🎉 2022 Shortlist

No Chill with Gilbert Arenas

Entrant: Fubo Sports Network

NOMINEE 2x ✨
  • Best Original Content or Series (10 min+)
  • Best Sports Podcast

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ABOUT THIS ENTRY

No Chill with Gilbert Arenas has grown to become one of the most loved basketball analysis shows on television and beyond. Hosted by three-time NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and basketball Twitter sensation Josiah Johnson, No Chill dishes weekly hot takes about the game and features interviews with the best in the business.

How does this represent “Excellence in Engagement”?

No Chill with Gilbert Arenas has grown to become one of the most loved basketball analysis shows on television and beyond. The show has become a mainstay on fuboTV’s live free-to-consumer TV network, Fubo Sports Network. Available on 75 million devices, Fubo Sports Network features sports stories on and off the field airing live sports and award-winning original programming like No Chill. It has grown to be the most popular of Fubo Sports Network’s originals and has drawn a large following on the Fubo Sports YouTube channel plus across Instagram and Twitter.

No Chill has paved the way for more basketball commentary shows featuring athletes as content creators. It also shows how an athlete such as Gilbert Arenas can pivot following controversy and use his expertise to inspire others.

Objective: Hosted by three-time NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas and basketball Twitter sensation Josiah Johnson, No Chill dishes weekly hot takes about the game and features interviews with the best in the business. The basketball-centric talk series centers on athletes and fans, and how the game impacts their lives both on and off the court. The show gives fans authentic takes from an NBA legend who knows the game best. While Gil is no longer on the court, he offers a unique perspective and analysis of the NBA and its players – from the games, trades and their personal lives.

Strategy & Execution: Since moving on from his illustrious career as one of the best one-on-one shooters Gilbert has transitioned into coaching and training young players to get to the highest level. With that experience, Gil breaks down the top stories in basketball with rising, current and former stars sharing original perspectives on the game. Agent Zero offers up his unrivaled point of view and draws our attention to a different way of looking at the game of basketball and the life around it. He collaborates with guests in a relaxed and casual setting, from his very own living room for candid and authentic conversation.

The show also features deep dive special episodes centered around key NBA events like all-star weekend and the draft. Guests have included Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Richard Jefferson, Dwight Howard, Master P, Michael Vick, Paul Pierce, and many more.

Results: Available as a vodcast and a podcast, No Chill has quickly become a fan favorite and the results speak for themselves:

  • 4.8M total streams to date
  • 1.5M+ podcast downloads
  • 33M views on YouTube
  • 3.5M hours watched on YouTube

Production

fuboTV


Credits

Pamela Duckworth
Executive Producer/Head of Network
Fubo Sports Network

David Pagan
Executive Producer
Fubo Sports Network

Daniel Corrales
Senior Producer
Fubo Sports Network

Mike Gange
Executive in Charge of Production Operations
Fubo Sports Network

Mike Lockyer
Social Media Producer
Fubo Sports Network

Danielle Garnes
Senior Production Specialist
Fubo Sports Network

Nabila Hasan
Motion Graphics Designer
Fubo Sports Network

Sarah Tucci
Senior Editor
Fubo Sports Network

Bianca Illion
Senior Communications Manager
Fubo Sports Network

Gilbert Arenas
Host

Josiah Johnson
Host

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