NBA TV

NBA TV is a television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. The network is financially backed by the National Basketball Association (NBA), which also used NBA TV as a way of advertising their Pay Per View programming. Like the Golf Channel, the Tennis Channel, and, during the 1980s, the Boxing Channel, NBA TV dedicates all of its programming to the sport it showcases. At houses with DirectTV and some cable television companies, the channel can be viewed twenty-four hours a day.

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Television - Basketball - United States - National Basketball Association - Pay Per View - Golf Channel - Tennis Channel - 1980s - Boxing Channel - DirectTV - Cable television

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Started in 2002 to fill the satellite channel once occupied by sports news network CNNSI, the channel, which has its studios located in Seacaucus, New Jersey, began a multi-year deal with American television companies Cox Communications, Cablevision, and Time Warner on June 28, 2003, allowing the network to expand to 45 million American homes, and 30 different countries.

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2002 - CNNSI - Seacaucus, New Jersey - Cox Communications - Cablevision - Time Warner - June 28 - 2003

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NBA TV offers basketball news every day, as well as programming showcasing basketball players' individual lifestyles, life as a basketball team during an NBA season, famous games of the past, and, four nights a week, live NBA basketball games.

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broadcasters include Andre Aldridge, Gary Apple, Fred "Mad Dog" Carter, Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich and Bruce Beck, as well as New York area journalists Peter Vecsey and Frank Isola. Spero Dedes left NBA TV to become the radio voice of the Los Angeles Lakers. On the production side, NBA TV http://www.nba.com has veteran statistician Dave Katz.

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The channel also shows international games, typically on Saturday evenings, with special emphasis on the Euroleague and the Maccabi Tel Aviv team from Israel. In April 2005, the channel televised the Chinese Basketball Association finals for the first time. http://www.nba.com/news/cba_050413.html

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Euroleague - Maccabi Tel Aviv - Israel - Chinese Basketball Association

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NBA TV has 96 regular season games on their schedule for the 2005-06 season, half of which are also available in high definition.

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NBA TV is also the national television broadcaster in the United States for WNBA (women's league) basketball. http://www.wnba.com

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