Multi-Year Agreement Adds to Basketball Lineup on ESPN+, Expands Coverage of G League on ESPN Platforms

ESPN+ subscribers will be able to watch more than 200 games per season, beginning with the tip-off of the new NBA G League season. Beginning November 6, the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN will offer multiple NBA G League games per day each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the season.

The new agreement significantly expands coverage of the G League across ESPN platforms, adding to existing coverage of G League games, including regular season, Playoffs and the G League Finals on ESPN’s linear television networks. Details and scheduling for coverage on ESPN’s linear networks will be announced in the coming weeks.

“From Greensboro to Stockton, Erie to Austin, there are basketball fans all over the country. This agreement illustrates the promise and capability of ESPN+ to super serve fans,” said Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President & General Manager, ESPN+. “We’re excited to showcase some of the developing NBA talent and bring more great basketball events to ESPN+ subscribers.”

NBA G League

The NBA G League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 27 teams — all with one-to-one affiliations with NBA franchises — in the 2018-19 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. At the tip-off of the 2018-19 NBA season, an all-time high 40 percent of players – 198 of the league’s 494 players – on NBA rosters had NBA G League experience, a figure that has more than doubled in six seasons.

The G League joins a growing basketball lineup on ESPN+, including thousands of live college basketball games and hundreds of live games from FIBA competitions, as well as a lineup of original programming that includes “NBA: Year One” following the league’s top rookies, “Detail” with Kobe Bryant and “Earn Everything” featuring Duke University.

SCHEDULE: NBA G LEAGUE ON ESPN+ — Weeks 1-3

Tue. 11/6/18 Delaware Westchester 7 PM N. Arizona Iowa 8 PM Texas Salt Lake City 9 PM Wed. 11/7/18 N. Arizona Sioux Falls 7 PM Grand Rapids Windy City 8 PM Stockton Santa Cruz 10 PM Thu. 11/8/18 Capital City Long Island 7 PM Canton Maine 7 PM Raptors Westchester 7 PM

Tue. 11/13/18 Erie Raptors 11 AM Rio Grande V. Austin 12 PM Santa Cruz N. Arizona 8:30 PM Wed. 11/14/18 Iowa Agua Caliente 2 PM Westchester Canton 7 PM Windy City Memphis 8 PM Stockton Texas 8 PM Fort Wayne Wisconsin 8 PM Thu. 11/15/18 Raptors Maine 7 PM Sioux Falls Oklahoma City 8 PM Austin Rio Grande V. 8 PM South Bay Salt Lake City 9 PM

Tue. 11/20/18 Canton Delaware1 7 PM Austin Lakeland 7 PM Long Island Westchester 7 PM Rio Grande V. Texas 8 PM Salt Lake City N. Arizona 8:30 PM Agua Caliente South Bay 10 PM Wed. 11/21/18 Wisconsin Grand Rapids 7 PM Austin Greensboro 7 PM Windy City Raptors 7:30 PM Fort Wayne Memphis 8 PM Maine Rio Grande V. 8 PM

ESPN+

ESPN+, which surpassed one million paying subscribers in just five months, is the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks, along with premium editorial content.

Programming on ESPN+ includes hundreds of MLB and NHL games, thousands of college sports events (including football, basketball and multiple other sports), domestic and international soccer (Serie A, MLS, FA Cup, UEFA Nations League, EFL Championship, EFL Carabao Cup, Eredevise and more), exclusive Top Rank boxing, UFC (beginning in 2019), Grand Slam tennis, international and domestic rugby and cricket, new and exclusive documentary films and series, acclaimed studio shows and the full library of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 films. Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time.

ESPN+ is an integrated part of the ESPN App, the leading sports app and the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for fans. The ESPN App delivers a rich, personalized experience that curates all of ESPN’s content around each fan’s individual tastes. ESPN+ is also be available through ESPN.com.