ESPN Sees 17% Audience Increase in May
In May, ESPN’s prime-time audience was up an eye-opening 31%, in large part because of the NBA Playoffs.
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ESPN & Atlantic 10 Reach Multi-year Rights Deal
ESPN and the Atlantic 10 Conference have reached a multi-year media rights deal for more than 500 conference events each year to be carried on ESPN+.
ESPN to Air Daily MLB Games on ESPN+
ESPN has announced additional games to its June MLB schedule, including a full lineup of weekday baseball as well as the full 30-game, daily slate on ESPN+.
Monaco GP Scores Largest ESPN Ratings in 23 Years
ESPN’s live coverage of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 27, earned the largest audience on cable in more than two decades for a race, according to Nielsen Fast National data.
Second-Largest Audience Ever for NBA Game on ESPN
ESPN drew its second-largest NBA audience ever for the Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals Game 7.
Keith Olbermann Signs New Deal at ESPN
Keith Olbermann, historically one of ESPN’s most prominent and impactful commentators, will expand his existing ESPN role by making additional appearances across ESPN platforms and programs in 2018 as part of a new agreement.