National Basketball Association (NBA)
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league that consists of 30 teams in North America — 29 in the United States and one in Canada.
Domestic telecast rights to NBA games are held by the Walt Disney Company’s ESPN, Warner Bros Discovery’s TNT Sports and several regional sports broadcasters through the 2024-25 season.
Starting with the 2025-26 season, nationally-televised NBA games are tentatively scheduled to move from TNT Sports to Comcast’s NBC Sports and Amazon’s Prime Video.
Roku wants to help eliminate streaming sports confusion
As sports moves across different channels and apps, Roku sees an opportunity to help fans find the games they want.
Nielsen: Football, NBA make NBC highest-rated network during third week of October
The return of NBA games on NBC help solidified the network as the most-watched during the period between October 20 and October 26.
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NBA takes full control of cable network from Warner Bros Discovery
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is controlling the destiny of its eponymous cable network moving forward.
Gray Media renews deal for Phoenix Suns, Mercury games
The Phoenix Suns and Mercury signed a two-year extension with Gray Television to air games free over-the-air across Arizona through 2027-28.
Ampere: Sports rights fees climb to $30.5 billion in 2025
Spending on U.S. sports rights has soared 122 percent over the past decade, fueled by blockbuster rights deals with the NFL and NBA, according to Ampere Analysis.
NBA Finals ad spend reaches $286 million
The seven-game NBA Finals might have pulled in smaller numbers for ABC and ESPN Plus this year, but it was still financially lucrative for parent company Disney.
NBA Finals Game 7 grabs 16.353 million viewers
Game 7 of the NBA Finals drew an average audience of 16.353 million viewers on Sunday.
Peacock to offer in-game stats, interactive features for NBA on NBC
Some of the new features include a "Bingo"-like fantasy sports game and real-time highlights, among others.
NBA viewership dips 2 percent in final year on TNT Sports
aThe average game attracted a national TV audience of 1.53 million viewers, a figure that accounts for games aired on ESPN, ABC and TNT.
NBA viewership increases on ABC during 2024-2025 season
ABC said its telecast of National Basketball Association (NBA) games have drawn more viewership this season compared to last year.
Parks: Most fans keep sports streaming subscriptions active during off-season
As more sports moves to streaming, fans are growing comfortable — and satisfied — with the available options to watch their favorite teams.
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WBD CEO: We’re better off without live NBA games
After suing to enforce a prior contract, David Zaslav says the company will do just fine without pro basketball.