Distributors Step To Line With NBA League Pass Freeview
With the season crossing into the second half, NBA Digital and InDemand are teaming on a free preview of the league's out-of-market package this week.
NBA League Pass is available as a freeview from Monday Jan. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 25 to digital subscribers of Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, Cablevision, Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS, plus smaller In Demand affiliates around the nation.
The package offers customers up to 40 live out-of-market games per week across 10 channels. Basketball fans can order NBA League Passat the half-season package price, which includes digital and mobile access, of $99, or four installments of only $24.75. With the package's purchase, subscribers can access NBA League Pass Digitalon an authenticated basis.
In addition to the digital access, NBA League Pass presents creative and free enhancements, including game replays, dual feeds, a mosaic channel, a stats channel and HD games as follows*:
SAME-DAY REPLAYS: The service re-airs every game in the package starting approximately one hour after the final buzzer so that fans can see NBA action they might have missed. Each game is replayed in its entirety and repeats continuously overnight and the next day, on the same channel, until the following day’s live matchups begin. Games are available in both SD and HD (varies by system).
DUAL FEEDS: For many games, subscribers also receive innovative dual-feed telecasts, which deliver home-team plus visiting-team local market broadcasts so fans can choose the announcers they prefer.
MULTI-SCREEN MOSAIC: Package subscribers receive the popular rotating mosaic of multiple screens that give simultaneous snapshots of all the live-action games being played around the league, along with scores, time clocks and channel locations. The NBA LEAGUE PASS mosaic can be found on the last channel (10th) of the system’s package lineup. (Mosaic may occasionally be pre-empted to accommodate live games.)
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STATS CHANNEL: The NBA LEAGUE PASS Stats Central is a live source for scores, statistics, game previews, game recaps and schedule information. This can be found on the ninth channel of the system’s package lineup. (Stats channel may occasionally be pre-empted to accommodate live games.)
NBA LEAGUE PASS DIGITAL ON NBA.COM: This feature allows package subscribers to watch NBA LEAGUE PASS games live online at NBA.com or on authenticated mobile devices. It is included for NBA LEAGUE PASS TV subscribers once their subscription is verified. Complete activation instructions and details are available at: www.nba.com/activate.
The package runs until the last day of the regular season, April 15.. More information about NBA League Pass, cable offerings, game schedules and channel numbers are available at www.getbasketball.com and general information is at NBA LEAGUE PASS. Customers can order by calling 1-888-SPORTS-iN (888-776-7874) or their local cable provider. Blackout and other restrictions apply.