How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
7 months, 3 weeks 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 have live sports in prime time several nights a week, as it already carries “NFL Sunday Night Football” and Big Ten college football on Saturdays. If Turner loses the NBA, questions likely would be raised over Warner Bros. Discovery’s role in a planned joint venture with Disney and Fox Corp. The report noted that TNT commands around $2.6 billion in subscriber fees, accounting for 30% of Warner Bros. Discovery’s revenue from pay TV providers in the U.S. People familiar with the NBA discussions say there is a chance that the league could put together a fourth package of games to accommodate both Comcast and Turner.

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Investors slam Warner Bros. Discovery with lawsuit over loss of NBA deal
4 weeks ago

Investors slam Warner Bros. Discovery with lawsuit over loss of NBA deal

LA Times  

Investors are calling foul over Warner Bros. Discovery’s loss of its NBA media rights deal. A lawsuit filed this week in New York federal court alleges that shareholders suffered “significant losses and damages” over the company’s inability to hold onto its NBA contract, which prompted Warner Bros. Business How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape The …

WBD to settle NBA broadcast rights suit, move ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN and ABC
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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 asks judge to dismiss lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers Discovery regarding matching rights
3 months, 4 weeks ago

NBA asks judge to dismiss lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers Discovery regarding matching rights

New York Times  

The NBA has asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers Discovery last month against the league that wants the court to enforce what WBD says are matching rights that would allow it to retain a package of NBA media rights in its next national media deal, which kicks in with the 2025-26 season. The NBA, in …

How the NBA’s new media rights deal could impact the current CBA — and the teams
4 months, 2 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 …

Warner Bros Discovery sues NBA over bid for broadcast rights
4 months, 3 weeks 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 for not accepting its matching offer
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer

Associated Press  

Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal. The NBA signed its deals with Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discovery’s $1.8 billion per year offer. “Given the NBA’s unjustified rejection …

Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over new media rights deal, saying it matched Amazon
4 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Charles Barkley to consider ESPN, NBC, Amazon deals if TNT doesn’t honor full $210 million contract
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Charles Barkley to consider ESPN, NBC, Amazon deals if TNT doesn’t honor full $210 million contract

New York Times  

Charles Barkley will either remain with TNT Sports on his 10-year, $210 million contract or he will listen to offers from ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime Video as he reconsiders retirement, he told The Athletic on Friday. “If you have to sue somebody to stay in a relationship, do you think that is a healthy relationship?” TNT Sports statement on …

NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon
4 months, 4 weeks 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
4 months, 4 weeks 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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 …

Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video’s offer to air games
5 months ago

Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video’s offer to air games

Associated Press  

Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the $1.8 billion per year offer by Amazon Prime Video. We look forward to the NBA executing our new contract.” The NBA’s Board of Governors approved the league’s 11-year media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at …

Warner Bros. Discovery says it will match Amazon’s bid for NBA rights
5 months ago

Warner Bros. Discovery says it will match Amazon’s bid for NBA rights

LA Times  

LeBron James and Draymond Green battle it out. Turner Sports confirmed in a statement that the NBA had said it would accept the offers from Warner Bros. Discovery’s rivals. Turner is targeting Amazon’s bid of $1.8 billion a year for a package of games that would go to Prime Video, according to people familiar with discussions who were not authorized …

TNT Sports plans to match Amazon’s media rights package, forcing NBA staredown
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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 leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal
5 months 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 …

NBA moves a big step closer to finalizing new 11-year media rights deals
5 months, 1 week ago

NBA moves a big step closer to finalizing new 11-year media rights deals

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The NBA’s Board of Governors approved the league’s next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting Tuesday, moving the league one giant step closer to finalizing the 11-year agreements that will be worth about $76 billion. And also, to get more streaming connectivity with our fans, because in terms of traditional …

Here’s what you need to know about the NBA’s upcoming 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 agrees to terms on a new 11-year, $76 billion media rights deal, AP source says
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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NBA on the verge of a deal with Amazon, NBC and ESPN, potentially leaving TNT on the bench
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA on the verge of a deal with Amazon, NBC and ESPN, potentially leaving TNT on the bench

LA Times  

It’s crunch time in the NBA’s negotiations for a new media rights deal that could have a significant effect on the TV business. The NBA has finalized the contracts for a new 11-year deal that will return its games to broadcast network NBC and bring the league to Amazon’s Prime Video streaming platform, according to a person familiar with the …

NBA finalizes TV deals with ESPN, NBC, Amazon, but TNT could still match: Sources
5 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

No NBA deal yet for Warner Bros. Discovery, but David Zaslav is ‘hopeful’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

No NBA deal yet for Warner Bros. Discovery, but David Zaslav is ‘hopeful’

LA Times  

The shot clock is ticking down on Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav said Thursday the company continues negotiating with the league to retain its package of NBA contests, a marquee attraction for its TNT cable channel, but offered no clue on where the discussions would end up. Losing the package would bring long-term ramifications for Warner Bros. Discovery’s …

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO ‘hopeful’ about NBA rights deal on TNT
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO ‘hopeful’ about NBA rights deal on TNT

New York Times  

Discovery CEO David Zaslav projected a measured optimism Thursday that the company could still retain a portion of the NBA’s media rights as it continues to negotiate with the league. Zaslav said WBD, which owns TNT Sports, continues to talk to the NBA about a deal and he remains “hopeful” that they could “reach an agreement that makes sense for …

Could TNT and the NBA really be done? What to make of Amazon’s new TV deal
7 months, 3 weeks 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
7 months, 4 weeks 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
8 months 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 …

Next NBA media rights deal already subject of speculation before negotiations even start
1 year, 1 month 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 …

ESPN exec on preserving women’s college hoops, NBA, CFP TV properties: ‘We’ll be very aggressive’
1 year, 4 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 …

NBA fans will soon watch the sport differently, and change has already begun
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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?
1 year, 9 months 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 …

NBA viewership grows despite RSN troubles as league banks on future deals
1 year, 10 months ago

NBA viewership grows despite RSN troubles as league banks on future deals

New York Times  

The NBA’s scoring is up and its storylines are compelling, fueling enormous social media growth and helping keep TV ratings flat in an era of dwindling television usage. The league’s national games on ABC, ESPN and TNT are averaging 1.6 million viewers, which the NBA said is up 1 percent over last season, per Nielsen data. NBA games on Christmas …

NBA revenues dip 10% to $8.3 billion in 2019-20, losing $800 million in ticket income: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

NBA revenues dip 10% to $8.3 billion in 2019-20, losing $800 million in ticket income: Report

Firstpost  

Losses would have been much worse had the NBA not completed the season and staged the playoffs in a bubble at Orlando, saying $1.5 billion in revenue was recovered by restarting the season New York: NBA revenues fell 10% to $8.3 billion for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN reported Wednesday, saying the league lost $800 million …

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