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Report: Netflix pipeline leads to consecutive quarters of share growth

Two years after small subscriber losses disappeared an eventual $200 billion in shareholder value, Netflix has almost fully recovered its peak share price, and kicks off the latest round of media and entertainment earnings with the wind at its back reports Parrot Analytics When analysing key metrics such as subscribers, profitability, and audience demand, it’s […]

April 18, 2024

Data: March Madness women’s final viewing surpasses men’s

The growth of women’s sports viewership was brought to the forefront during the 2024 March Madness tournament, reports Samba TV. In fact, for the first time in a March Madness tournament, the women’s Championship Game surpassed the men’s Championship Game in viewership, with 21 per cent more US households watching the South Carolina vs Iowa […]

April 12, 2024

London NBA store relocates to Oxford Street

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Lids, a Fanatics company and specialist in licensed sports merchandise, has announced that the NBA Store in London has relocated from its original location at Foubert’s Place in London’s Soho district to a larger location on the capital’s iconic Oxford Street. The new flagship store, located at 267-269 Oxford […]

April 12, 2024

TNT Sports signs WNBA deal

TNT Sports and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have announced a multi-year deal to air WNBA games in the UK and Ireland. Fans will be able to watch at least 16 regular-season WNBA games each season live and on-demand via TNT Sports and discovery+ as the 12 teams battle it out for the WNBA […]

April 9, 2024

Roku adds NBA FAST channel

Roku, the TV streaming platform , has partnered with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to officially launch the first-ever NBA FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) channel and the NBA Zone, where basketball fans in the US can find NBA games, highlights, documentaries, original series, and more. The Roku Channel is the inaugural partner of the […]

April 4, 2024

Report: NBA rights could interest Netflix

Netflix’s mammoth WWE deal, signed in January, will bring the iconic Monday night Raw series to Netflix subscribers in the UK, US, Canada, and Latin America from 2025. While Netflix has enjoyed strong subscriber growth in recent quarters, thanks to the introduction of its cheaper ad-supported tier and its crackdown on account-sharing, a shift in […]

March 28, 2024

NBA’s Wembanyama sets social media records

San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama delivered a record-shattering performance on March 17th in the win over the Brooklyn Nets. He is now the first player in NBA history to achieve 33 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 blocks while shooting 50 per cent field goal in a game. Wembanyama is making an unprecedented impact […]

March 19, 2024

Germany: NBA League Pass on YouTube Primetime Channels

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and YouTube have announced an agreement to make NBA League Pass, the league’s live game subscription service, available for purchase on Germany’s YouTube Primetime Channels. Through the agreement, YouTube Primetime Channels subscribers in Germany will have access to live and on-demand NBA games and content via NBA League Pass, including […]

March 15, 2024

Prime Video orders Allen Iverson doc

Prime Video has greenlit a new feature-length documentary from Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media about the inspiring journey of former NBA superstar Allen Iverson. The documentary will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on a date TBC. “I’m ready to tell my story […]

March 15, 2024

Synamedia distributes Monumental Sports Network

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the US sports and entertainment company, has chosen Synamedia’s Video Network solutions to distribute sports content, along with other programming, to its newly launched Monumental Sports Network (recently acquired from Comcast/NBC Universal). MSE, which owns the broadcast rights in the Washington DC metropolitan area for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington […]

February 29, 2024