Why are the NBA Playoffs on Cable???

[The Devil's Advocate]

makes no fukking sense... they want to go global... they can't even barely get past baseball in tv ratings... and yet they put the entire playoffs, except the finals, on cable

every other league, nhl i have no clue, puts the playoffs on regular tv.. so people who don't have cable still can watch.. meanwhile you not only need basic cable for tnt... you also got to get the espn package for other games... then go ahead and get nba tv for a few more

meanwhile more leagues and boxing are trying to get on regular tv to expand their viewership, not cut more people off... you don't have cable.. you literally go 3-4 weeks at the end of the season NOT watching ball.. only for the finals to pop up by the time you don't care


and yes i have cable.. just wondering if there's some logic behind this

 

[duncanthetall]

It's wack but whatever

 

[bl2k8]

Because there 4 rounds of 7 game series breh. This ain't football

 

[LastManStanding]

not true. both MLB and NHL playoffs are on cable until the World Series/Stanley Cup. MLB playoffs are on TBS/ESPN and I even think some of the NHL playoff games are on NBC news channels.

it doesn't help that the NBA playoffs last like 9 months

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Be in 2015 & still watch TV with an antenna brehs

 

[dterpsss]

I thought having cable was standard

 

[LastManStanding]

The Walking Dead on AMC went toe to toe with both the MLB World Series on Fox and Sunday Night Football on NBC this year. everyone has cable

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Be in 2015 & still watch TV with an antenna brehs

 

[Llcoolbay]

not true. both MLB and NHL playoffs are on cable until the World Series/Stanley Cup. MLB playoffs are on TBS/ESPN and I even think some of the NHL playoff games are on NBC news channels.

it doesn't help that the NBA playoffs last like 9 months

Well this is an exaggeration

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

I thought having cable was standard

got cable.. just asking.. the majority of the us does not

Because there 4 rounds of 7 game series breh. This ain't football

and? that's more tv, more watchers and more advertising dollars


that's all i was asking... i didn't know mlb did it too... seems the bottom leagues all do it.. i didn't know if that was by choice, or the major networks just said we don't want that shyt

i was actually looking for a real answer

 

[tremonthustler1]

got cable.. just asking.. the majority of the us does not

and? that's more tv, more watchers and more advertising dollars


that's all i was asking... i didn't know mlb did it too... seems the bottom leagues all do it.. i didn't know if that was by choice, or the major networks just said we don't want that shyt

i was actually looking for a real answer

a little of both.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

To be sure, the difference is minimal: 49,915,000 broadband subscribers versus 49,910,000 cable subscribers.

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/the-internet-is-now-officially-more-popular-than-cable-in-the-u-s/




there's 300 million people in the us... 50 million have cable

by doing that... they literally cut off 250 million people or so from being able to watch the playoffs... seems like a dumb idea to me if you trying to move up in the market

 

[bl2k8]

got cable.. just asking.. the majority of the us does not

and? that's more tv, more watchers and more advertising dollars


that's all i was asking... i didn't know mlb did it too... seems the bottom leagues all do it.. i didn't know if that was by choice, or the major networks just said we don't want that shyt

i was actually looking for a real answer

Because of the amount of games you would have to push back everyday TV shows. Dancing with the stars, X factor modern family, nightly news. Might not be a big deal to you but you think them tv shows gonna be ok with having to take a backseat to basketball from April till June. Think nikka

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

got cable.. just asking.. the majority of the us does not

and? that's more tv, more watchers and more advertising dollars


that's all i was asking... i didn't know mlb did it too... seems the bottom leagues all do it.. i didn't know if that was by choice, or the major networks just said we don't want that shyt

i was actually looking for a real answer

Real answer:

Turner/ESPN paying major $$$$

 

[ZackMorris]

Because of the amount of games you would have to push back everyday TV shows. Dancing with the stars, X factor modern family, nightly news. Might not be a big deal to you but you think them tv shows gonna be ok with having to take a backseat to basketball from April till June. Think nikka

This probably as well. With the amount of games being played in the 1st round during primetime, you're gonna push back a lot of other popular programs around that time.

Also TNT and ESPN paid a shyt load to have it on their programs.