{"id":386760,"date":"2025-11-18T04:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386760\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T04:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:24:15","slug":"disney-scores-multiyear-deal-to-stream-nba-games-in-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386760\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Scores Multiyear Deal to Stream NBA Games in Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Walt Disney<\/a> Company and ESPN revealed a multiyear deal Tuesday to bring live NBA games to Disney+<\/a> in the Philippines, where basketball is widely regarded as the country\u2019s most popular sport.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnder the deal, Filipino basketball fans will be able to stream select live NBA games on Disney+, alongside ESPN\u2019s acclaimed sports documentaries and live broadcasts of NBA Countdown. Viewers will also have access to commentary from Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on NBA Tip-Off and the Emmy-winning Inside the NBA.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe partnership marks an expansion of Disney and ESPN\u2019s international<\/a> relationship with the NBA and represents a significant step in the companies\u2019 regional streaming push across Southeast Asia<\/a>. The English-speaking Philippines is among Disney+\u2019s fastest-growing markets in the region, and basketball remains a national obsession, with NBA games ranking among the most-watched broadcasts on local TV and digital platforms.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney+\u2019s new NBA programming will begin in the Philippines with an NBA doubleheader on Thursday, Nov. 20 (Philippine Standard Time), featuring the Houston Rockets at the Cleveland Cavaliers at 8:12 a.m. and the New York Knicks at the Dallas Mavericks at 10:35 a.m. Fans will then be able to live-stream select regular-season and playoff games, as well as marquee events such as NBA on Christmas Day, the NBA Draft, the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and select NBA Summer League matchups. Each season, Disney+ Philippines subscribers will also be able to stream one NBA Conference Finals series live, with the other Conference Finals and the NBA Finals available on delay.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFor millions of Filipinos, basketball isn\u2019t just a sport \u2014 it\u2019s a passion, a shared language and a powerful source of national pride. The NBA is deeply woven into the fabric of Filipino life, inspiring generations of fans and uniting local communities,\u201d said Vineet Puri, Disney\u2019s vice president and general manager for Southeast Asia. \u201cThrough this unique deal, we are bringing basketball fans in the Philippines closer than ever to the teams and players they love with all the NBA-focused programming while enjoying the best in global entertainment all on Disney+.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tAdded the NBA\u2019s Kelly Cooke, head of content partnerships and DTC in Asia: \u201cThere has never been a better time to be an NBA fan in the Philippines. Our collaboration with Disney+ Philippines makes it easier than ever for our passionate fans across the country to access the NBA, experience iconic moments from throughout the season and follow their favorite teams and players on the devices and platforms they use most.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal underscores Disney\u2019s increasingly targeted approach to sports in the Asia-Pacific region, where audiences vary widely in their sports consumption habits and rights opportunities differ by market. Earlier this year, the company launched the ESPN hub on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand. The company is understood to be exploring additional rights opportunities in other territories that could be integrated on Disney+ alongside its flagship studio and streaming content. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Walt Disney Company and ESPN revealed a multiyear deal Tuesday to bring live NBA games to Disney+…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":386761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[3774,7299,1801,1260,184541,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-386760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-asia","9":"tag-disney","10":"tag-international","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-sports","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115568801502602079","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}