Industry Updates

$24 Billion NBA TV Deal Highlights Demand for Live Sports 22 December 2014

The National Basketball Association has announced renewal of television rights deals with ESPN and TNT worth around $24 billion. The agreement also includes a new online service from ESPN for live, regular-season games available to people without cable subscriptions. The deal starts … Continue reading

ESPN Cements Dominance With NBA TV and Streaming Deal 19 December 2014

ESPN has acquired OTT rights that would allow the company to create an online subscription service for out-of-market NBA games. ESPN is a dominant force in cable television, but it faces increased competition from other major players. An ESPN platform for NBA games … Continue reading

CBS Launches Digital Subscription Service 19 December 2014

CBS, the television network has announced to roll out a digital subscription service that will feature live television and video on demand of current and previous television shows. CBS’s introduction of a digital streaming service is a major step from one of the largest … Continue reading

CBS Launches 24-hour Streaming News Channel 19 December 2014

CBS has launched a new 24-hour digital news network, putting it into closer competition against other networks that already have sister stations with dedicated news outlets. CBSN will stream news via the Internet, and is set to include 15 anchored hours … Continue reading