ESPN Re-Signs NBA Analyst Mark Jackson With New Multi-Year Deal
ESPN today announced it has re-signed NBA game analyst Mark Jackson with a new multi-year deal. Jackson, who is part of the longest-tenured NBA Finals broadcast team with Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and...
View Article2017 NBA Playoffs: ABC’s & ESPN’s First-Round Audience Up Double-Digits
The total live audience (television + streaming) for the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs was up double-digits on both ABC and ESPN, according to Nielsen. It was the most-watched first round on...
View Article“Mike & Mike’s Dream Finals” Sweepstakes, presented by Dell for Small...
ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike earlier today launched its “Mike & Mike’s Dream Finals” sweepstakes, presented by Dell for Small Business, encouraging listeners around the country to tune in for a...
View ArticleESPN2 to Televise NBA Draft Combine powered by Under Armour May 11-12
ESPN2 will televise the NBA Draft Combine powered by Under Armour from 3-7 p.m. ET, on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12.
View ArticleTranscript: ESPN’s 2017 NBA Draft Combine Media Call with Fran Fraschilla &...
ESPN college basketball analyst and International expert Fran Fraschilla and ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman answered media questions to preview the 2017 NBA Draft Combine.
View ArticleESPN3 NBA Sidecast Returns as Second Screen Digital Offering for ESPN’s NBA...
The ESPN3 NBA Sidecast – a unique, second screen digital offering – will return for ESPN’s NBA Playoffs Game 6 coverage on Thursday and Friday, starting at 8 p.m. ET. During the ESPN game telecasts,...
View ArticleESPN & ABC Combine To Exclusively Televise the NBA Western Conference Finals:...
ESPN and ABC will combine to exclusively televise the 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals – the Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant vs. the San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi Leonard –...
View ArticleESPN Signs NBA Countdown Analyst Chauncey Billups to New, Multi-Year Deal
ESPN today announced it has signed NBA Countdown analyst Chauncey Billups to a new, multi-year deal. Billups, the former NBA Finals MVP, will continue as a core member of ESPN’s and ABC’s NBA Countdown...
View ArticleNBA Western Conference Finals On ABC Up 37 Percent With 5.6 Metered Market...
ABC’s 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals – the Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-111 in an impressive comeback victory – delivered a 5.6 metered market rating, according to...
View ArticleTranscript: ESPN’s 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals Media Call with Jalen Rose
This afternoon, ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose discussed the 2017 Western Conference Finals on a conference call with media. ESPN will exclusively televise the 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals: the...
View ArticleNBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 on ABC Delivers Total Live Audience of...
NBA Western Conference Finals Game 1 on ABC – Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs – delivered a total live audience of 8,311,000 viewers (television plus streaming), according to Nielsen. This...
View ArticleNBA Champion Paul Pierce to Join NBA Countdown on ABC for NBA Finals
ESPN today announced that Paul Pierce, former NBA Finals MVP and 10-time All-Star, is joining the NBA Countdown team for pre-game and halftime shows throughout the NBA Finals on ABC. Pierce will join...
View ArticleESPN’s & ABC’s 2017 NBA Playoffs Viewership Up Five Percent
The total live audience (television, plus streaming viewership) for the 2017 NBA Playoffs across ESPN and ABC was up five percent compared to 2016, according to Nielsen. The NBA Playoffs generated a...
View Article2017 NBA Finals Exclusively on ABC: Defending NBA Champion Cleveland...
The 2017 NBA Finals – the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James vs. the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant – tips off exclusively on ABC starting Thursday,...
View ArticleTranscript: NBA Finals on ABC Media Conference Call with Jeff Van Gundy &...
This afternoon, ESPN NBA analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson discussed the 2017 NBA Finals on a conference media call.
View ArticleESPN Radio at the 2017 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors
ESPN Radio will provide comprehensive coverage of the 2017 NBA Finals, highlighted by Hall of Famer Hubie Brown calling his 16th NBA Finals (TV and radio) – the most for any NBA commentator. He will...
View ArticleESPN Films Presents Special Two-Night 30 for 30 Documentary Event...
“Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies,” a five-hour 30 for 30 film event, chronicles the storied franchises’ epic clashes and relives the Boston-LA battle from both sides, with sensational footage and...
View ArticleESPN Launches New “Streak” Inside ESPN Fantasy App
ESPN launched Streak, a new game available globally in the ESPN Fantasy App that gives fans a chance to win prizes and compete against friends and ESPN personalities by predicting the outcome of sports...
View ArticleGolden State-Cleveland Trilogy Continues to Deliver Best NBA Finals Ratings...
The Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers trilogy continues to deliver the best metered market ratings ever for the NBA Finals on ABC. Last night’s broadcast, in which the Warriors defeated the...
View ArticleNBA Finals on ABC: Game 2 Up Seven Percent From Last Year With 12.7 Metered...
The 2017 NBA Finals on ABC – the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113 – delivered a 12.7 metered market rating, up seven percent compared to an 11.9 for NBA Finals Game 2 in...
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