New NBA Media Deal: 11 years, $77B with Disney (ABC/ESPN), Comcast (NBC/Peacock), and Amazon. ESPN to license Inside the NBA

[FAH1223]

Please make this happen



Also, screw the east coast, but could this be an NBA game tipping off right after the SNF game?

it’ll be after the NFL season

NBC can program around the NFL and NBA for 6 months in that case

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Yea I listened to this interview, Costas is an old school TV guy that always sees OTA>cable especially when comes to sports. He’s not necessarily wrong, but the NBA did just fine being a cable sport after leaving NBC. But, I do believe they have a bigger OTA presence in their next TV deal looking at how cable sub number continue to diminish and that it’s no longer strong presence overall.

I mean shyt, NBA was already heavily on cable during the Jordan years anyway. TBS/TNT during the week, NBC on the weekends which is how it's been since they left anyway, just with ESPN filling the TBS role and ABC in NBC's place

 

[gho3st]

ESPN cant afford to lose the NBA.

 

[In The Zone '98]

Please make this happen



Also, screw the east coast, but could this be an NBA game tipping off right after the SNF game?

Lol. Nobody on the East Coast is watching that.

 

[Ku$h Parker]

Carrie Underwood doing Sunday Night Basketball anthem

Faith "Legs" Hill>>>>>

 

[K-Apps]

I mean shyt, NBA was already heavily on cable during the Jordan years anyway. TBS/TNT during the week, NBC on the weekends which is how it's been since they left anyway, just with ESPN filling the TBS role and ABC in NBC's place

True, but there was a lot more games OTA during the NBC era than they are now, especially in the playoffs. The original deal ESPN/ABC signed leaned heavily towards ESPN and that’s why they won it over NBC.

 

[dh86]

ESPN cant afford to lose the NBA.

CFP is expanding to 12 teams, having that and NFL is more than enough. I’m tired of ESPN having every sporting event

 

[K-Apps]

CFP is expanding to 12 teams, having that and NFL is more than enough. I’m tired of ESPN having every sporting event

They are likely aren’t keeping full control of the CFP with it expanding to 12 teams, those quarterfinal games aren’t gonna be that valuable. They will easily let those go to a FOX, NBC, CBS, or a streamer. As long as they keep the semifinals and finals for half or all the years, they are ok. They definitely want to keep the NBA, look at the content and shows they have on the NBA. Coupled that it’s a strong ratings getter all year whether it’s games or events, no chance Disney loses the NBA.

 

[br82186]

CFP is expanding to 12 teams, having that and NFL is more than enough. I’m tired of ESPN having every sporting event

Add the Bundesliga, La Liga, the NHL and MLB to that as well

ESPN needs to give up that ish, especially when it's perceived that they're a cable version of the NFL Network

 

[prime]

Lol. Nobody on the East Coast is watching that.

Lol it’s after the nfl season not after a sunday night football game

 

[tremonthustler1]

Please make this happen



Also, screw the east coast, but could this be an NBA game tipping off right after the SNF game?

I think they mean once SNF ends, then Sunday Night Basketball is played. Not 2 games on the same night.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Add the Bundesliga, La Liga, the NHL and MLB to that as well

ESPN needs to give up that ish, especially when it's perceived that they're a cable version of the NFL Network

So you're tired of a sports channel having sports content?

 

[CEO of Morgan Industries]

NBA on NBC again? Now bring back the Sonics, and we back.

 

[Fresh]

This shyt can get ugly some day. Imagine needing 5 or 6 different services just to watch games

I agree breh, me personally, I hope, and I know it's business, but I hope the NBA works out deals with NBC(they were better than ABC), TNT, and ESPN of course.

But I don't want to have to have Amazon or Apple to watch the NBA, and the NBA is my favorite sport

 

[Rekkapryde]

and the NBA is my favorite sport

you like the way they dribble up and down the court