The NBA has a viewership problem and there are many hands in the pot that could be to blame. Fans are dropping off the hardwood left and right as load management, poor quality of basketball and lack of North American stars have resulted in basketball’s ratings being down 25 percent year over year and over … Read more
Shaquille O’Neal believes he has identified the biggest reason for the recent decline in NBA TV ratings. As covered in recent stories by Awful Announcing and Front Office Sports, the start to the NBA season has languished with viewers since opening night. On his “Big Podcast” on the DraftKings network, Shaq thinks the most significant … Read more
She’s the MVP of courtside fashion. Radmila Lolly, 37, an opera singer, composer and designer who has performed at Carnegie Hall, has cemented herself as a courtside fixture at NBA games for putting a spin on fan fashion — turning XXL jerseys into ball gowns. “I started doing my costumes for my performances and that’s … Read more
The NBA agreed to a deal with the bankrupt company Diamond Sports Group, which runs the Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how that deal affects the 15 NBA teams that have Diamond deals, how the deal could impact the league’s national TV negotiations and what the deal means … Read more
With the Heat-Nuggets NBA Finals series about to start, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into the league’s media performance throughout the playoffs, comparing the game broadcasts and studio shows from both ESPN and TNT and previewing the league’s rights deals, which will start to be negotiated next year. Marchand and Ourand also preview … Read more
In this week’s Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast: NBA commissioner Adam Silver discusses the future of the league’s local and national media rights. The hosts use clips from Silver’s interview at the CAA World Congress of Sports to discuss how the NBA plans to approach the RSN problems and its coming national media rights … Read more