The Basketball League (BBL), the top tier of men's basketball in Great Britain, with their partner Televideo, the Sheffield based TV production company, are pleased to announce the continuation of coverage of BBL games on Sky Sports for the 2011/12 season.

 

The coverage will continue in a similar format to last season, except for the exciting introduction of live games to the schedule.

 

The BBL's Chairman Paul Blake said: "Last season's coverage was extremely well received throughout the sport and we are delighted to extend our relationship with Sky Sports into a second season. The coverage last term provided an excellent platform for BBL to showcase our exciting product and with the addition of more live games this season, we have even higher expectations."

 

The Managing Director of Televideo Paul Scivill commented: "We are thrilled to be continuing our partnership with the BBL. We are extremely excited about this season's coverage and the addition of more live games to the schedule."

 

The planned initial set of games to be shown, with transmission dates, are as follows:

 

Glasgow Rocks v Sheffield Sharks	Tue 15/11/11
Sheffield Sharks v Leicester Riders	Tue 22/11/11
MK Lions v Worcester Wolves	Tue 29/11/11	LIVE
Guildford Heat v Worcester Wolves	Tue 06/12/11
BBL Cup Semi Final - 2nd Leg	Tue 13/12/11	LIVE
Plymouth Raiders v Glasgow Rocks	Tue 20/12/11
MK Lions v Newcastle Eagles	Tue 10/01/12
BBL Cup Final	Sun 15/01/12	LIVE