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Warner Bros. Discovery Sues the NBA After League Rejects Matching Rights Proposal
Warner Bros. Discovery is pulling a Roone Arledge. The media company has filed suit against the NBA over the league’s decision to sell a package of rights to Amazon Prime Video. The suit was filed under seal Friday morning. “Given the NBA’s unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal […]
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Charles Barkley Rips Into NBA Over New TV Rights Deals: “It Just Sucks”
Charles Barkley has weighed in on the NBA’s new 11-year, $76 billion TV rights deals with Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon. In a statement Friday morning, the basketball hall-of-famer and TNT Inside the NBA host ripped into the league for pursuing money from big tech companies, suggesting that the league had planned to cut a deal […]
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ESPN Chief Jimmy Pitaro on How the NBA Deal Fits Into Disney’s Streaming Strategy
The next year will be a critical one for ESPN. The Disney-owned sports media giant will launch the Venu streaming bundle with Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the NFL season, and next year is planning its “Flagship” streaming service, which will bring all of ESPN’s live and library programming to streaming. Disney’s just-signed […]
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NBA Officially Reveals Long-Term TV Deals With Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon
The NBA has finalized its new long-term TV deals, with ESPN and The Walt Disney Co.; NBC Sports and NBCUniversal; and Amazon Prime Video set to be the new home for national NBA games beginning in 2025 and running into 2036. Disney will remain the NBA’s partner for the “A” package, including the NBA Finals […]
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NBA Rejects Warner Bros. Discovery’s Rights Proposal: “Did Not Match Terms” of Amazon Deal
The NBA has officially rejected Warner Bros. Discovery, with the league saying in a statement that it will not accept WBD’s offer to match the rights package that the league cut with Amazon. “Warner Bros. Discovery’s most recent proposal did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video’s offer and, therefore, we have entered into […]
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Comcast President Touts NBA Rights: Will Put “Weight of Our Entire Company” Behind Deal
NBC is (almost) officially back in the NBA business. On Comcast’s earnings call Tuesday morning, president Mike Cavanagh outlined the new deal with the league, noting that while it isn’t quite done yet, with Warner Bros. Discovery trying to match Amazon’s bid, the company does not expect to be impacted by the matching offer. “Our […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Will Match Amazon’s NBA Bid, Setting Up Showdown Over Rights
Warner Bros. Discovery is making a play to keep NBA rights, telling the league that it will match Amazon’s bid for a package of games. The company said in a statement Monday afternoon that it intends to match Amazon’s bid, which is for about $1.8 billion per year, or more than $20 billion over the […]
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Kevin Love, Josh Hart and Seth Curry on Personal Style, Offseason Goals and New Campaign With David Yurman
It’s official: NBA players Kyle Kuzma, D’Angelo Russell, Jalen Green, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kevin Love, Josh Hart and Seth Curry have become David Yurman’s newest global ambassadors to promote luxury jewelry for men, specifically the three signature collections: Curb Chain, Chevron and Spiritual Beads. The partnership celebrates style as a form of self-expression both on […]
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NBA Finalizes TV Deals With Disney, NBC and Amazon … But TNT’s Future Is Unclear
The NBA has finalized an enormous new set of media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon … but the future of the NBA on TNT isn’t quite settled yet. The new deals were set on Wednesday, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter, but the NBA board of governors still needs to approve them (that […]
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How to Watch 2024 NBA Draft Online Without Cable
Here's where basketball fans can livestream the pro player selection event online for free.
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Charles Barkley Says He Will Retire From TV After 2024-25 Season
Charles Barkley revealed on Friday that he would be retiring from his duties as a longtime TV broadcaster following the 2024-25 season. The NBA legend has served as a studio host for TNT’s Inside the NBA since 2000. His announcement also came amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s uncertainty regarding its media rights to the NBA next year, talks in which […]
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Jerry West, Lakers and NBA Legend, Dies at 86
Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. He was 86. West, nicknamed “Mr. Clutch” for his late-game exploits as […]
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