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

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[Jx2]

Tim Legler is the only true hoops guy still left on their roster. He just loves the game and loves breaking it down. Since NBA 2Night, he's been one of the only good analysts in the long shytty history of them covering the sport

 

[Blessings]

All those ESPN talk shows and talking heads literally devoted more coverage to the Knicks than the Pacers during that playoff series. Even today, they're still talking about the Knicks more than the Pacers.

There's a reason why they were heavily criticized for it and it's not the first time they've devoted more attention to a bigger market team.

That shyt was an embarrassment.

They talking about a Knicks team missing 4 starters that went 7 games with the Pacers. Based on the health of both rosters, the Pacers should’ve swept the Knicks.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

They talking about a Knicks team missing 4 starters that went 7 games with the Pacers. Based on the health of both rosters, the Pacers should’ve swept the Knicks.

ESPN wanted the Knicks to beat the Pacers and even they'd tell you that if they were being honest.

We've seen this happen many times before in the case of big vs smaller market teams. That's obvious to anyone that watches ESPN and how they cover certain teams compared to others.

It's a reason why people have been criticizing their game 7 coverage and coverage in general.

 

[Cladyclad]

People naturally root for the underdogs
Knicks were missing 4 starters

The lead commentator is the Knicks lead commentator locally (Mike Breen)

Breen my man but homey bias could not be hid at times

 

[Morethan1]

NBC already preparing to 2025

All misleading

He said it's for the Olympics not the Nba

Social media has been going crazy about this and Dan is using it for clicks.

I hope NBC gets tge rights tho.

 

[Blessings]

 

[Blessings]

More media pundits shytting on MLB/Roku deal...rightfully so

 

[aceboon]

 

[Skooby]

Well, after next season I officially will not be watching any sports shows.

The only sports show I actually watch at all is Inside The NBA.

 

[FAH1223]

Can someone post the article

 

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Here is that SBJ article:

NEW YORK -- The NBA is formalizing written contracts with Disney, NBC and Amazon this week, with sources calling it the final stage of media rights negotiations that may inevitably lead incumbent Warner Bros. Discovery to take legal action.

Industry sources believe ESPN will ultimately pay $2.8B annually -- up from a reported $2.6B -- for the league's "A" package, which includes the NBA Finals, a conference final, weekly primetime games, the WNBA and likely shared international rights. NBC's proposed "B" package is believed to be now worth $2.6B annually -- up from a reported $2.5B -- and would probably include a "Basketball Night in America" on Sunday nights following the NFL season, a total of two primetime windows a week, conference semifinals and a conference final. Amazon's deal is believed to be worth between $1.8B and $2B and would likely include the Emirates In-Season Tournament, the SoFi Play-In Tournament, first-round playoff games, the WNBA and international rights.

The final tweaks -- which sources said have been fluid and changing almost every other day -- are expected to be finalized in the coming days or week, at which time sources said all three networks will go to their respective boards to have the written bids ratified. At that point, sources said the league will take NBC's contract to WBD to see if WBD CEO David Zaslav is able to match it in "total value."

Considering WBD is $40B in debt and does not have the over-the-air infrastructure of NBC, sources believe WBD would need to pay more than $2.6B to match the deal and that NBC's overall bid could be structured in a way (for example, multiple weekly over-the-air games) that makes it virtually impossible for WBD to equal. Sources said Zaslav would then essentially have three choices: pass on the NBA, drastically overpay for the "B" package or take the NBA to court over the definition of a match.RELATED: Shared NBA package for NBC, TNT not in the cards.

In that event, sources said the league will contend a match is not dollar-for-dollar and that, specifically, a match would need to include the same ad revenue, broadcast windows, etc. -- something WBD apparently disagrees with. Sources said the NBA is prepping its lawyers for a possible inquisition or lawsuit.

It is also becoming clearer how WBD reached this perilous point in negotiations. During Disney's and WBD's exclusive negotiating window from mid-March to April 22, industry sources said Disney was firm about not letting the "A" package go on the open market. So it doubled its old rights fee of $1.4B annually to $2.8B.

But those same sources said Zaslav -- whose company paid $1.2B for NBA media rights a decade ago -- believed he would only have to pay between $1.8B and $2.1B to retain the "B" package this time around and refused to double to $2.4B. That is why the bidding ventured into the marketplace and why NBC leaped in. If WBD does, in fact, lose the NBA, 2024-25 will be its final season under the current deal.

@FAH1223 Got you breh

 

[In The Zone '98]

Shouldn't be this many tears over a talk show that the producers had to force the host to stop shytting on the product.

 

[triplehate]

Grizzlies ain't ever been a TNT team so I missed a bunch of the moments everyone seemed to love.

 

[Mook]

Shouldn't be this many tears over a talk show that the producers had to force the host to stop shytting on the product.

That’s what made the show, they were honest. People will watch inside the nba and not even watch the games lol. Inside the nba is low key important for the nba brand today, they’re messing up.