- NBA Sees Surprising 10% Rise In National TV Viewership; TNT Up 22%, ESPN Grows 4%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Some analysts say the NBA is part of a general overall upti ...
- State Farm Continues NBA-Themed Creative
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, December 27, 2021
State Farm used the five nationally televised NBA games on Christmas D ...
- Google Debuts 5G Pixel 6 TV Ad Celebrating Official Fan Phone Of NBA
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Sunday, December 26, 2021
The spot demonstrates all the ways the phone's features help fans expre ...
- Google, Meta, AT&T Use Technology During All-Star NBA Weekend To Reach Fans
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Sunday, February 19, 2023
Google has set up a Pixel Playground free to the public, joini ...
- Brands And Retailers Report Mixed Feelings On NIL Influencer Deals
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Friday, December 3, 2021
With student athletes now legally allowed to monetize using their name, imag ...
- Crypto.com Takes Over Naming Rights From LA's Staples Center
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Cryptocurrency marketer Crypto.com has bought the naming rights to Los Angeles' Stapl ...
- Google Extends NBA Playoff Sponsorship For Google Pixel On ESPN
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Google is expanding its on-air TV ad presence with sports as i ...
- Why A College Athlete Ruling Is A Slam Dunk For Influencer Marketing
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Now, through brand endorsements, promotions, and their virtual personalities, college athletes a ...
- NBA Finals Lose Ground Over 2-Year Period, While Streaming Rises
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 23, 2021
NBA Finals viewing grew 32% to average a Nielsen-measured 9.9 million v ...
- WarnerMedia Spikes 49% In Q2 Ad Revenues, Helped By NBA
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 22, 2021
WarnerMedia says advertising revenue also benefited from the new HBO Max ad-opti ...
- College Athletes Are Getting Paid - Will TV Networks Have To Kick In, Too?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 1, 2021
Football and basketball are at the top of the list when ...
- Discovery Inc. Starts Discovery Sports -- Does It Signal More To Come?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
It's got March Madness and the NBA. But the "NFL Sunday Ticke ...
- Hasbro, Reebok Partner For Basketball Collab
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, June 6, 2021
Hasbro and Reebok are partnering for a “nostalgic basketball collaboration rooted ...
- Michelob Ultra, Hennessy Debut Campaigns During NBA Playoff Coverage
Marketing Daily, Les Luchter - Monday, June 7, 2021
Major athletes take center stage in the Michelob Ultra campaign, while Hennessy ...
- Walt 'Clyde' Frazier: The Best Broadcaster In America
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, May 6, 2021
Clyde may not realize this, but he is one of the tr ...
- Google Becomes WNBA Changemaker For Women's National Basketball Association
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, May 3, 2021
Joining AT&T, Deloitte, and Nike as a WNBA Changemaker, Google will ser ...
- When It Comes To ESPN's NBA Wagering Game, Who Really Wins?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, April 16, 2021
With the influx of sports betting/gaming growing in conjunction with content ...
- NCAA Men's Title Game Down 14% In Viewers, 'March Madness' Streaming Rises
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, April 8, 2021
CBS ran 74 national TV spots in the game, totaling an estimat ...
- First Half Of March Madness Down 18% From 2019
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 26, 2021
CBS viewing sank 20% to 4.7 million (vs. 5.9 million in 201 ...
- NCAA's March Madness Is 'Virtually Sold Out'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Overall, around 100 advertisers will participate in the tournament. Around 80% ...
- Dish Network, DraftKings Make Integration Deal With Sports Wagering
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Initially, Dish customers can wager on NCAA basketball, NBA and NHL ga ...
- NBA's First-Week Ratings Highest Since 2012
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
National TV ratings for Week 1 of the NBA season showed stro ...
- 'GQ' Teams With NBA Star On First Guest-Curated Product Box
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, October 2, 2020
GQ is partnering with NBA star Kevin Love on its latest "Be ...
- NBA Playoffs: 38 Games Averaging 2 Million Viewers, National TV Ad Spend $290.6 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 3, 2020
Thirty-eight NBA Playoffs games have averaged 1.96 million Nielsen-measured viewers, with nation ...
- Automaker TV Spending Almost At Pre-Pandemic Levels
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, September 1, 2020
In August, 8.9% of automaker ad impressions came during NBA games, whi ...
- NBA Playoffs Stopped On Wednesday After Blake Shooting, TNT Airings Cancelled
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
The NBA postponed three playoff games Wednesday in the wake of t ...
- Prime-Time Non-Sports Marketers Might Bet On Sports Programming This Fall
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
TV viewers are hungry for anything new and familiar. This week's midsumme ...
- Netflix Saves 'The Last Dance' For Summer
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, June 26, 2020
ESPN's Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" could be in position ...
- National TV Sinks 13% In March, 5% In Q1 Due To COVID-19 Pullback
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 1, 2020
National TV took an expected major decline in March -- down 12. ...
- AT&T's Q1 Ad Revenues Sink 12.9%, Pay TV Business Revenue Declines
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
AT&T's Q1 ad revenues fell 12.9% to $1.5 billion, while its p ...