The media coverage and exposure of basketball is part of the action plan of the FIBB Executive Committee. A plan implemented during the 2020-2021 season thanks to national television and its thematic channel “La 3”.
The partnership
Indeed, thanks to this partnership, several matches of N1 Men and Women of the past season, as well as the finals of the playoffs were broadcast by the channel which offers 3 times more sport to its viewers. Without forgetting the meetings involving the selections of Côte d’Ivoire, at the Afrobasket 2021 Men and Women.
The championship takes place every weekend at the Palais des Sports in Treichville.
An enriching experience for the two parties who are still in negotiations this season, to, as far as possible, offer more basketball to lovers of the discipline who are just waiting to vibrate through the cathode ray tube, again this season.
A promise made to the FIBB President
While waiting for the formalization of this partnership, the Director of this channel, Didier Bléou, has promised to open his grid to the FIBB for the promotion of the ball in the basket. A promise made to President Mahama Coulibaly on February 8, which began to be fulfilled on Monday, February 28, 2022. Indeed, from Monday to Friday from 2:30 p.m., the channel will offer rebroadcasts of meetings that marked the 2020 season. -2021 both locally and internationally.
A way for this channel and the FIBB to bring basketball back to TV, and to stimulate the production of certain matches whose charges are still under study. On the side of the FIBB, and despite the difficulties, we have already undertaken to produce certain matches. What was done during the 6th day of N1 whose shocks will soon be broadcast on TV.
The championship takes place every weekend at the Palais des Sports in Treichville.