ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Atlanta Hawks, Peachtree TV (WPCH), Peachtree Sports Network and FanDuel Sports Network have agreed on a partnership to simulcast five games this season giving fans a variety of options to watch Hawks Basketball.
Peachtree TV will air select Hawks games beginning with the first Hawks Cup Night presented by Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos Resort on Friday, Nov. 15 against the Washington Wizards.
This is the second consecutive season the Hawks have aired games with Peachtree TV.
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These games will continue to be made available for local over-the-air distribution as part of the NBA’s agreement with Diamond Sports Group, the owner of FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (formerly Bally Sports Southeast).
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Peachtree TV and the Peachtree Sports Network will simulcast FanDuel Sports Network’s production of the games.
“We are excited for the opportunity to partner with Peachtree TV on these broadcasts and provide Hawks fans an additional Over the Air option to watch some of our most anticipated games this season,” Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena President of Business Enterprise and Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Saltzman said.
The slate of games includes home and road matchups, including the home matchup against the Wizards on Nov. 15 presented by Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos Resort; the Nov. 22 game at the Chicago Bulls; and the Dec. 6 home game presented by Chick-fil-A against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hawks hoops are BACK on @peachtreetv in partnership with @FanDuelSN 🙌
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) November 8, 2024
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Two additional games will be determined at a later date.
“Last season was a huge win for Hawks fans, and we are thrilled to bring the Hawks back to broadcast again to Peachtree TV,” WANF/WPCH Vice President and General Manager Erik Schrader said. “Building the fanbase is what broadcast partnerships like this do best.”
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The agreement announced Friday will bring live games to the Hawks’ huge fan base in the Atlanta market through Peachtree TV’s free over the air broadcasts along with its carriage on all major cable and satellite pay-tv systems including Xfinity, Spectrum, DirecTV, and DISH Network. Peachtree TV is also available on YouTube TV and Hulu.
Peachtree TV has served as the official broadcast home for the Hawks’ NBA G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks since 2019.
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