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

[DaBadGuy7]

This doesn’t surprise me, imo one of the big reason why I think NBC was willing to let the NHL beyond ending NBCSN for Peacock and prioritizing SNF and Premier League, was that they were saving money for bigger TV rights properties. They got a piece of the Big 10 and now NBA would be a big get for both Peacock and NBC Sports overall.

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[Blackhawkswincup]

NBA on NBC was great back in day

The golden age for NBA

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

I expect the OTA portion of the next NBA deal to be split between ABC (for weekend afternoon games) and CBS (Saturday night games), with both networks taking part in Christmas games regardless of what day the holiday falls on in a given year. The two networks would alternate rights to the NBA Finals every year. CBS Sports and Turner Sports would co-produce all NBA telecasts on CBS and TNT, using the latter's NBA theme on both networks and expanding the CBS/Turner partnership beyond March Madness.

I agree the NBA would be a good addition to Peacock, and they should license Roundball Rock from Fox.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

They better bring back the John Tesh theme

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Any excuse to rock this is golden in my book:

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Any excuse to rock this is golden in my book:

They've have to buy it back from FOX, it's their CBB theme.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

They've have to buy it back from FOX, it's their CBB theme.

Or simply license it.

 

[nickp91]

NBC was the best NBA broadcaster TNT has done great

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

Perhaps in preparation for Peacock landing a streaming-only NBA package, NBCUniversal should purchase the old PDI campus of its now-subsidiary DreamWorks Animation to convert into a West Coast headquarters for NBC Sports, since at some point there won't be enough room in Stamford, CT to house all of NBC Sports' operations.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

NBC airing Sunday night games shouldn't be the only addition. As I stated before, CBS should be given the rights to Saturday night games, with ABC continuing to air games on weekend afternoons, now supplemented by an early Saturday afternoon game on Freeform at around 12-1 PM ET starting in January.

CBS games would be co-produced by WBD Sports, while CBS and WBD would now begin to co-produce games on TNT, with CBS games also using the longtime TNT theme in place since 2002, thus expanding the CBS/WBD partnership beyond March Madness.

ABC, CBS and NBC would alternate rights to the NBA Finals. This would leave Fox as the only big four network not airing NBA games, and with good reason. Though NBC could license Roundball Rock from Fox.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

NBC airing Sunday night games shouldn't be the only addition. As I stated before, CBS should be given the rights to Saturday night games, with ABC continuing to air games on weekend afternoons, now supplemented by an early Saturday afternoon game on Freeform at around 12-1 PM ET starting in January.

CBS games would be co-produced by WBD Sports, while CBS and WBD would now begin to co-produce games on TNT, with CBS games also using the longtime TNT theme in place since 2002, thus expanding the CBS/WBD partnership beyond March Madness.

ABC, CBS and NBC would alternate rights to the NBA Finals. This would leave Fox as the only big four network not airing NBA games, and with good reason. Though NBC could license Roundball Rock from Fox.

Marchand did say it was possible that WBD could partner with CBS listening to this podcast. But he believes it’s unlikely since CBS is happy with their current portfolio of NFL, CFB, CBB, and golf. Same reason why CBS wasn’t involved in the NHL media deal.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[OG6ix]

This would be a good thing for NBC/USA/Peacock. Especially USA network which is being propped up mostly by wrestling these days. Peacock is losing money hand over fist but I'm guessing the rights fees won't be as exoborant per rights holder for the NBA because they might have like 4 partners in this new media rights era.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

Very interesting scenario, could possible mean a return of the NHL On NBC in a next TV deal.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

ESPN getting shut out would be hilarious.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

And they deserve it. ESPN is a good plataform but their broadcast quality and talk shows are trash. I mean now MNF has a good bradcast and they ruined the pairing of Breen & JVG.

 

[John Price]

ESPN does an awful job with the NBA. Thankfully the two worst offenders are gone from their telecasts.

I don't think ESPN is going to give up their goose egg willingly. They'll try again to keep those rights. They LOVEEEEE the NBA. It's all they talk about.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Never gonna happen but I wish NBC would take the right away from ESPN.

Their crew is horrendous. NBA can get away with not being on ESPN far better than NHL.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Great, Comcast is gonna use the NBA to try to keep cable alive. Currently you have to have USA for the Premier League games not on Peacock, could totally see them putting some of their package there to force users to continue to overpay for the 3-4 channels they actually need.

 

[jkrdevil]

TNT has the right to match. I think they ultimately keep it.

 

[Kirk Van Houten]

Comcast offering massive rights fee in bid to steal NBA from TNT

TNT parent company Warner Bros. Discovery will have to pay a heavy price to keep its NBA package away from an aggressive Comcast and NBC.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Comcast making WBD think a ton if they will match or not.

Comcast is willing to pay as much as $2.5 billion/year to acquire the NBA rights package currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, more-than-double the amount that those rights are currently worth, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Warner Bros. Discovery is able to match any third party offer for its NBA rights package and per WSJ is making “last-ditch efforts” to hold onto its current rights. Under Comcast’s offer, the NBC broadcast network would potentially carry two primetime games per week. (huge btw)

The whopping $2.5 billion price tag is actually less than the $2.6 billion/year Disney will pay for its “A” package, per the report. Between the two packages, the NBA’s rights fee would already reach $5.0 billion/year without even adding the league’s expected third deal with Amazon. Assuming the league’s expected deal with Amazon is worth at least $1 billion per year, the league would be in line to meet the $75 billion mark with a term of 12 or 13 years.

 

[DaBadGuy7]

No wonder Comcast was willing to walk away from the NHL @Fenway . This would be a massive offer to pass up and I’m not sure WBD will match.