Shaquille O’Neal’s idea was simple, even if its execution was not. While sitting in TNT’s green room between on-air assignments during Tuesday night’s NBA playoff action, O’Neal turned toward his fellow panelist, Kenny Smith, with an idea of how to expound upon his tactical analysis. “Kenny,” he said, “you need to be in the video […]
ESPN’s new over-the-top streaming service, ESPN+, which recently became available with a Netflix-like interface of original and live programming through the upgraded ESPN app, launched officially on Tuesday as a Roku channel. The service, available for $4.99 a month or $49.99 for the year, can be streamed through a newly-upgraded ESPN channel on the Roku […]
Two days after inking a partnership with the NHL to stream the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hulu announced Friday a marketing push that will feature its logo splashed across TNT’s broadcast of the NBA Playoffs. Hulu’s ad spots will begin airing this Sunday and will last through TNT’s First Round, Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals […]
A record amount of people tuned into March Madness via live streams this year amid an increase in availability and an improvement in the overall quality of streams, according to Conviva, a digital media analytics company that measured the tournament for Turner Sports. In the first two days of the tournament across all of the […]
NEW YORK — More than a year ago, NBA commissioner Adam Silver first broached the idea of letting fans purchase just the final minutes of an individual game rather than outlay for its entirety or even a full season-long subscription to League Pass. The league tested that idea on Friday by offering the fourth quarter […]
