Transcript: 2018 NBA Finals on ABC Media Conference Call with Jeff Van Gundy...
This afternoon, ESPN NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson discussed the 2018 NBA Finals on a conference media call. ABC is the exclusive broadcast home of the 2018 NBA Finals: Cleveland...
View ArticleESPN Soars and Scores in May, Audience up 17% Overall and 31% in Prime Time
All Key Adult and Male Demos Rise Substantially NBA Playoffs a Slam Dunk Success Late SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt up 62% including Most-Watched Edition Ever In May, ESPN’s prime-time audience was...
View ArticleESPN Reaches Multi-Year Extension with NBA Game Analyst Doris Burke
ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with NBA game analyst Doris Burke. Burke, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award-winning broadcaster, will continue to...
View ArticleNBA Finals on ABC: Third-Largest Game 2 Audience Since 2001
Average Audience of 18,496,000 Viewers; Peaked with 22,497,000 Viewers ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV – the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-103 on...
View ArticleESPN Doubles Up its Live Coverage of the 2018 NBA Draft Presented By State Farm
ESPN is doubling up its coverage of the 2018 NBA Draft presented by State Farm on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. ET by producing two unique, simultaneous telecasts on ESPN and ESPN2. The traditional NBA...
View ArticleTranscript: 2018 ESPN NBA Draft Media Conference Call with Bobby Marks and...
This afternoon, ESPN’s Bobby Marks (front office insider) and Mike Schmitz (scouting analyst) spoke with media on an ESPN conference call to preview the 2018 NBA Draft. ESPN is doubling up its...
View ArticleTranscript: ESPN NBA Draft Media Conference Call with Jay Bilas
ESPN lead college basketball analyst Jay Bilas spoke with media on a conference call this afternoon to preview the 2018 NBA Draft. The post Transcript: ESPN NBA Draft Media Conference Call with Jay...
View ArticlePaul George’s Offseason to be Featured in Three-Part SportsCenter Series
SportsCenter will take viewers behind the scenes with NBA All-Star Paul George as he decides the next step in his career in a three-part series debuting June 26 The post Paul George’s Offseason to be...
View ArticleESPN’s The Jump Tips Off NBA Free Agency with Saturday Late Night Special
The Jump, ESPN’s NBA daily studio show, will document the start of 2018 NBA free agency by airing the NBA Free Agency Special presented by Kia this Saturday, June 30, from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. ET...
View ArticleESPN Grows Audience in Second Quarter; Prime Time up 10 Percent
ESPN grew its audience in the second quarter of the year, including a rise of 10% in prime time where all the key male and adult demo groups grew 6-12%. The post ESPN Grows Audience in Second Quarter;...
View ArticleESPN & NBA To Offer Innovative Alternative Viewing Experiences During Its...
“Summer League Live”, “Dueling Analysts”, “SkyCam View” and “Hometown Live Call” Available for Select Games 2018 Number One Draft Pick Deandre Ayton to Debut on ESPN Tonight Deandre Ayton Squares Off...
View ArticleESPN To Televise 2018 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Championship Game Tonight...
ESPN’s 82-game MGM Resorts NBA Summer League schedule culminates tonight at 10 p.m. ET with an exclusive telecast of the Summer League Championship Game as the Los Angeles Lakers square off with the...
View ArticleKevin Durant, U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey Team, WWE and UNIQLO are Among...
Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors takes home the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award; the U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey Team wins Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year; UNIQLO wins...
View ArticleESPN2 & ESPN Deportes Combine to Exclusively Televise NBA Africa Game 2018 in...
ESPN2 will serve as the exclusive English-language home of NBA Africa Game 2018 on Friday, Aug. 4, at 11 a.m. ET. Additionally, ESPN Deportes will exclusively televise the event in Spanish,...
View ArticleESPN to Televise SportsCenter Special: One on One with LeBron James on Friday
ESPN will televise SportsCenter Special: One on One with LeBron James this Friday, Aug. 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET. ESPN NBA commentator Rachel Nichols conducted a wide-ranging, sit-down interview with James...
View ArticleA Holiday Tradition Continues: ESPN & ABC Combine to Televise All Five NBA...
A holiday tradition continues on Christmas, Tuesday, December 25, as ESPN and ABC combine to televise all five NBA games across approximately 13 consecutive hours of coverage. It marks the 17th...
View ArticleESPN’s NBA Preseason Schedule Includes First NBA Game in Seattle in 10 Years
ESPN will nationally televise five NBA preseason games this fall, highlighted by the first NBA game to take place in Seattle, Wash. in 10 years. On Friday, Oct. 5, at 10:30 p.m. ET, Kevin Durant will...
View ArticleESPN’s NBA Countdown Returning to Los Angeles
Michelle Beadle Expands NBA Role, Extends Contract New Morning Schedule for SportsCenter, Get Up! and Golic & Wingo Starts Sept. 3 ESPN’s NBA Countdown studio show is returning to ESPN’s Los...
View ArticleESPN’s Full Court Press for 2018 NBA Team Media Days
ESPN is bringing a full court press to its 2018 NBA team media day coverage on Friday, Sept. 21, and Monday, Sept. 24. Several top ESPN NBA commentators will document coverage from around the league...
View ArticleStan Van Gundy Joins ESPN as NBA Analyst
Veteran NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy is joining ESPN as an NBA analyst for the 2018-19 season. Van Gundy will primarily serve as a studio analyst, making appearances on several ESPN shows, including...
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