National Basketball Association (NBA)
Utah Jazz signs with Kiswe for switch from RSNs to D2C
The National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz has announced it will work with cloud video company Kiswe to launch the team's first-ever direct-to-consumer (D2C) offering following its exit from the AT&T…
RSNs face reckoning, though model is expected to evolve rather than die
Experts have told SportBusiness Media that the regional sports network business will continue to exist in the United States, though the near future will see continued turbulence.
NBA’s Utah Jazz swap RSN for local station
The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association will have their games broadcast on local, over-the-air television station KJZZ and a subscription streaming service as the team moves away from the…
NBA Playoffs record best viewership in five years
The National Basketball Association's playoffs averaged 5.47 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, and TNT, making them the most-watched playoffs in the past five years
NBA coverage on Globo’s SporTV to end
Brazilian media group Globo is to stop showing National Basketball Association matches on its pay-TV channel SporTV
Diamond Sports sues Phoenix Suns, Mercury over local streaming venture
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's NBA (WNBA) have been sued by Diamond Sports Group after the teams left their regional sports network (RSN)…
NBA, NHL Playoff first rounds enjoy viewership spikes
The first rounds of the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoffs have drawn major increases in viewership on Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney-owned platforms ESPN and ABC
Canal Plus Polska continues long-running NBA association
Polish pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has extended and expanded its long-standing rights deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA)
NBA’s Rossomondo succeeds Arroyo in Dorna Sports CCO role
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP motorcycling championship, has recruited the National Basketball Association’s Dan Rossomondo as its new chief commercial officer.
NBA All-Star Game ‘posts lowest ratings on record’
The National Basketball Association's All-Star Game drew its lowest ratings on record with just 4.59 million viewers tuning in across Warner Bros
LeBron James’ historic moment draws record engagement
Record numbers of viewers watched Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James become the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer with 38,388 points and counting during the Lakers-Oklahoma City…
NBA recruits Fuller to content role in Europe and Middle East
Sports industry executive Sharon Fuller has joined the National Basketball Association as associate vice-president of content and social in Europe and the Middle East
NBA, Meta put VR at heart of deal extension
The National Basketball Association has signed a virtual reality-focused multiyear deal extension with global tech giant Meta
CCTV’s NBA viewership ‘approaching pre-2019 levels’
The NBA’s viewership figures on Chinese state broadcaster CCTV are reportedly close to returning to the levels reached prior to the league’s blackout in the country.
NBA releases new Christmas spot
League looks to ramp up its promotion of Christmas Day slate of games
NBA maintains value in Vietnam, secures increase in Indonesia
The NBA has maintained its rights value in Vietnam and earned an increase in Indonesia thanks to recent deals agreed from the 2022-23 season onward.
Zaslav says WBD doesn’t ‘have to have’ the NBA
Executive says a league rights renewal has to be a 'deal for the future'
Indonesia’s Emtek retains NBA rights in expanded deal
Indonesian media group Emtek has signed a 'multi-year' extension to its rights agreement with the National Basketball Association