Fubo ‘out of nowhere’ pursuing local rights for 13 NBA teams
A last-minute suitor has entered the arena for 13 NBA teams previously tied to Main Street Sports Group,...
A last-minute suitor has entered the arena for 13 NBA teams previously tied to Main Street Sports Group,...
It's a Sunday Night Basketball NBA doubleheader for NBC tonight.
The cap is still expected to increase by about $10 million compared to this season.
It begs the question: are the NFL's rights undervalued or are the NBA's rights overvalued?
Most of the 13 teams currently signed to FanDuel Sports Network are likely to join.
The league is seeking $500 million to $1 billion for spots in NBA Europe.
Local broadcasts are up 8% year-of-year so far this season.
Roughly 15% of local NBA viewership was done via direct-to-consumer streaming last season.
"How do we then ensure that we're converting a highlights-based fan, for example, to a live game viewer?"
"There's a huge amount of our content that people can essentially consume for free."
"We would be malpracticing if we didn’t figure out how local regional television is going to work before expanding."
As many as 18 teams will be available to join the platform.
"We were unable to agree on a path forward..."
"It's just a thing about the NBA. It's part of the culture of the NBA that we're self-critical..."
The NBA’s growth depends on improving media access.
"Local ratings are very much driven by which teams that year exceeded expectations and had all the casual fans come in to join the ride."
The Athletic will promote live game viewership of both leagues through its website, app and content.
Viewership for the eight games across ABC, ESPN, TNT, and truTV averaged 4.39 million viewers.
Fubo is launching personalized game alerts at the team level, starting with the NBA playoffs.
Teams like the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat saw declines of over 50%.
National NBA viewership is down just 2% versus last season across ABC, ESPN, and TNT.
It's not just LeBron and the Lakers driving NBA digital viewing.