GEEZ ABC/ESPN will carry the finals for the next 8 years

[The Red Hood]

:rolleyes

[T Park]

better than being tape delayed.

[smeagol]

So the whole ratings drama was . . . well not such a drama.

[ShoogarBear]

Right Now!

[ShoogarBear]

Nine more years of Dan Patrick bitching about the NBA.

[judaspriestess]

Right Now!

damn it, you beat me to it :pctoss :lol

[The Red Hood]

NBA Extends TV Deal With ABC/ESPN And TNT

POSTED: 12:09 pm CDT June 27, 2007

New York, NY -- (Sports Network) - The National Basketball Association has extended its television contracts with ABC/ESPN and TNT through the 2015-16 season.

Financial details of the deals were not immediately disclosed.

"We are honored by the expression of confidence that these contracts, with two of the most respected media companies in the world, represent," said NBA commissioner David Stern. "The NBA's future as important, one-of-a-kind event programming has once again been affirmed."

The extension will keep NBA games on national television on Wednesdays (ESPN), Thursdays (TNT), Fridays (ESPN) and Sundays (ABC). The remainder of the weekday games will be broadcast on NBA TV, a 24-hour network that is run by the league.

The new deal will also include rights for digital media content, which will give the networks the ability to broadcast live games and other content on digital media, including the Web and mobile TV. The deal also covers any new outlets ESPN develops between now and 2016.

ABC will continue to air 15 regular season games, beginning on Christmas Day, and the entire NBA Finals broadcast in prime time.

ESPN and ESPN2 will continue to show up to 75 regular season games as well as up to 29 playoff games and one of the conference finals. ESPN will increase the number of early round playoff games it airs.

The contract also includes new rights for ESPN International to televise games worldwide.

TNT will continue to air 52 regular season games, as well as opening night, the All-Star Game and one of the conference finals.

NBA TV will broadcast 96 regular season games and up to nine playoff games.

The previous deal, which was set to expire at the end of the 2007-08 season, paid the NBA an average of $765 million a year.

Copyright 2007 Courtesy of The Sports Network.
:rolleyes :depressed

[ShoogarBear]

damn it, you beat me to it :pctoss :lolJames White!

[T Park]

9 more years of stephen a smith saying

"ITS OVAH!"

[Ocotillo]

Shouldn't this thread title be "Uh oh"?

[Avitus1]

I look forward to all those years of stupid gimmicks, and bitching about ratings hopefully the NBA wont be crawling into the grave at the end of all of this.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

The only good news would be if JVG stayed. He made it fun.

[The Red Hood]

More Van Gundy PLEASE!!!

[itzsoweezee]

The contract also includes new rights for ESPN International to televise games worldwide.



i bet this made it all worthwhile for ABC/ESPN

[Obstructed_View]

Maybe they'll buy Roundball Rock for the telecasts.

[slayermin]

Three championships with ABC/ESPN. One with NBC. It's not all bad.