The NBA draft has been televised since 1980, the same year the NFL and NHL televised (or publicized) theirs. USA Network broadcast the draft as part of its contract with the NBA until 1984; starting in 1985, TBS did so as part of its "NBA on TBS" package. From 1990 to 2002, TNT took over the draft as more NBA properties moved to the network (the "NBA on TNT"). When ESPN acquired the rights to the NBA from NBC in 2002, ESPN began broadcasting the draft (starting in 2003) with the "NBA on ESPN", which it continues to do today. NBA TV has also produced its own coverage since coming under the purview of Turner Sports since 2008.