Sports Media Digest- December 26, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ ESPN/ABC See Strong NBA Numbers for Christmas- ESPN announced today that its five game NBA slate on ESPN and ABC yesterday earned strong ratings numbers. The opener on ESPN between the Celtics and Nets earned a 2.7 overnight rating, the same number as the early game in 2011. The Knicks/Lakers telecast on ABC, had an overnight rating of 5.9, up 11% from the same game last year. The Thunder/Heat on ABC generated a 6.0 overnight rating, making it the fourth highest-rated NBA regular-season game ever on the network. Game four on ESPN, the Rockets and Bulls drew a 1.7 rating, up 21% over 2010. The finale last night, the Nuggets at Clippers earned a 2.0 rating, up 54% over 2010. Rotoworld Reaches One Billion Page Views- NBC announced today that its online fantasy sports website, Rotoworld, surpassed one billion page views for the year on Saturday. Rotoworld’s page views are up 25% over last year. Sports Illustrated Cover this Week- This week’s Sports Illustrated looks back at the best of 2012. Here is the cover: