema Sport |
| Croatia | Arena Sport, HRT |
| Cyprus | CYTA and NBA TV International |
| Czech Republic, Slovakia | Nova Sport |
| Denmark | TV 2 Sport |
| Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania | TV3 Sport and NBA TV International |
| Finland | Ruutu+ |
| France | beIN SPORTS |
| Georgia | Silknet and Setanta Sports |
| Germany | DAZN, Sport1, NBA TV International and Spox.com |
| Greece | Cosmote Sport |
| Hungary | Sport1 |
| Iceland | Stod 2 Sport |
| Ireland | Sky Sports |
| Italy | Sky Sport Italia |
| Kosovo | Art Sport and NBA TV International |
| Liechtenstein | Sport1 |
| Luxembourg | Eleven Sports and Sport1 |
| Netherlands | Ziggo Sport |
| North Macedonia | Arena Sport |
| Poland | Canal+ Sport |
| Portugal | Sport TV and NBA TV International |
| Romania | Telekom Sport |
| Russia | MEGOGO |
| San Marino | Sky Sport Italia |
| Sweden | Sportkanalen |
| Turkey | S Sport and NBA TV International |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
Middle East and Africa:
beIN SPORTS is the broadcasting source of NBA in the Middle East countries excluding Israel. It also televises the competition matches live in North African countries. ESPN, e.tv as well as ESPN currently enjoying the right within South Africa while ESPN, CanalSat Afrique, TV5Monde and NBA TV International shares the right within the Sub-Saharan nations.
| Country or Region | Broadcasting Networks or Channels |
| Israel | Sport 5 |
| Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (MENA) | beIN SPORTS |
| South Africa | ESPN, e.tv and TV5Monde |
| Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, St. Helena and Ascension, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe (Sub-Saharan Africa) | ESPN, CanalSat Afrique, TV5Monde and NBA TV International |
NBA Online Streaming Options in United States and Canada:
- United States based viewers can enjoy the on TV contents through YouTube TV, Hulu+ Live TV, AT&T TV Now and Sling TV.
- One can also enjoy the Out of Market games through NBA League Pass service.
- However, one can enjoy both on TV contents as well as Out of Market fixtures by purchasing the bundle package. Because, NBA League Pass can be bundled along with YouTube TV, Hulu+ Live TV and Sling TV.
- Canadian viewers can enjoy the TSN Contents through TSN App and TSN Direct.
- French language users can enjoy the RDS contents via RDS App and RDS Direct.
- SN Now provides as many as 41 Raptors game. The service charges 19.99 Canadian Dollar per month.
- Canadians can also watch the Out of Market fixtures through NBA League Pass Canada. The service charges 28.99 CAD per month while the annual service makes the users pay 139.99 CAD.
