Nero Christ
Sniper out now on all digital platforms brev
Silver & NBA offices to Zaslav
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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I had my DVR set to record Inside the NBA so i could watch it without tuning into the games.
ESPN A package : 2.8 BillionNBC B package: 2.6 Billion
Amazon C package: 2.0 billion
Rip to inside the NBA but business is business
And that's exactly why the NBA product is in the current state that it is today where people care more about the talking points than the actual product itself.
Money talks at the end of the day and the NBA couldn't care less of what happens to Inside The NBA if it means getting more bread especially considering how one of those guys literally shyt on the MVP on live television recently.
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The NBA survived for 50+ years without Inside the NBA, they will be fine
And people watching shows like Inside the NBA & First Take while not actually watching games speaks volumes as to why NBA discourse is in the gutter today
cartierhoe
Veteran
Message!
After reading that article. Disney was aggressive. WBD wasn’t. This is on Zaslav and now he wants to potentially sue because he blew it
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.
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.
IIVI
Superstar
Shaq and Chuck are larger than life and recognizable faces. They definitely got more people to watch overall.
I think this is a W for purists, but will hurt the presence the sport has on popular culture in the long run.
The banter between Chuck and Shaq was actually great TV, especially for casuals. I know people who know nothing about basketball (mainly women) who thought their exchanges were entertaining.
I think this is a W for purists, but will hurt the presence the sport has on popular culture in the long run.
The banter between Chuck and Shaq was actually great TV, especially for casuals. I know people who know nothing about basketball (mainly women) who thought their exchanges were entertaining.
Inside the NBA is ending but that doesn’t mean Shaq, Chuck or Kenny won’t ever appear on TV again
They could very well end up with NBC or Amazon
Marlow Stanfield
Superstar
My lady hates sports, but she'd watch Chuck, Kenny, Shaq, and Ernie with me every time they were on.
She was
at Kenny tripping up the steps twice 
