NBA likely to exit negotiating window with Disney, Warner without new media rights deal: Source
11 months, 1 week 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 to stitch together a new rights deal among three or four partners in its next deal, after previously splitting its broadcasts among ESPN/ABC and TNT. Silver, who has long been bullish on the NBA’s prospects for its next deal, said last week the market “is robust right now.” The league timed its international contracts so it can take its global rights on the market all at once, which would allow it to be flexible in seeking new media rights partners. I will say this, given the evolving media landscape, I think that we’re likely to emerge from this window with at least one additional partner.” The timing of the next media rights deal could also influence league expansion.

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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 …

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 asks judge to dismiss lawsuit filed by Warner Brothers Discovery regarding matching rights
7 months 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
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 …

Price finally revealed for Disney, Warner and Fox sports streaming service Venu
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Price finally revealed for Disney, Warner and Fox sports streaming service Venu

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is shown. Venu Sports, the new joint streaming venture from Walt Disney Co., Warner Bros. Scheduled to launch in the fall, the offering will give fans access to games from the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and other sports the three partners carry on their linear TV channels. The three traditional media companies have joined …

Warner Bros Discovery sues NBA over bid for broadcast rights
8 months 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
8 months 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
8 months 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 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 …

Warner Bros. Discovery says it will match Amazon’s bid for NBA rights
8 months, 1 week 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
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 Commissioner Cathy Engelbert excited about league’s new media rights deal
8 months, 1 week ago

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert excited about league’s new media rights deal

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The WNBA has the framework in place for a $2.2 billion, 11-year media rights deal as part of the NBA’s massive, recently approved deal. WNBA players union executive director Terri Jackson has expressed concerns about the league being undervalued in the NBA’s $76 billion deal approved by its board of governors earlier this week, but Commissioner Cathy Engelbert …

WNBA players’ union leader is concerned the league is undervalued in NBA rights deal
8 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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, 2 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,” …

NBA on the verge of a deal with Amazon, NBC and ESPN, potentially leaving TNT on the bench
8 months, 3 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 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 …

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO ‘hopeful’ about NBA rights deal on TNT
10 months, 3 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 …

How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
10 months, 4 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 …

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

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 …

WNBA expansion headed for 16 teams, commissioner says. Portland, Toronto, Philly options
11 months, 2 weeks ago

WNBA expansion headed for 16 teams, commissioner says. Portland, Toronto, Philly options

New York Times  

NEW YORK — The WNBA is looking to continue growing in the next few years. The league announced earlier this year that the Bay Area would receive an expansion team for a 13th league franchise, which is expected to start playing the 2025 season. Its current TV deals with ESPN, CBS, Amazon and Ion run out after the 2025 season, …

Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a joint sports streaming service
1 year, 1 month ago

Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a joint sports streaming service

LA Times  

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is fouled by Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. The service will provide one-stop shopping for sports fans, giving them the ability to stream NFL games, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the NHL, the NBA and Major League Baseball, which represents a sampling of the media rights owned by the three partners. …

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 …

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 …

NBA fans will soon watch the sport differently, and change has already begun
1 year, 10 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 …

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 …

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 …

NBA: Games brought to a halt again, this time players decide when they resume
4 years, 7 months ago

NBA: Games brought to a halt again, this time players decide when they resume

Firstpost  

Milwaukee Bucks changed the narrative across the entire sports landscape, putting the focus squarely on social justice reform in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police, while three of his children in his car looked on. Full statement from the Milwaukee Bucks: pic.twitter.com/jjGEyVcCmB — Milwaukee Bucks August 26, 2020 They changed the narrative across the …

Disney, Time Warner renew NBA TV deals through 2025
10 years, 5 months ago

Disney, Time Warner renew NBA TV deals through 2025

Live Mint  

New York: Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Inc. renewed their contracts to carry National Basketball Association games through the 2024-25 season, locking in the coveted live sports programming before other networks could bid. Time Warner’s TNT and Disney’s ESPN and ABC networks currently pay the NBA about $930 million a year combined in a deal that was set to …

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