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The Most Interesting Findings From The NBA’s Unsealed Media Deals
The unsealed details of the NBA’s new media rights deals with Amazon and NBC shed a lot of light on where the league’s headed (and especially what Amazon wants to do with sports and shoppable ads).
Sports Advertising Is More Expensive And Crowded Than Ever. Here’s How Brands Can Stand Out
VIZIO's Adam Bergman details how, in a crowded and costly sports ads space, brands can stand out by using centralized content hubs like VIZIO's Sports Zone for exclusive, high-impact ad placements.
TV Program Rankings: The NFL Is Back, But Olympics Still Take Gold
Per Inscape, NFL preseason games captured a 1.55% viewership share for Aug. 5-11, behind only the Olympics.
Olympics Captured 26% of Last Week’s Live, Linear TV Viewing Time
The 2024 Paris games continue to dominate TV viewership, per Inscape data.
Big 4 Networks Show Significant Primetime Ad Reach Boost In H1
Overall TV ad impressions were down, but the Big 4 networks persevered in primetime just the same.
Reported New Media Rights Deal Cements NBA As TV’s No. 2 Property
The NBA’s new TV deal is going to change the way we watch sports, and how the league’s perceived as an entertainment property for the foreseeable future.
Despite Strikes, Major Networks Grew TV Season Ad Reach
ABC and CBS were two of the networks that saw notable year-over-year increases in national linear TV ad impressions, per iSpot.
NFL, Rebundling Shows Netflix Has Already Won Streaming Wars
Between the reported NFL Christmas deal and streaming competitors looking for rebundling liferafts, it certainly looks like Netflix has emerged victorious in the so-called “streaming wars.”
NBA’s New Media Rights Deals Would Let League Have It Both Ways
The NBA’s on the precipice of landmark media rights deals that would see it thread the needle perfectly between streaming and linear TV.
College Football’s TV Goals Are Devouring The Sport
College Football Playoff changes could be the move that finally eats the sport alive.
The NFL Refuses To Be Commoditized By Sports Streamer
The NFL wants no part of a super sports streamer, since it puts the rest of televised sports on an equal playing field.
NBC Sees Year-Over-Year Increase in Watch-Time for Parade, National Dog Show
And an expanded slate of games fueled a week-over-week increase in football’s viewership share, per Inscape
NBC’s Sunday Night Football Enjoys a ‘Swift Lift’
The Oct. 1 night game had a notably higher viewership share than previous weeks, per Inscape.
Streaming Needs College Football, But Does College Football Need Streaming?
Streaming exclusivity pushes to cut college football audiences into even smaller pieces… so why do it?
Primetime Ad Minutes Keep Climbing For Top TV Networks
Ad minutes are going up in primetime, while attention appears to be dropping, as data from iSpot reveals.
NFL Gobbles Up Turkey Day Watch Time
The NFL accounted for more than a quarter of TV watch-time on Thanksgiving Day this year, according to Inscape.
Which Brands Voted For Election Night TV Ad Impressions?
Which brands advertised against Election Night coverage this year?
College Football Playoff Expansion Gives Linear TV More Premium Inventory — For A Premium Price
An expanded College Football Playoff could be one of the most lucrative rights deals on TV as networks are still scrambling to keep audiences watching.
B1G Implications: What’s Next For Networks After Big Ten’s Record TV Rights Deal
The Big Ten’s record deal has lasting implications for the Big Four broadcast networks, ESPN and its own cable channel.