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NBA Kills First Two Weeks Of Season
- TV Guide, Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12 AM
The National Basketball Association has canceled the first two weeks of its season as part of its ongoing dispute with the players union -- which bodes ill for for the bottom line of everybody concerned, from the league to the networks usually broadcasting those games.
In fact, "TNT, ESPN and ABC collectively shell out about $930 million to broadcast NBA games, while earning
some $1.25 billion ad revenue — and that doesn't even include regional sports-cable channels," writes Douglas J. Rowe.
