NBA TV faces uncertain future
Cord cutting and streaming have made a huge dent in league networks with NBA TV facing big questions ahead of the league's new media deals.
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Amazon, NBC contracts with NBA unsealed during WBD-NBA lawsuit
As part of the legal battle between the NBA and Warner Bros. Discovery, the league's rights deals with Amazon and NBA were unsealed.
WBD-NBA lawsuit gives inside look at ‘poison pills’ in new rights deal
Charles Barkley blasts WBD for lawsuit: ‘The NBA clearly wanted to break up with us.’
"I don’t want to be in a relationship where I have to sue somebody to be in it."
Warner Bros. Discovery officially matches Amazon’s NBA broadcast rights bid
WBD is making one final push for NBA broadcast rights despite Amazon and the league's best efforts to box TNT out.
ESPN reportedly will give up some regular-season NBA rights for increased digital, international rights
The new NBA deals, which start in 2025-26, will reportedly see ESPN air less regular-season games in exchange for concessions elsewhere.
How will rights and retirement drama impact ‘Inside The NBA’ in possible final season?
Warner Bros. Discovery ‘likely’ to try to match Amazon’s NBA package
It appears WBD is going to put its matching rights to the test.
Bill Simmons: WBD lost NBA rights over ‘a few conference finals games’
"They didn't see NBC coming."
Charles Barkley says next season will be ‘tough lame duck year’ if TNT loses NBA rights
"It will be a really tough lame duck year and the people know they’re going to get fired at the end of the year."
NBA reportedly formalizing deals with Disney, Amazon and NBC
"Sources said the NBA is prepping its lawyers for a possible inquisition or lawsuit."
Bill Simmons: New NBA deal is complete, with NBC beating out TNT
"It's a wrap. NBC's getting it."
TNT Sports’ NBA future may depend on interpretation of ‘matching rights’
"Warner Bros. is saying, ‘We'll match it,’ and (Commissioner Adam Silver) is probably saying: ‘It's not matched.’"
Details of Amazon’s proposed NBA rights package revealed
Amazon will be a big part of the NBA experience moving forward.
Bill Simmons predicts TNT will be left out of NBA media rights deal
"Warner Discovery is out. That would be the prediction."
Nick Khan: NBA considering moving In-Season Tournament to January
"That would make a lot of sense for them."
NBA opens exclusive negotiating window with Disney and Turner
Report: NBA eyeing streaming options for next rights deal as ESPN and TNT look to buy fewer games
As ESPN and TNT look to cut costs, streaming could make up the difference in the next NBA rights package.
Charles Barkley knows TNT and ESPN are ‘nervous’ about Apple or Amazon landing NBA rights
"I know Turner is nervous, I know ESPN is nervous that Apple and Amazon are gonna come in and take some or all of the NBA packages."
Fox’s Lachlan Murdoch says it’s ‘highly unlikely’ they’ll bid on the NBA, takes shot at NFL streaming reach
"We look at our sports portfolio and try to balance it overall. And in doing so, I think it’s highly unlikely that we would bid on the NBA."
Nick Khan sees ESPN gaining more NBA rights with TNT potentially losing some in next rights deal
"The beneficiary of that? NBA…"
In attempt to lower next rights deal, WBD’s David Zaslav says ‘We don’t have to have the NBA’
Comments from executives on upcoming rights deals often don't pan out. We'll see what happens with these ones from Zaslav.