{"id":130723,"date":"2024-05-21T23:41:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T23:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/nbc-looking-at-bringing-back-iconic-theme-song-for-nba-games\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T23:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T23:41:24","slug":"nbc-looking-at-bringing-back-iconic-theme-song-for-nba-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/nbc-looking-at-bringing-back-iconic-theme-song-for-nba-games\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Looking At Bringing Back Iconic Theme Song For NBA Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFor basketball followers already mourning the potential lack of TNT\u2019s <em>Inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nba\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nba\" data-tag=\"nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a><\/em>, there could also be some small comfort: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc\" data-tag=\"nbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> might deliver again <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/john-tesh\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-tesh\" data-tag=\"john-tesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Tesh<\/a>\u2018s iconic \u201cRoundball Rock.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNBCU is reportedly set to bid $2.5 a yr for rights to NBA video games going ahead, in response to the\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/nbc-prepares-roughly-2-5-billion-a-year-offer-to-steal-nba-rights-away-from-tnt-e6e14eeb?mod=hp_lead_pos2\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em>. If the supply is profitable, the corporate would supplant media rival Warner Bros. Discovery, whose TBS and TNT cable networks started carrying NBA video games in 1988. TNT has been the flagship Turner community related to professional basketball, with its\u00a0<em>Inside the NBA<\/em>\u00a0the gold normal of sports activities studio reveals, since 1989.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe NBA\u2019s different two companions in its subsequent contract are <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/04\/nba-rights-nbcuniversal-amazon-warner-bros-discovery-1235899201\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated to be<\/a> Disney and Amazon\u2019s Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIf NBC is profitable in securing the third slot, it could <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/charles-barkley-says-become-free-162655245.html\" target=\"_blank\">seemingly imply the top<\/a> of the Emmy-winning <em>Inside the NBA<\/em>, a lot to the chagrin of sports activities followers. But when one door closes, one other opens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLongtime hoops followers bear in mind fondly the tune\u2019s peppy intro alongside the community\u2019s protection from 1990-2002, associating it with the NBA\u2019s ascendance over that interval and Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls profitable six championships. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GOxsVV47s24\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Roundball Rock&quot;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOxsVV47s24?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tTesh was requested immediately on\u00a0<em>The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz<\/em> whether or not NBC has contacted him about the potential of returning the theme to its rightful place on the forefront of NBA protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThey have, actually,\u201d Tesh instructed <em>Le Batard<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing firm. But they said, \u2018Hey can you stay frosty on this? \u2014 like a Navy Seals thing \u2014 because we\u2019d love to talk to you about this.\u2019 We\u2019re actually talking right now about licensing it to them for the Olympics in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe tune was utilized in NBC\u2019s Summer Olympics basketball protection in 2008, 2016 and 2020 for business bumpers and beginning lineup bulletins. It\u2019s additionally been utilized by Fox in that community\u2019s faculty basketball protection since 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAt the end of June, we\u2019re heading to Nashville and we\u2019ve got a full orchestra on hold and we\u2019re going to re-record it,\u201d Tesh stated. \u201cI think it still sounds great, but I wanted to make a few changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: NBC has contacted John Tesh about reviving the enduring NBA on NBC theme tune &#8216;Roundball Rock&#8217; amid NBA rights dealnegotiations. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the top of June, we&#8217;re heading to Nashville, we have got a full orchestra on maintain &amp; we&#8217;ll re-record it.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J2Tb1XxPY9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/J2Tb1XxPY9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F6YUXSRpk4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/F6YUXSRpk4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeBatardShow\/status\/1792979320522113509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe tune was such a cultural touchstone that <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> famously parodied the pitch assembly between Tesh and NBC execs in a skit with Vince Vaughn, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon Jason Sudeikis and Tim Robinson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r-uSWAJd9GE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roundball Rock - SNL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-uSWAJd9GE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] For basketball followers already mourning the potential lack of TNT\u2019s Inside the NBA, there could also be some small comfort: NBC might deliver again John Tesh\u2018s iconic \u201cRoundball Rock.\u201d NBCU is reportedly set to bid $2.5 a yr for rights to NBA video games going ahead, in response to the\u00a0Wall Street Journal. If the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1712,2057,1307,373,4219,1303,2663],"class_list":{"0":"post-130723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-bringing","9":"tag-games","10":"tag-iconic","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nbc","13":"tag-song","14":"tag-theme"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}