CSN Northwest, part of NBC Sports Group, will continue as the local rightsholder for Portland Trail Blazers game broadcasts, it was announced today by Trail Blazers President & CEO Chris McGowan. Beginning with the new 2017-18 extension, CSNNW will become the exclusive media partner for all regional Trail Blazers games.
“After thorough negotiations with several other potential partners, it became apparent that by building on our existing relationship with CSN Northwest, we have the best opportunity to increase distribution for Trail Blazers games and other programming in our marketplace,” said McGowan. “With the addition of David Preschlack at NBC Sports Group and his background in distribution, we’re very motivated to collaborate on ways to bring even greater access to our fans.