D-League games coming to YouTube

[Andrew]

NBA announces deal to broadcast D-League games live on YouTube

The NBA and YouTube announced a deal to stream live more than 350 D-League games during the 2012-13 season, b0th through a dedicated YouTube channel and through a video player on NBA.com.

From the official release:

“As a result of today’s announcement, the NBA D-League, the NBA’s official minor league, will feature the most live games on YouTube by a major professional sports league.”

[JaoSming]

b0th, ya don't say.


but nice

[koberulz]

“As a result of today’s announcement, the NBA D-League, the NBA’s official minor league, will feature the most live games on YouTube by a major professional sports league.”

[/quote]
Yeah, 'cause most of them have actual TV deals or proper dedicated streaming services.

[Andrew]

proper dedicated streaming services.

Isn't that basically what they're setting up here, via a partnership with YouTube?

[koberulz]

No, because it does millions of other things, and is therefore by definition not a dedicated streaming service.

I would also be very surprised if it had the same capabilities as even NBL TV, much less NBA TV.

[JaoSming]

I'd rather have a consistent high-quality streaming service than a dedicated one

[Andrew]

No, because it does millions of other things, and is therefore by definition not a dedicated streaming service.

I would also be very surprised if it had the same capabilities as even NBL TV, much less NBA TV.

Presumably there'll be a channel or feed of some sort that'll be dedicated to streaming D-League games. If we're not calling that a "proper" dedicated streaming service, it's going to at least function very similar to one. Considering that YouTube has done plenty of live streams of movie premieres, concerts and other events, I think they'll have the tech in place to make it a decent experience for anyone looking to watch the D-League.