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To Get LeBron, ESPN Cedes Control Over Ads, News - Advertising Age

ESPN could be giving up a lot from an ad-revenue perspective. In a recent post via Twitter, media-researcher Brad Adgate suggested the ESPN special featuring Mr. James "could attract more viewers than the 7 game NBA Finals last month on ABC (18.1 million)." Mr. Adgate is senior VP-research at independent Horizon Media.