February 18, 2017; New Orleans, La, USA; The NBA Adam Silver commissioner speaks to the media during the press conference of the Commissioner at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory credit: images of Bob Donnan-Iimag
Commissioner NBA Adam Silver set foot in the mouth during the press conference on Wednesday before the pre -season council of the Championship Council.
The controversial silver questions by Kawhi Leonard in the field Endorses deal with Los Angeles Clippers, as well as the new NBA transmission program, which will present digital streaming properties such as ESPN, NBC Peacock and the main video of Amazon.
From the decline in cable television, we entered a world of streaming “Cut the Cord” that requires more signatures to watch programs, movies and live sports. This is not just a problem around NBA, since NFL and MLB are facing similar challenges to capitalize on the potential to earn through streaming rights, maintaining a product accessible to fans.
Silver was asked about the growing cost to look at the NBA games at home and his answer was not to say anything else.
“There is a huge amount of content that people can deal with free,” Silver said. “This is a sport based on salient points.”
The commissioner referred to Instagram, Tiktok and Twitter as places where fans can see basketball.
Okay and fantastic until you realize that you cannot watch complete games on social media, and although basketball has certainly become a favorite sport for the younger generations of sports enthusiasts, the NBA is alienating a large sector of its audience. The oldest fans do not consume NBA content on social media. They will simply lose the game if they can’t find out how to transmit it.
While everyone ran with the clip of the NBA commissioner practically saying to the world to follow him on Instagram, Silver has noticed that with the new contract with the media of the League, they are moving from 15 games on 75 transmission television. This will allow fans to watch multiple travel games with a TV antenna, making basketball much more convenient for someone with a television.
According to Tim Bontemps of Espn, NBA National Television Networks (Amazon, Nb and Espn) gathered this week to discuss how they can work together to advance with an accessible product for fans.
Watching the NBA on television will certainly seem different in the future. Inside the NBA is moving from Turner Sports and TNT to Espn, Which was confirmed by Shaquille O’Neal this week.
The NBA aired on TNT for 36 seasons. 2025 will certainly be the beginning of a new era to look at basketball. Just make sure you also follow them on social media.
