NBA approves new media deals with Disney (ABC/ESPN), Comcast (NBC), and Amazon for 11 years, $77 billion. Update: NBA REJECTS WBD's (TNT Sports) deal

[daemonova]

So basically, going back to what they were before? Dudes love doing old shyt and acting like they did something new

discovery keeps tnt and tbs and the rest, Warner bros just gets HBO and CInemax

 

[KnowledgeDropper]

discovery keeps tnt and tbs and the rest, Warner bros just gets HBO and CInemax

I think this is kind of dumb (though I don’t know the details of their financial structure)

CNN + TNT/TBS (with the NBA) + HBO + all of Discovery’s content is actually a compelling combo. Breaking it up makes it less attractive (unless HBO/WB signs a long term content agreement with “Max”)

 

[daemonova]

I think this is kind of dumb (though I don’t know the details of their financial structure)

CNN + TNT/TBS (with the NBA) + HBO + all of Discovery’s content is actually a compelling combo. Breaking it up makes it less attractive (unless HBO/WB signs a long term content agreement with “Max”)

it would be Max, WB, and HBO thats getting cut off

 

[K-Apps]

 

[BK The Great]

I’m ready for NBA On NBC again

 

[GoldenGlove]

Is WBD looking to merge with Paramount now? I saw that pop up in my feed this week I believe.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Is WBD looking to merge with Paramount now? I saw that pop up in my feed this week I believe.

Maybe post whats on your feed? Seems those talks halted a few months ago

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/27/warner-bros-discovery-halts-paramount-global-merger-talks.html

Maybe things changed with Sony dropping out. Although idk how that would work with Zaslav apparently about to split shyt.

 

[AStrangeName]

Is WBD looking to merge with Paramount now? I saw that pop up in my feed this week I believe.

Skydance Media and Paramount has agreed to merge with each other

Skydance Media and Paramount Global Sign Definitive Agreement to Advance Paramount as a World-Class Media and Technology Enterprise

Skydance Media and Paramount Global enter definitive agreement to form

www.globenewswire.com

Meet David Ellison, Paramount’s Future Boss and Hollywood’s Newest Mogul

He left college to try out acting. Now, he’s set to become one of the most powerful people in Hollywood.

www.nytimes.com

David Ellison Set as Chairman-CEO, Jeff Shell as President of Paramount; Shari Redstone to Sell Family Empire to Skydance Media in $8 Billion Deal

Skydance Media and Paramount Global have reached an agreement calling for David Ellison to take the reins as chairman-CEO and Jeff Shell as president.

variety.com

Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power

The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape.

apnews.com

Basically, WBD is kinda shyt out of luck right now

 

[K-Apps]

Yea, my guess is WBD threatens a lawsuit and the NBA reaches a monetary settlement to finalize the agreement with Amazon.

 

[EzekelRAGE]

Yea, my guess is WBD threatens a lawsuit and the NBA reaches a monetary settlement to finalize the agreement with Amazon.

Damn, they(NBA/Amazon) playin chess not checkers
So WBD would have to cough up like 6B as soon as they match to cover the first 3 years.

 

[No1]

Damn, they(NBA/Amazon) playin chess not checkers
So WBD would have to cough up like 6B as soon as they match to cover the first 3 years.

Yea, my guess is WBD threatens a lawsuit and the NBA reaches a monetary settlement to finalize the agreement with Amazon.

I told these nikkas that as lawyers we know how to structure shyt in a way that you don’t match. Dudes were acting like Amazon would sign on without knowing.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Yea, my guess is WBD threatens a lawsuit and the NBA reaches a monetary settlement to finalize the agreement with Amazon.

WBD is getting something out of it sounds like. Simmons himself said "I don't know what that will be.... " so it's still in the dark.

And I love how these so-called coli lawyers are acting like they've ever been in a room for a multi billion dollar negotiation

 

[Skooby]

I told these nikkas that as lawyers we know how to structure shyt in a way that you don’t match. Dudes were acting like Amazon would sign on without knowing.

You a lawyer?

 

[No1]

Yea, my guess is WBD threatens a lawsuit and the NBA reaches a monetary settlement to finalize the agreement with Amazon.

I would tell them to right the fukk ahead and file a motion to dismiss.

 

[FakeNews]

Surely NBC wont be cool with the bullshyt we've seen in the ASG the last few years. Kind of think they'll tell the league to get serious and switch up the format. Maybe we'll see US vs the World