r/nba • u/nba NBA • 2d ago

The NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, with viewership up 84% vs. last year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.

The NBA on Christmas Day averaged 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S. The matchup between the Lakers and Warriors – the most-watched NBA regular season and Christmas Day game in five years – averaged 7.76 million viewers and peaked with 8.32 million viewers.

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 1d ago

Lol hulu was built to replace cable and they seem to be right on track.

Got rid of traditional cable companies to become them.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 Celtics 1d ago

Yup. Couple of uses ago it was like $35 bucks

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 1d ago

Hook you in then drain the account.

I haven’t paid for a single service in 3 years except when they have the crazy deals.

Everything I watch is on the 7 seas. Easy when you don’t have a family because I know how to find my content.

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u/OddAbbreviations5749 1d ago

Meanwhile how many people discovered the first 4 Indiana Jones movies are off of D+ indefinitely for the foreseeable future? The promise of permanent access to beloved classics via a single service is already fracturing.

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u/Benjamminmiller Celtics 1d ago

The promise of permanent access to beloved classics via a single service is already fracturing.

The funny part is the more these things fracture the more people start realizing they’re all easily available for free in the same place.

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u/Artimusjones88 Raptors 1d ago

I pay 15/month for 6k channels, every sporting event broadcast in NA, Europe, Africa, Australia,NZ, Hong Kong......ppv's, and 90k movies....

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 1d ago

DM me brother. I’m assuming iptv

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u/ASithLordNoAffect Pelicans 1d ago

Stealing is always cheaper.

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u/Emergency-Machine-55 1d ago

Hulu started as a partnership between Fox and NBC Universal/Comcast before getting bought out by Disney.

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u/dirtyshits Warriors 1d ago

Yupp the networks saw the blood in the water for traditional cable and pounced early on.