MUNICH, May 24, 2017 - Weremind you that the deadline for media accreditation for FIBA EuroBasket 2017 inFinland, Israel, Romania and Turkey is June 15.
The Group Phase will beplayed in Helsinki Arena (Finland); Tel Aviv Arena (Israel); Cluj-Napoca'sPolyvalent Hall (Romania) and Istanbul's Fenerbahce Arena (Turkey) from August31 - September 7.
The Final Phase will beplayed in Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Arena, from September 9 - 17.
Media representatives whowish to attend the event are kindly requested to apply using the FIBA Media Portal.
MEDIAHOTEL ACCOMMODATION
All four venues offerOfficial Media Hotel accommodation. During the application process you willhave the opportunity to also select accommodation in one of the MediaHotels. This request will serve as a pre-booking in therespective hotel(s).
Once your mediaaccreditation application has been approved you will be able to proceed withprocessing and finalising your booking.
Please, note that if yourmedia accreditation application is not approved then your pre-booking will beautomatically cancelled.
Further information aboutthe hotels, cancellation policies and other details can be obtained bythe relevant person in the contact list of each hotel.
GENERALCONDITIONS
Successful applicants willbe notified by FIBA; completing the application form does not automaticallyguarantee accreditation.
A proper and valid,electronic version of a portrait photo (headshot) of the applicant must beuploaded during the procedure. Applications that do not include a proper andvalid photo may not be considered.
In order to be consideredfor media credentials, an applicant must represent a bona fide mediaorganization that produces and publishes original content.
Applications for mediacredentials by club representatives, agents, educational booklet authors, fanbloggers, or media that do not produce original content based on generallyaccepted news gathering criteria will not be considered.
Freelancers (writers,photographers and videographers) may be asked to prove that they are onassignment with a media outlet in order to be considered for credentials.
Credentials will be awardedon the basis of the professional history of the applying media, relevance tothe event and basketball in general, as well as space availability in thedifferent venues.
Organizations that need toapply for a big number of credentials (e.g. rights-holding media) are requiredto send an email to communications-europe@fiba.comto discuss the use of a corporate user's account or the re-activation of theiraccount (for already registered users).
If you have any questions,please contact FIBA Communications Europe at communications-europe@fiba.com.
