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. Under the new NBA television deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime, the regular season would feature national telecasts nearly seven days a week, according to sources briefed on the agreements. The NBA will borrow a page from the NFL, as following the end of football’s regular season, NBC will have the NBA succeed the highest-rated primetime show on television, “Sunday Night Football,” while, on Thursdays, Amazon will do the same after its TNF coverage concludes.

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‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say
1 month ago

‘Inside the NBA’ will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say

Associated Press  

“Inside the NBA” will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sued the NBA in New York state court after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its new 11-year media rights deal, which will begin …

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 …

Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime’s first foray into news
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime’s first foray into news

LA Times  

Former NBC News star Brian Williams is finalizing a deal to anchor live coverage of the presidential election results for Amazon’s Prime Video, in the streamer’s first attempt at live news coverage, according to two people familiar with the plan. He would be in his comfort zone at Prime Video, as he led NBC’s presidential election night programs in 2008 …

The eye-popping $77 billion haul that shook up the NBA landscape — and the future of media
4 months, 2 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 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 …

Amazon Prime Video’s global reach was a major factor in 11-year agreement with NBA
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Amazon Prime Video’s global reach was a major factor in 11-year agreement with NBA

Associated Press  

Jay Marine is finally able to relax and celebrate after a hectic couple of months. The global head of sports programming for Amazon Prime Video found out Wednesday afternoon that they will be carrying the NBA beginning with the 2025-26 season, along with ESPN/ABC and NBC. Discovery matched Prime Video’s $1.8 billion per season offer to carry NBA games, but …

“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know
4 months, 4 weeks ago

“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know

Associated Press  

Welcome back, “Roundball Rock.” John Tesh’s iconic theme music for NBA broadcasts on NBC is coming back when the league’s new media rights deals commence in the 2025-26 season and is one of many highlights of the 11-year agreement the league finally completed Wednesday. — will send an expanded package of games to Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Britain …

WNBA announces landmark 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC
4 months, 4 weeks 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
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. …

‘Sunday Night Basketball’ on NBC — part of new NBA media rights deal — could be a hit
5 months ago

‘Sunday Night Basketball’ on NBC — part of new NBA media rights deal — could be a hit

New York Times  

Some titles just have a sweet sound and “Sunday Night Basketball” is such a thing. 1-ranked show in primetime for 13 consecutive years and last year averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 21.4 million — and while no sane person would argue that the NBA and the NFL are equal in terms of popularity among American sports fans, it’s NBC’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Amazon’s Prime Video and Netflix are crashing TV’s ad-selling party
8 months ago

Amazon’s Prime Video and Netflix are crashing TV’s ad-selling party

LA Times  

Over the last decade, streaming video platforms have gradually siphoned away viewers from traditional TV networks. For the first time, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix will both be part of what has long been known as “TV Week,” also called the “upfronts.” It’s the official start of the ad-selling season where advertisers commit their spending for the fall TV season …

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 …

ESPN is open for business: How the coming months will shape the sports TV giant’s future
9 months ago

ESPN is open for business: How the coming months will shape the sports TV giant’s future

New York Times  

With ESPN’s direct-to-consumer plan, the network is attempting to uphold its mission statement of, “Serving sports fans. Iger and Pitaro are trying, through equity stake talks with the biggest leagues and with distribution discussions with the largest digital players, to add to ESPN’s already impressive content lineup and have price points to serve every sports fan. The volume of NFL …

Amazon Prime swoops on the rights to ICC events involving Australia in a major move that will see World Cup matches streamed online only for the first time in history
1 year ago

Amazon Prime swoops on the rights to ICC events involving Australia in a major move that will see World Cup matches streamed online only for the first time in history

Daily Mail  

The future of watching cricket could be moving online with streaming giant Amazon Prime signing the first exclusive arrangement to stream ICC events, locking out Australian free-to-air networks. The International Cricket Council announced that all of its tournaments, including Australia's World Test Championship and ODI World Cup defences, would be screened exclusively on streaming service Amazon Prime on Monday. Aussies …

Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon Prime Video will soon come with ads, or a $2.99 monthly charge to dodge them

Associated Press  

Amazon Prime Video will include advertising during shows and movies starting early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions. Members of Amazon Prime can pay $2.99 per month in the U.S. to keep their service ad-free, the company said Friday. Amazon said limited Live events on Amazon Prime, like sports, already include advertising. Amazon’s …

Amazon’s Prime Video to incorporate commercials next year. Ad-free tier will cost $3 more
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon’s Prime Video to incorporate commercials next year. Ad-free tier will cost $3 more

LA Times  

Amazon will be adding Amazon said Prime Video will have “meaningfully fewer ads than” traditional TV channels and other streaming services. The ads will launch in early 2024 in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada; as well as, later that year, Mexico, Australia and certain other European countries. The change reflects a larger shift in the entertainment industry, …

Peacock takes the playoffs! NFL teams up with streaming service to air exclusive live games. All you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

Peacock takes the playoffs! NFL teams up with streaming service to air exclusive live games. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The NFL playoffs are embracing the streaming era, as the league announced a groundbreaking partnership with Peacock. The NFL is taking another big step toward streaming by putting one of its playoff football games exclusively on a digital platform for the first time. Peacock Takes the Spotlight As a prominent streaming service, Peacock has secured the rights to broadcast the …

Amazon’s Prime Video gets exclusive rights to NFL ‘Black Friday’ game in 2023
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon’s Prime Video gets exclusive rights to NFL ‘Black Friday’ game in 2023

LA Times  

The NFL is adding a day-after-Thanksgiving game to its schedule in 2023, and it will stream exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video. The addition of the “Black Friday” game to Amazon’s package of streamed NFL contests is a vote of confidence in Prime Video’s performance as a media partner. In its first year as the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football,” …

Prime Video averages 15.3M viewers in its NFL season opener
2 years, 3 months ago

Prime Video averages 15.3M viewers in its NFL season opener

The Independent  

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Can Al Michaels make streaming the NFL on Amazon Prime Video a Thursday night ritual?
2 years, 3 months ago

Can Al Michaels make streaming the NFL on Amazon Prime Video a Thursday night ritual?

LA Times  

Veteran sports broadcaster Al Michaels has a 20-year-old answering machine in his Brentwood home, and it will likely never be thrown out. This week, he joins Kirk Herbstreit in the broadcast booth for Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football,” the opening contest in the first NFL TV package shown exclusively on a streaming video service. For Amazon, whose Culver City …

Amazon wants its NFL coverage to come in different flavors
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon wants its NFL coverage to come in different flavors

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc. is looking to draw in new audiences to its “Thursday Night Football" coverage by having a group of guys known for their comedy routines and trick shots call some of its games. Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN had success with its alternate “Monday Night Football" telecast last season on ESPN2, co-hosted by brothers and former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and …

Netflix vs Hotstar vs Amazon Prime Video: Plans, Prices And More
3 years ago

Netflix vs Hotstar vs Amazon Prime Video: Plans, Prices And More

News 18  

OTT platforms have become fairly common these days mainly due to the wide availability of budget smartphones and smart-TVs. However, rival platforms like Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Zee5, and Sony Liv are still available with a more affordable subscription and offer original content and curated shows/ movies. Netflix Netflix Mobile : Rs 149/ month Netflix Basic : Rs 199/ month …

Sources: NFL prefers Apple for Sunday Ticket; package could offer more choices
3 years, 3 months ago

Sources: NFL prefers Apple for Sunday Ticket; package could offer more choices

New York Times  

The NFL’s much-discussed Sunday Ticket package is in the news of late, with one report having Amazon as the lead contender to acquire the out-of-market games that are up for bid, while another touts Disney’s ESPN empire as interested. So I can see how the league might view that as a great diversification to their portfolio for the next decade.” …

Amazon Prime Video India to Livestream WNBA Games in India
3 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Prime Video India to Livestream WNBA Games in India

News 18  

Enhancing its portfolio of live sports streaming, Amazon Prime Video and the Women’s National Basketball Association on Thursday announced that millions of Prime Members in India can live-stream WNBA games during the league’s historic 25th season with the next opportunity to watch in India on August 21, 2021. The move follows a multi-year agreement between Amazon and the WNBA in …

Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal
3 years, 9 months ago

Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal

Associated Press  

Much like they did with cable in the 1980s and satellite television in the 1990s, the NFL on Thursday made another significant transition in the way its games are viewed. The league’s new rights agreements, worth $113 billion over the 11 seasons of the new deals that begin in 2023, include a streaming service receiving an exclusive full season package …

Amazon Prime gets into live cricket streaming, will stream India-New Zealand matches
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon Prime gets into live cricket streaming, will stream India-New Zealand matches

India Today  

Amazon Prime Video expands its horizon as the platform now enters into live sports streaming, especially cricket matches. "We are thrilled to work with New Zealand Cricket on this endeavor as they have a strong, passionate and much-loved cricket team, and the cricketing rivalry between the two countries has been fantastic," said Gaurav Gandhi, Director and Country General Manager at …

Localised content helping Amazon grow Prime Video streaming
4 years, 1 month ago

Localised content helping Amazon grow Prime Video streaming

India TV News  

Riding on localised content being churned out in countries like India, the number of Prime members who stream Prime Video grew by more than 80 per cent in the third quarter and international customers more than doubled the hours of content they watch on Prime video compared to last year, Amazon has announced. "We're in more than 240 countries and …

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