NBC Interested In Bringing Back the NBA When TV Rights Expire In 2025

[DaBadGuy7]

They say deadline was yesterday? Surprised no leaks yet

Barkley jumped the gun on that:

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Amazon to get In-Season and Play-in tournaments as part of NBA deal

The NBA’s two newly-created properties, the In-Season Tournament and Play-in Tournament, are reportedly headed to Amazon in the league’s new rights deal.

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Amazon will own rights to the NBA In-Season Tournament (renamed the NBA Cup as of next season) and Play-in Tournament under its expected rights deal with the NBA, John Ourand of Puck reported Monday. The Amazon deal would also include a conference final every-other-year and the previously reported slate of regular season and playoff games. Newly reported Monday is that Amazon is seeking — and likely to get — a Saturday night window. One would assume that means the end of ABC’s occasional Saturday night game.

ESPN, per Ourand, will carry only Wednesday night regular season games as part of its renewal, dropping the Friday night slate that it has aired since the 2002-03 season.

By contrast, the “B” package of games currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery will only include a conference final every-other-year, alternating with Amazon. The rest of the current “B” inventory will remain in place, including NBA All-Star Weekend and a night of regular season games (Sundays on NBC, Tuesdays or Thursdays on TNT). NBC’s package also would include games on Peacock. Per Ourand, it is unlikely that the NBA will find a way to split the remaining inventory between WBD and NBC, as there is simply not enough to go around. As of Monday, there is “no agreement in sight” for the “B” package.

It is clear from the inventory for each company that the “B” package is closer to Amazon’s “C” package than to ESPN’s “A” package, an indication that NBC’s $2.5 billion bid likely raised the price tag for WBD from somewhere in the neighborhood of Amazon’s $1.8 billion/year.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Clear NBC is willing to outbid WBD or even weaken them further in debt if they have to match the deal for a merger down the line.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Clear NBC is willing to outbid WBD or even weaken them further in debt if they have to match the deal for a merger down the line.

I mean I get why Comcast is willing to pay that much for the packcage is not better than the current one from WBD so it makes no sense for them to match the numbers.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

I mean I get why Comcast is willing to pay that much for the packcage is not better than the current one from WBD so it makes no sense for them to match the numbers.

Actually they might not have a choice but to match:



NBA is that important to WBD’s bottom line. For Comcast, it’s a want, not a need.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Actually they might not have a choice but to match:



NBA is that important to WBD’s bottom line. For Comcast, it’s a want, not a need.

Based on that, they should definitely give it up. The carriage fees & ad revenue lost is far less than the package cost, and that's before paying for production, talent, etc.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Actually they might not have a choice but to match:



NBA is that important to WBD’s bottom line. For Comcast, it’s a want, not a need.

So pretty much a lose/lose scenario for WBD

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[oknazevad]

It's called the First Amendment. Look it up.

Is anyone throwing you in jail? No? Then the first amendment is irrelevant. Grow up.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

It's called the First Amendment. Look it up.

Hahaha you cant be serious.