The NBA’s next broadcast deal: After MLS’ payday with Apple, what can we expect?
2 years, 9 months ago

The NBA’s next broadcast deal: After MLS’ payday with Apple, what can we expect?

New York Times  

Broadcast rights money has been the lifeblood of American sports for decades, and Tuesday’s news that Major League Soccer landed a 10-year, $2.5 billion global deal with Apple Inc. is the latest windfall for a domestic league. “There are relatively few top sports properties coming onto the marketplace in the next few years,” said Lee Berke, president and CEO of Scarsdale, N.Y.-based sports media consulting firm LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media Inc. “If you’re a sports media company, you have to be focused on the NBA.” He didn’t offer a dollar-figure estimate for what the NBA could land but agreed it’ll be a notable increase. It’s going to be a very aggressive marketplace.” Media consultant Ed Desser, a former NBA senior executive who has negotiated TV rights deals for teams across several major league teams and organizations, said the MLS deal is a “landmark” for the sports broadcast industry and noted a few elements could affect how the NBA structures its next media deals. The NBA’s timing could turn out to be ideal, as some additional deals, particularly for college conferences and NASCAR, will be done by then.” Unlike MLS, a major portion of NBA team-level revenue comes from regional sports network rights deals in their local markets — a model also used by MLB and the NHL because of their large game inventories. Rethinking how to maximize local broadcast rights will be top of mind, especially with potential expansion on the horizon.” There also is a major differentiator between MLS and the NBA: Major League Soccer, which launched in 1996 as the U.S.’ fifth major men’s league, isn’t the most popular professional league in its sport in the United States — Britain’s Premier League and Mexico’s Liga MX command larger American soccer audiences.

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ESPN Drops Baseball After Failing to Win Cuts in TV Rights Fees
1 month, 1 week ago

ESPN Drops Baseball After Failing to Win Cuts in TV Rights Fees

Live Mint  

-- Major League Baseball and Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN are ending their broadcast relationship at the end of the 2025 season, calling it quits on ties that go back to 1990. In making the decision, ESPN said Thursday it “applied the same discipline and fiscal responsibility that has built ESPN’s industry-leading live events portfolio as we continue to grow our …

ESPN exercises option extending media base-rights agreement with the ACC through 2035-36
2 months ago

ESPN exercises option extending media base-rights agreement with the ACC through 2035-36

Associated Press  

ESPN has exercised its option to extend a base-rights media deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference through 2035-36, aligning the timeline with a second deal that covers their partnership for the ACC Network. A person familiar with the contracts said the second deal specifically covered the ACC Network through 2035-36 regardless of whether ESPN picked up the option on the …

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple TV deal could hurt efforts by MLS to grow its fan base

LA Times  

Major League Soccer’s deal with Apple TV might be good for the league, but it could be preventing casual fans from watching games. While the MLS Cup final between the Galaxy and New York Red Bulls will be shown on Fox and Fox Deportes, the majority of games are now exclusively behind a paywall, courtesy of the league’s broadcasting deal …

WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC

CNN  

New York CNN — Warner Bros. Discovery will settle its lawsuit against the NBA and announce it has struck a deal with Disney to exclusively license its beloved TNT show “Inside the NBA” starting next season, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. WBD filed the lawsuit against the NBA in July after the league signed new broadcast rights …

WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC

CNN  

New York CNN — Warner Bros. Discovery will settle its lawsuit against the NBA and announce it has struck a deal with Disney to exclusively license its beloved TNT show “Inside the NBA” starting next season, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. WBD filed the lawsuit against the NBA in July after the league signed new broadcast rights …

NBA Mavericks reach local rights deal with free broadcasts for about 10 million people
6 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA Mavericks reach local rights deal with free broadcasts for about 10 million people

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreement that the team said Friday will triple the number of people that will be able to see most of the NBA Western Conference champion’s televised games over the air for free. The announcement came after the Mavericks and financially troubled Diamond Sports Group last month mutually agreed …

How the NBA’s new media rights deal could impact the current CBA — and the teams
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How the NBA’s new media rights deal could impact the current CBA — and the teams

New York Times  

As the NBA waits for its next media rights deal to kick in, there has been plenty of consideration on how it will impact the salary cap and player salaries. Usually, the salary cap grows in lockstep with basketball revenue, but the league’s incoming media rights deal is expected to create a situation where they get divorced. If there is …

The eye-popping $77 billion haul that shook up the NBA landscape — and the future of media
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The eye-popping $77 billion haul that shook up the NBA landscape — and the future of media

New York Times  

Well past midnight in Paris with final preparations for the Olympics finishing up, NBC Sports president Rick Cordella was tired and in need of sleep. He received the text from the NBA’s lead negotiator, Bill Koenig, informing him that TNT was making a play with its matching rights for Amazon Prime Video’s streaming package, not NBC’s. “This was clearly a …

Warner Bros Discovery sues NBA over bid for broadcast rights
8 months, 1 week ago

Warner Bros Discovery sues NBA over bid for broadcast rights

Hindustan Times  

By Dawn Chmielewski Warner Bros Discovery sues NBA over bid for broadcast rights -Warner Bros Discovery and its sports division, Turner Broadcasting System, filed a lawsuit on Friday against the National Basketball Association in New York over the league's rejection of its matching bid for media rights. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said Warner Bros Discovery's claims are "without merit." The …

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over new media rights deal, saying it matched Amazon
8 months, 1 week ago

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over new media rights deal, saying it matched Amazon

LA Times  

From left, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley speak at the NBA Awards in 2018. Discovery filed a lawsuit Friday against the NBA over the new media rights deal that cuts out the league’s longtime TV partner Turner Sports. The suit filed in New York Supreme Court asserts that the NBA breached its current deal by allegedly …

WNBA announces landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC
8 months, 1 week ago

WNBA announces landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC

Associated Press  

More than 100 WNBA regular-season games will be broadcast each season through an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that the league announced Wednesday. “These agreements allow the league to continue to build a long-term and sustainable growth model for the future of women’s basketball and sports which will benefit WNBA players, teams and fans.” The …

NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon
8 months, 1 week ago

NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon

Associated Press  

The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league. “And Prime Video’s massive subscriber base will dramatically expand our ability to reach our fans in new and innovative ways.” Turner …

NBA says it has entered deal with Amazon, not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery's offer
8 months, 1 week ago

NBA says it has entered deal with Amazon, not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery's offer

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Discovery's $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its …

Warner Bros. Discovery vows to ‘take appropriate action’ after NBA rejects offer
8 months, 1 week ago

Warner Bros. Discovery vows to ‘take appropriate action’ after NBA rejects offer

LA Times  

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 21. The NBA has completed an 11-year, $76-billion media rights pact that will change the lineup of partners after next season, ending its decades-long relationship with cable network TNT and entering a new partnership with Amazon. “We think grossly misinterpreted …

NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind
8 months, 1 week ago

NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind

NPR  

NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind toggle caption Jason DeCrow/AP The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league. Sponsor Message “Warner Bros. …

NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources
8 months, 1 week ago

NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources

New York Times  

The NBA announced new 11-year TV deals with incumbent ESPN and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, rejecting TNT Sports’ right to match, which is expected to lead to a legal battle between the network and the league, according to sources briefed on the deal. TNT Sports, according to sources briefed on the matter, has honed its sights on Amazon’s …

TNT Sports plans to match Amazon’s media rights package, forcing NBA staredown
8 months, 1 week ago

TNT Sports plans to match Amazon’s media rights package, forcing NBA staredown

New York Times  

TNT Sports has informed the NBA it plans to use its matching rights to continue broadcasting the league games. While TNT has the contractual right to match an offer, per its current contract, the NBA is expected to decline the network’s right to take the agreed-upon Amazon package, sources briefed on the NBA’s plans said. The NBA’s agreement with Prime …

WNBA players’ union leader is concerned the league is undervalued in NBA rights deal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA players’ union leader is concerned the league is undervalued in NBA rights deal

LA Times  

Sparks forward Dearica Hamby brings the ball down the court against the Atlanta Dream during the 2024 season. The WNBA players’ union’s leader is concerned the league’s latest media rights deal is too low. The executive director of the WNBA players’ union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as …

NBA’s new TV deal with Disney, NBC, Amazon won’t include matching rights: Sources
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA’s new TV deal with Disney, NBC, Amazon won’t include matching rights: Sources

New York Times  

While the NBA remains in a media rights purgatory, waiting to see if and how Warner Bros. Discovery will use its matching rights to try to retain a part of the league’s new rights package, it has ensured that this high-stakes game of corporate chicken won’t happen again the next time around. The NBA’s new media rights agreements do not …

WNBA players' union head concerned league is being undervalued in new media deal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA players' union head concerned league is being undervalued in new media deal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The executive director of the …

WNBA players’ union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA players’ union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The executive director of the WNBA players’ union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2 billion over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA’s recently approved media rights deals. “We have wondered for months how the NBA would value the WNBA in its media rights deal,” executive director of the union Terri …

WNBA’s media rights deals set league up to receive $2.2 billion over next 11 years: Sources
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA’s media rights deals set league up to receive $2.2 billion over next 11 years: Sources

New York Times  

The WNBA’s next national media rights package has come into shape. The NBA negotiated the WNBA’s new deals during its just-completed rights talks, where it reached an agreement with Disney, NBC and Amazon on an 11-year, approximately $75 billion set of contracts. The NBA’s board of governors approved those media rights deals Tuesday but they are not yet official since …

NBA will turn to ‘consideration of expansion’ after media rights deal complete, Adam Silver says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA will turn to ‘consideration of expansion’ after media rights deal complete, Adam Silver says

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — The NBA is nearly ready to talk about expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the NBA will turn to a “consideration of expansion” after the league’s media rights deal is finalized. The NBA will turn to "consideration of expansion" once the media rights deal is finally finished, Adam Silver said. — Mike Vorkunov July 17, 2024 …

Here’s what you need to know about the NBA’s upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s what you need to know about the NBA’s upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal

Associated Press  

The NBA might not be happy with the NFL making Christmas Day a regular part of its schedule. The deals with ESPN/ABC, NBC and Amazon Prime Video will average $6.9 billion per season. It will cost Disney $2.6 billion per year, which is just shy of the $2.7 billion per season it pays to the NFL for “Monday Night Football,” …

Here's what you need to know about the NBA's upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights contracts
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Here's what you need to know about the NBA's upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights contracts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The deals with ESPN/ABC, NBC …

NBA agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says

Associated Press  

The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deals, a record 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that would assure player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come. NBC — whose deal is expected to be $2.5 billion per season — would …

NBA finalizes $76BILLION extension with ESPN and inks deals with NBC and Amazon... but TNT isn't out of the picture yet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA finalizes $76BILLION extension with ESPN and inks deals with NBC and Amazon... but TNT isn't out of the picture yet

Daily Mail  

The NBA has upped its reach in the broadcast world, inking an extension with ESPN and signing deals with NBC and Amazon over the next 11 years and worth around $76billion. Jayson Tatum and the defending champion Boston Celtics could be on more networks soon The next step is for the league's governors to approve the deals with NBC and …

NBA finalizes TV deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon, but TNT could still match: Sources
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA finalizes TV deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon, but TNT could still match: Sources

New York Times  

The NBA and network executives finalized contracts that will make NBC and Amazon Prime Video new partners, while maintaining ABC/ESPN as the home of the NBA Finals, under agreements that will extend for 11 seasons and be worth $76 billion, according to executives with direct knowledge of the deals. The NBA, TNT Sports, ESPN, NBC and Amazon declined to comment. …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says finalizing the new media rights deals is ‘complex’ process
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says finalizing the new media rights deals is ‘complex’ process

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Getting the NBA’s next round of media rights deals completed is an extremely complex proposition, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday, especially because nobody can say with any certainty what the viewing landscape will look like in the future. Discovery CEO David Zaslav sounded an ominous note in late 2022, saying that Turner and WBD “don’t have to have …

NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt
10 months ago

NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt

Associated Press  

The conference finals and Bronny James’ decision to remain in the draft are far from the only things dominating NBA conversations lately. Discovery CEO David Zaslav sounded an ominous note, as well as giving competitors something to shoot for, when he said during an RBC Investor Conference in November 2022 that Turner and WBD “don’t have to have the NBA” …

NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt
10 months ago

NBA media negotiations are in the 4th quarter. The outcome remains very much in doubt

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NBA media rights negotiations for deals beginning with …

How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
11 months ago

How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape

LA Times  

It’s a good time to be in the sports business, and no one knows that better than the NBA. The ongoing talks also could result in the loss of an NBA TV package for Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT, which has made the league a cornerstone of its programming for more than three decades. If Comcast lands the NBA, NBC could …

Could TNT and the NBA really be done? What to make of Amazon’s new TV deal
11 months, 1 week ago

Could TNT and the NBA really be done? What to make of Amazon’s new TV deal

New York Times  

As The Athletic reported Friday, the NBA and Amazon Prime Video have the framework for an agreement that will make the streamer a major player in how the league’s games are watched in the future. Deitsch: What really stood out to me from your report was “significant playoff inventory.” That’s potentially a monumental consumer change for NBA fans. Discovery, TNT’s …

Amazon Prime has framework deal for NBA broadcast rights, per sources, putting pressure on TNT, NBC
11 months, 1 week ago

Amazon Prime has framework deal for NBA broadcast rights, per sources, putting pressure on TNT, NBC

New York Times  

In what will be a landmark move in sports media history, the NBA and Amazon Prime Video have the framework of a deal that will make the streaming service one of the main homes for the league’s games, executives with direct knowledge of the talks told The Athletic. The NBA is finishing nine-year deals that pay it $2.6 billion on …

What to expect in the NBA’s next media deal: Amazon, NBC contenders to join
11 months, 1 week ago

What to expect in the NBA’s next media deal: Amazon, NBC contenders to join

New York Times  

In TV rights negotiations, the NBA is seeking new decade-long — or longer — contracts that will alter how it traditionally delivers games, with streaming becoming the principal distribution method, according to league and television executives briefed on the plans. ET, the exclusive financial negotiation window between the NBA, ESPN and TNT Sports will officially close, allowing league commissioner Adam …

NBA likely to exit negotiating window with Disney, Warner without new media rights deal: Source
11 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA likely to exit negotiating window with Disney, Warner without new media rights deal: Source

New York Times  

The NBA is likely to exit its exclusive negotiating window with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery without a new media rights deal with either company, a person briefed on the talks confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last week conversations with those media companies are “ongoing and have been very positive.” The league is expected …

MLS might open season with replacement referees after labor deal is rejected
1 year, 1 month ago

MLS might open season with replacement referees after labor deal is rejected

LA Times  

Major League Soccer might open its regular season Wednesday using replacement officials after members of the Professional Soccer Referees Assn. “It’s extremely disappointing that the officials have voted against the tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement,” Nelson Rodríguez, the MLS executive vice president of sporting product and competition, said in a statement. “PRO has informed us of its …

New sports streaming service coming in 2024 as Disney, Fox and Warner Bros team up
1 year, 1 month ago

New sports streaming service coming in 2024 as Disney, Fox and Warner Bros team up

The Independent  

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MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
1 year, 2 months ago

MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season

Associated Press  

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing and tennis in recent months. The league is entering the second year of a 10-year …

MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season
1 year, 2 months ago

MLS and Apple announce all-access docuseries chronicling 2024 season

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Apple TV and Major League …

Next NBA media rights deal already subject of speculation before negotiations even start
1 year, 5 months ago

Next NBA media rights deal already subject of speculation before negotiations even start

Associated Press  

The NBA will have its own version of March Madness this season. “You’re clearly seeing an evolution or a morphing of media moving continually to streaming services.. Obviously other entrants in the market would potentially be interested.” The league’s 45-day negotiation period with the incumbents, ESPN/ABC and TNT, for the next media rights deal formally begins March 9. ESPN’s Wednesday …

NBA is prepared to broadcast where Diamond Sports Group can’t. Will things come to that?
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA is prepared to broadcast where Diamond Sports Group can’t. Will things come to that?

New York Times  

As the NBA approaches a new season, releasing its 2023-24 schedule earlier this month and rolling out the matchups to watch over the next year, a nettlesome issue continues to hover over the league and half of its teams. Diamond Sports Group, the company that operates 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks across the United States and owns the local …

ESPN exec on preserving women’s college hoops, NBA, CFP TV properties: ‘We’ll be very aggressive’
1 year, 7 months ago

ESPN exec on preserving women’s college hoops, NBA, CFP TV properties: ‘We’ll be very aggressive’

New York Times  

Expect ESPN to be very aggressive in trying to keep three of its core sports TV properties in place. With women’s college basketball, the NBA and the College Football Playoff all due for new television deals in the near future, ESPN president of content Burke Magnus said this week that the network intends to try to preserve a foothold in …

ESPN considers adding sports leagues as partners as it transitions from cable to digital
1 year, 8 months ago

ESPN considers adding sports leagues as partners as it transitions from cable to digital

Associated Press  

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said the network could take on a sports league as a minority partner as the network continues its transition from a cable channel to a digital company. So you can draw whatever conclusions you want from that,” Pitaro said Tuesday during a seminar Pitaro declined to say which leagues have been in …

NBA fans will soon watch the sport differently, and change has already begun
1 year, 11 months ago

NBA fans will soon watch the sport differently, and change has already begun

New York Times  

About a decade ago, as the NBA prepared to negotiate its current 2016 television broadcast rights deal, the league had discussions with Fox Sports about adding a third TV package to its inventory, according to sources briefed on those conversations. The NBA was already in business with ESPN and Turner Sports, and the two companies wanted to keep the league’s …

NBA’s Phoenix Suns signs new TV deal after broadcaster bankruptcy
1 year, 11 months ago

NBA’s Phoenix Suns signs new TV deal after broadcaster bankruptcy

The Hindu  

The NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury announced a new television and streaming rights deal for their basketball games on Friday, over the objection of the bankrupt US sports broadcaster that currently televises Suns regular-season games. The Suns and Mercury in a statement from the teams’ owner said they would deliver all locally broadcast games to television and online …

Why the NBA’s next media deal might copy the NFL’s; CFP’s future: Media Circus
1 year, 11 months ago

Why the NBA’s next media deal might copy the NFL’s; CFP’s future: Media Circus

New York Times  

One of the major networking events on the sports business calendar occurs this week in Los Angeles, an annual boldfaced-name symposium featuring sports owners, commissioners, corporate sponsors, media executives, and plenty of other people with a significant say in how you consume the sports you love. GO DEEPER How regional sports networks' financial troubles could impact NBA teams and fans …

What’s next for NBA teams and fans with regional sports networks?
2 years ago

What’s next for NBA teams and fans with regional sports networks?

New York Times  

The NBA has not been untouched by the recent turmoil that has hit regional sports networks across the country. “Diamond’s bankruptcy filing was expected and we remain committed to ensuring that NBA fans in the markets served by Bally Sports have continued access to all local games,” NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said. “No change in the way that Jazz fans …

MLS commissioner Don Garber discusses expansion, Apple TV deal and more in exclusive interview
2 years ago

MLS commissioner Don Garber discusses expansion, Apple TV deal and more in exclusive interview

New York Times  

As Don Garber enters his 23rd year as the commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league is at a pivotal moment in its history. Nashville SC CEO Ian Ayre once called the idea of MLS owners voting for promotion and relegation akin to “turkeys voting for thanksgiving.” “This is the ‘never say never’ thing,” said Garber. “They don’t have to …

MLS and Apple: The grand media experiment begins, plus Pac-12 media thoughts
2 years, 1 month ago

MLS and Apple: The grand media experiment begins, plus Pac-12 media thoughts

New York Times  

Taylor Twellman is an unapologetic apostle for the partnership between MLS and Apple. He had a terrific broadcast career going at ESPN — along with being the face of that network’s soccer coverage, Twellman enjoyed the contractual flexibility to morph onto the network’s news and debate shows — but he left the company in January to be part of a …

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