The Viasat Sport East channel will broadcast up to five regular season games per week along with marquee NBA events including the NBA All-Star Weekend, Play-offs and The Finals for viewers in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Georgia on the Viasat Sport East channel.

The Viasat Sport East channel is available on Russia’s Raduga TV digital satellite TV platform, of which MTG owns 50 percent, as well as on third party satellite, IPTV and cable networks.  

“The new agreement between Viasat Sport and NBA follows our successful cooperation with the NBA during the 2012 Play-offs,” MTG Executive Vice President of Russian & CIS Broadcasting Irina Gofman said in a statement. “We are delighted that Viasat Sport East subscribers will now be able to watch coverage of the NBA 2012-13 season as the NBA is the world’s premier basketball league with a large and loyal fan base across the region.”