The NBA Finals Deliver Big Ratings For ABC
While the 2024 NBA Finals were perhaps not the most competitive championship series in league history, ABC’s coverage of Monday’s Game 5 managed to win the night. According to Nielsen, Game 5 of the...
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Disney, NBC, and Amazon Are Reportedly Finalizing Their New TV Deals With the NBA
The Walt Disney Company, along with NBC and Amazon, is finalizing a deal with the NBA that will keep ESPN and ABC as the premiere basketball channels in the country. According to a report...
Disney Headlines for May 7th, 2024
The Walt Disney Company has made what appears to be a winning bid to maintain its NBA broadcasting/rights for another decade. Disney hasn’t finalized the transaction yet, as the NBA is still deciding between...
ESPN Has the Ability to Match Any Other Company’s NBA TV Rights Offer
Armed with steadily improving TV ratings and increasing attendance, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is preparing to negotiate a new television deal. The last time we checked in on the proceedings, it looked like...
Will ESPN Be Able to Retain Its NBA Rights?
With the National Basketball Association (NBA) experiencing higher attendance and surging TV ratings, negotiations for a new TV deal could not come at a better time for the league. The NBA’s current TV rights...
ESPN To Deploy An All-Female Broadcast Team For Tonight’s Timberwolves-Cavaliers Game
To celebrate International Women’s Day, ESPN is having an all-women-led broadcast of tonight’s NBC game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers. The team of Beth Mowins, Monica McNutt, and Katie George will be...
The NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Sets Viewership Records on ABC and ESPN2
Based on television ratings, the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament was a smashing success. The tournament managed to inject some life into the normally dreary NBA season, and the league’s television ratings show it. The...
Doris Burke Reflects on Her Career at ESPN and the Upcoming NBA Cup
During her illustrious 30-year career at ESPN, Doris Burke has pretty much seen it all. This Friday, however, she will take on something new — the NBA’s first-ever in-season tournament. Leading ESPN’s NBA Coverage...
Disney Considering Adding Sports Leagues As Partners On ESPN
One of the big bombshells to come out of Bob Iger’s July 13th interview with CNBC, was that Disney could look for strategic partners to purchase equity in ESPN. While maintaining that ESPN was...
NBA Player Brook Lopez Gets Nostalgic About Splash Mountain’s Closure
A sports star is joining Disney World fans in mourning the loss of a classic ride. NBA player Brook Lopez is getting nostalgic about the imminent closure of Splash Mountain. Brook Lopez Brook Lopez...
