"National NBA games being shown on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video or ESPN have drawn more than 60 million viewers through the first month of the regular season, the league announced Thursday, noting that is the highest opening total in 15 years. That doesn't include the 2011-12 season, which opened on Christmas Day - traditionally one of the biggest viewership days on the NBA calendar."
"NBA content has commanded more than 30 billion views across social media platforms operated by the league and third parties, which is a record for this point in a season. Sales of merchandise on NBAStore.com is up more than 20%, the league added, with those numbers driven in part by who the league calls "next generation stars" - like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey, Cooper Flagg, Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic."
"NBA League Pass has seen subscriptions go up 10%, with time spent viewing games on the platform up 8%, the league said. And it's not just screens seeing good numbers. In-arena attendance so far is on pace with last season, which was the second-best for attendance in league history with about 97% capacity leaguewide to this point. There are 10 teams that entered Thursday having sold out every home game so far this season."
National NBA games on NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video and ESPN attracted more than 60 million viewers in the first month, the highest opening total in 15 years. The season opened amid the first year of an 11-year, $76 billion broadcast-rights agreement. NBA content amassed over 30 billion social-media views, a season-to-date record. NBAStore.com merchandise sales rose more than 20%, fueled partly by next-generation stars such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, Victor Wembanyama, Tyrese Maxey, Cooper Flagg, Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic. NBA League Pass subscriptions increased 10% and viewing time on the platform rose 8%. In-arena attendance is about 97% capacity leaguewide, with ten teams selling out all home games and Atlanta and Charlotte showing nearly 10% attendance gains.
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