babyjax13 wrote:I can see Disney+ adding an "ESPN" tab and have the NBA as their first live sports option. The first streaming service to do that is going to make a ton of money.
HULU already has live sports IIRC
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babyjax13 wrote:I can see Disney+ adding an "ESPN" tab and have the NBA as their first live sports option. The first streaming service to do that is going to make a ton of money.
babyjax13 wrote:I can see Disney+ adding an "ESPN" tab and have the NBA as their first live sports option. The first streaming service to do that is going to make a ton of money.
Trey24 wrote:NBA needs Disney for China so I doubt that they will part ways. With that being said, ESPN is the CNN of sports networks at this point. Agenda matters more than the actual sports
DeBrick wrote:I'd like to see NBC get it, their NHL coverage was impressive
TurinTurambar wrote:DeBrick wrote:I'd like to see NBC get it, their NHL coverage was impressive
I, like I'm sure many others here, grew up with the NBA on NBC.
We deserve to have John Tesh's theme back.
It makes everything better.
DeBrick wrote:babyjax13 wrote:I can see Disney+ adding an "ESPN" tab and have the NBA as their first live sports option. The first streaming service to do that is going to make a ton of money.
HULU already has live sports IIRC
BenoUdrihFTL wrote:Bulls/Sonics Gm1 was not only the GOAT NBA on NBC intro but the greatest intro to anything in human history
miamiheat319 wrote:In a perfect world where TV deals don't exist, how well would an NBA streaming service work?
$10-15/month for:
- every game every night regardless of market (no blackouts)
- historic playoff games and iconic regular season games (Kobe 81, etc.)
- documentaries like The Last Dance and other 30 for 30 style programs
- ESPN-esque talking heads shows because some people still enjoy those
- other misc (dunk contests, international games if they could get the rights)
I don't watch as much basketball as I used to but a few years ago I probably would've pulled the trigger on something like that. Would never work now with the logistics of TV deals and market blah blah blah but idk I think it could pull some serious money in for the league.
bstein14 wrote:Downside of getting rid of them is that then ESPN has much less interest is covering the NBA. 24 hour sports network you want them to have shows like The Jump. I think it would be great to see a 3rd network take some of the games but the NBA needs ESPN just like ESPN needs the NBA.
Perhaps YouTube or Facebook start broadcasting live games as TV is moving to Apps anyways.