The Needle, or: “How Leagues Learned to Stop Worrying and Shrug the Ratings”
On a new edition of The Needle, a look at how and why leagues are increasingly shrugging off ratings declines.
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On a new edition of The Needle, a look at how and why leagues are increasingly shrugging off ratings declines.
Despite a competitive game and surprising outcome, Game 3 of the NBA Finals hit another viewership low.
A championship event like the NBA Finals requires a championship presentation. Not to get too philosophical, but this is fundamentally ...
The NBA Finals hit another viewership low in Game 2.
Sports Media Watch presents thoughts on recent events in the industry, starting Monday's news that Warner Bros. Discovery plans to ...
ESPN's lead NBA sideline reporter Lisa Salters will be absent from Game 2 of the Finals Sunday night.
The NBA got the finish it needed in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but it was not enough to ...
On a special edition of "The Needle," SMW contributor and Oklahoma City resident Ben Huddleston takes a look at the ...
NBA playoff viewership is trailing only the elevated levels of two years ago as the highest in more than a ...
NBA playoff viewership continues to trend above last year, with the Celtics-Knicks series producing a pair of big gains for ...
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