FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 21, 2024
MIAMI HEAT FANS CAN TUNE IN TO 78 GAMES ON FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK
Rebranded network continues award-winning TV and streaming coverage for viewers across South Florida
MIAMI – FanDuel Sports Network, the new TV and streaming home for the Miami HEAT, is set to produce and broadcast at least 78 HEAT games during the 2024-25 NBA season.
The network has rebranded from Bally Sports, effective today. FanDuel Sports Network Sun and the FanDuel Sports Network app will continue to showcase award-winning HEAT programming for viewers across South Florida.
All HEAT games not selected as national TV exclusives will air on FanDuel Sports Network Sun and stream in the FanDuel Sports Network app. Two games remain to be scheduled in December based on results of the Emirates NBA Cup.
FanDuel Sports Network will present the exclusive broadcast of the HEAT’s Opening Night on Wednesday, Oct. 23 against the Orlando Magic from Kaseya Center. Coverage begins with a special hour-long “HEAT Live” pregame show at 6:30 p.m., leading up to tipoff at 7:30 p.m.
To view this season’s complete HEAT schedule, visit NBA.com/HEAT/Schedule.
After the opener, fans can gear up for each HEAT game on FanDuel Sports Network with a half-hour “HEAT Live” pregame show. “HEAT Live” postgame coverage will follow the final buzzer, featuring highlights, interviews and analysis.
New episodes of the Emmy Award-winning “Inside the HEAT” will take fans behind the scenes with players and dive deeper into the biggest storylines throughout the year. The season premiere of “Inside the HEAT” debuts following Opening Night coverage on Wednesday, at approximately 10:30 p.m. The first episode features an in-depth look at Miami’s NBA Summer League championship and will re-air throughout the next month.
The network will also broadcast all home games of the HEAT’s NBA G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Those games will air live on either FanDuel Sports Network Sun or FanDuel Sports Network Florida and stream in the FanDuel Sports Network app.
WAYS TO WATCH
Channel positions for FanDuel Sports Network Sun have not changed. The network continues to be widely available on cable, satellite and streaming providers across South Florida. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, options include Comcast Xfinity (now on the Ultimate TV package), AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hotwire, Blue Stream Fiber and Breezeline. To find a TV provider in your zip code that carries the network, go to GetMyHomeTeams.com.
All of the network’s HEAT games and other programming will also stream on the FanDuel Sports Network app and at FanDuelSportsNetwork.com. Fans may continue to authenticate through their pay TV provider or subscribe directly to FanDuel Sports Network. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available, plus the popular Season Pass option that takes fans throughout the 2024-25 HEAT season and offers savings of up to 10%.
The Bally Sports app has become the FanDuel Sports Network app. Users who have automatic updates enabled will see the app transition; if not, they will be prompted to update the app. Login credentials remain the same, and subscriptions purchased through Bally Sports remain active.
BROADCAST TEAM
Play-by-play announcer Eric Reid returns for his 37th season as the voice of the HEAT. Reid last year was named Florida Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association for the fourth time in his career. Former HEAT point guard John Crotty joins Reid for his seventh season as TV color analyst, providing viewers with expert commentary.
Jason Jackson is back for his 21st season serving as host of “HEAT Live.” He’ll again be joined by Amy Audibert, a former University of Miami basketball player entering her third year as a pregame/postgame/halftime analyst on the network. Former HEAT coach Ron Rothstein also returns for an 11th season as a “HEAT Live” analyst.
Will Manso is back for his 12th season as a host and courtside reporter, while Kelly Saco and Jeremy Taché head into their third year reporting from courtside and hosting halftime coverage.
MEDIA CONTACT
David Selig, dselig@fanduelsportsnetwork.com
ABOUT FANDUEL SPORTS NETWORK FLORIDA/SUN
FanDuel Sports Network Sun and FanDuel Sports Network Florida – two Diamond Sports Group-owned regional sports networks – are the local TV and streaming homes for the Miami HEAT, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins and Orlando Magic. Together, FanDuel Sports Network Sun and FanDuel Sports Network Florida present more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. Serving sports fans across the Sunshine State, the regional networks combine to produce more than 600 live sporting events and over 300 studio-based and original programs year-round. For more information and content, visit www.fanduelsportsnetwork.com.